Locations: Weldiya
Deadline: Feb 01, 2023
Job Description
Who we are
SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. We started our humanitarian work in Ethiopia with the opening of our first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. Since then, we have expanded our programs to different regions where there are significant needs for intervention and where we believe we can work in partnership with all relevant actors to bring sustainable positive outcomes for children’s and young people.
Today, we have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges that confront Ethiopian children who have lost parental care and those that are at risk of losing their parental care. Working in close collaboration with international donors, local government and community-based organizations across seven program locations; we aspire that every child grows up with love, respect and security.
As part of SOS CVE’s effort to respond to different emergencies such as drought, flood, conflict etc, which arise from time to time in different parts of the country, the organization has secured funding to provide emergency support in Gazo and Angot Woredas of the Amhara region. The project will work to address Integrated Emergency Nutrition, needs of the North Wollo zone Gazo and Angot Woredas of the Amhara region.
Why we need you?
We are looking for CMAM Officers who will be responsible for implementation of all components of the project related to nutrition activity and provision of technical and professional support in the target communities’ project area and contribute to the delivery of effective and high quality nutrition intervention.
What we provide…
An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!
Your role….
While working with us a CMAM Officer you will be;
Reporting to: Emergency Health and Nutrition Coordinator
In charge of theollowing:
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- Promoting and supporting community mobilization and sensitization activities towards nutrition screening program.
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- Ensuring quality standards are maintained across all programmes including SC, OTP, TSFP, C-MAMI, BSFP, community outreach and dietary diversification.
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- Ensuring the clinical and physical examination of all children referred to the community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) programme on day-to-day basis.
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- Following CMAM medical protocols in the distribution of routine or supplemental drugs to OTP and SC children.
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- Ensuring the medical protocols are implemented in line with the Federal Ministry of Health Guideline of treatment of SAM.
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- Conducting Weekly / biweekly/monthly MUAC or Twostep screening in collaboration with community outreach agents and other CMAM Nurses
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- Ensuring that all the nutrition phases in the inpatient protocols are followed and implemented complying with the protocol.
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- Ensuring all necessary supplies (food and non-food) are requested on time in collaboration with CMAM Nurses .
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- Conducting screening in targeted areas to collect total beneficiary figures and confirm/amend log’s requests as necessary;
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- Ensuring that there is high standard of hygiene sanitation in the SC/OTP/TSFP/ waiting room/screening room and Blanket Supplementary feeding room.
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- Undertaking regular health and nutrition education sessions in collaboration with Community outreach and CMAM nurses in OTP/TSFP/BSFP/IYCF and SC. Give due emphasis for the children admitted in SC.
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- Ensuring that children are referred to TSFP/OTP or SC programme based on the national protocol/ international protocols considering all the criteria for referral.
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- Working with community outreach workers to improve their ability to recognize cause and signs of malnutrition, provide appropriate education to target groups and community to help mitigate MN and refer individuals as appropriate.
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- Ensuring the integration of IYCF to CMAM programming through strengthening of psychosocial & emotional sites & IYCF promotion & counseling.
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- Documenting and filling all relevant information of the targeted group related to the targeted programme according to donor requirement and keep those documents in a very accessible place (Soft and hard copy)
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- Facilitating monthly Review meeting with the SC, OTP sites, health workers and woreda health office staffs at cluster and woreda level
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- Submitting a monthly and weekly statistical report to the Emergency Health and Nutrition Coordinator
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- Submit a monthly narrative report in line with GE reporting template to the area coordinator
Child Safeguarding
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- Responsible to ensure that all beneficiaries are receiving ongoing, age-appropriate verbal or written information in relevant languages about SOS Children’s Villages Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct.
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- Ensuring that all support is provided on the best interest of the child.
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- Responsible to take part in raise awareness raising sessions and capacity building trainings in relation to CS and Code of Conduct and to prevent and protect children and young people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination
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- Supporting children and young people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms
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- Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the CS team at programme level and/or to the respective line manager
Job requirements
Education
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- BSc. degree in public Health, Nursing, Nutrition and other relevant fields of study
Experience
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- A minimum of 2 years work experience in the field of emergency health and nutrition intervention specifically SAM & MAM management.
Competencies – knowledge, skills, abilities
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- Ability to effectively liaise with local governments’ organizations, NGOs, and donors.
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- Flexible and creative approach, highly motivated and able to take the initiative and work unsupervised.
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- Fosters working in teams & teamwork spirit,
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- Training and facilitation skill,
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- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken. Knowledge of local language,
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- Continually looks to improve personal skill, knowledge and work hence contribute to capacity building within the team and organization,
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- Willing to travel to remote areas and to camp in the field, ability to work flexibly including weekends and willingness to travel and work in rural locations and live-in basic conditions.
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- Understanding of the project nature and willing to travel and live-in field site
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- Accountability & responsiveness within areas of responsibilities
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- Familiarity to local culture.
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- Passionate, strongly dedicated and highly committed to work for the improvement of the community.
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- Resilience: Maintains focus and intensity and remains optimistic, persistent, and professional even under adverse, stressful or difficult situations.
“SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes”.
How to Apply
If you believe you are the right candidate for the above position, please send your application letter, detailed curriculum vitae (CV) with the names and contact details of three referees.
Please be informed that applications that are late, or do not have CV, will be disqualified and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Applications should be sent electronically through SOS Children Villages Application portal (ICIMS)
Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply