SC/OTP Officer

Place of work: Eastern Amhara(Ataye & Antsokia)

Contract Duration: 10 months

Required Number: 2

• RSupporting woredas and PHCUs in planning and conducting nutrition screening activities ; ensuring existence of functional referral pathways and linkages between communities and HF and vice versa; promoting the availability of services to which beneficiaries can be referred, training of staff in nutrition screening and referal services.
• Support and assist woreda health offices and PFCUs in the piloting of family MUAC approach.
• Implement and provide technical support for TFP on (IDPs) and mobilization of communities and nutritional screening for both host and IDPs.
• Conduct regular supportive supervision and provide technical support on SC and OTP sites every week.
• Ensure linkage of SC/OTP discharges, to distribution of protection and TSF ration(If applicable) in order to prevent further deterioration.
• Print, laminate and provide the necessary SC/OTP guidelines and protocols for running OTP/SC, photocopy for other related activities.
• Protect, promote and support IYCF program in the health system including health facilities with due emphasis on enhancing the availability and integration of IYCF counselling services in coordination with IYCF team members.
• Ensure job aids are available in health posts(HEW quick reference, loo up table, report format, tally sheet, plump nut and drug stock control balance form.

Required Education:

BSc Degree in public Health/Clinical nursing/ Nutrition and related health field of study preferred from accredited universities and health colleges.

Professional experience:

Minimum of three years of work experience with NGOs in CMAM programs

Certificates:

• Acute malnutrition on 2019 revised guideline training
• Revised 2019 IMAM guideline and IYCF_E training
• Integrated pharmaceuticals and Logistics Systems(IPLS)