M&E Quality Assurance Officer – Nutrition, Mogadishu, Somalia

M&E Quality Assurance Officer – Nutrition

Mogadishu, Somalia

Job Title: M&E Quality Assurance Officer – Nutrition

Sector: Health

Employment Category: Fixed Term

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Mogadishu, Somalia

Job Description

JOB OVERVIEW

Summary of Responsibilities Under the direct supervision of the nutrition manager with significant support from the senior monitoring and evaluation officer and the Senior Health and Nutrition Coordinator (SHNC) based in Mogadishu, the M&E Quality Assurance Officer – Nutrition will be primarily responsible for coordinating, supporting and supervising scale up research study of treatment protocol for acute malnutrition. This will daily oversight of monitoring data to ensure adherence to proper implementation protocol, and frequent, regular communication and reporting to the senior monitoring and evaluation officer and nutrition Manager. The M&E Quality Assurance Officer – Nutrition is expected to primarily be based at the IRC-health facility.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1- Project implementation

• With assistance from the IRC Mogadishu senior M&E and Nutrition Manager, support the nutrition clinic on study protocol and follow up with continuous on the job training (OJT) on the basis of gaps identified
• Take online training on human subjects research and obtain completion certificate
• Support consistent and accurate anthropometric measurement of children screened at the clinic, with particular attention to MUAC measurement
• Daily supervision of the health facility staff to assure adherence of the clinic staff to the new treatment protocol and the quality of care of treatment being provided at the clinic, including accuracy of anthropometric measurement, edema diagnosis, danger sign assessment, etc.
• In collaboration with the medical staff and community health workers, follow up on progress of the participants in response to the treatment, referrals and discharges at the health facility level; with the CHWs, schedule and support follow up of participants at household level on protocol adherence as well as trace defaulted participants.
• Monitor RUTF supplies, medical supplies, equipment and stationery used in the study to ensure adequacy for the same and provides updates on stock status accordingly.
• Conduct weekly and monthly review on progress, challenges experiences and if need be re-strategize accordingly with the senior M&E officer and the health facility staff.
• Report to the supervisor any concerns or negative events that occur related to the study in a prompt and transparent manner.
• Ensure proper storage and protection of data collected for the research study, both the physical forms and the digital versions
• Read and understand Somalia national IMAM/CMAM guidelines

2- Communication

• Communicate with the nutrition manager before making any changes to protocol or as any issues and concerns arise.
• Communicate weekly with Senior M&E officer on study progress (nutrition Manager will join on monthly basis).
• Communicate weekly with the Mogadishu-based Health Manager on study progress
• Document lessons learnt and best practices during the study and communicate the same accordingly in relevant forums.
• Maintain a professional relationship with the nutrition clinic staff to effectively communicate the study protocol procedures and CMAM best practices where appropriate.
• Provide scheduled updates on progress as well as challenges experienced and measures put in place to ensure successful implementation of the protocol
• Attend scheduled research team meetings and one-on-one meetings with the supervisor
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

3- Reporting and Coordination

• Coordination, implementation and support supervision of the implementation of the study protocol