Nutrition Nurse

General Conditions of Employment

PU-AMI is a humanitarian organization committed to safeguarding and protecting individuals affected by our activities and to ensuring a safe and respectful environment for all staff and beneficiaries. Adherence to the ethical framework (including sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH), child safeguarding, fraud, corruption, and other forms of misconduct) is a fundamental requirement for all roles. All selected candidates must sign the Code of Conduct, complete all mandatory training and demonstrate a clear understanding of, and commitment to, PU-AMI’s ethical framework and safeguarding policies, including their responsibilities to prevent, report, and respond to concerns in accordance with the established reporting and referral procedures, and to uphold accountability to affected populations.

As part of PU-AMI's commitment to safe recruitment, all candidates will be subject to appropriate screening procedures, which may include reference checks, verification of employment history, and disclosure of any past misconduct related to safeguarding, PSEAH, or other serious violations.

PU-AMI considers the diversity of race, beliefs, languages, gender, background, and status within its human resources as a key asset to its humanitarian work and is fully committed to upholding the principle of non-discrimination throughout its recruitment processes.

Please note that PU-AMI will under no circumstances request any financial contribution for administrative fees related to recruitment. Any such request should be considered fraudulent and disregarded.
The employee shall abide by this job description, his/her employment contract, and the PU-AMI Afghanistan National Staff Regulations, including their annexes and attachments, as well as any rules, regulations, and internal policies that may be adopted by PU-AMI Afghanistan.

د استخدام عمومي شرایط
کارمند باید د دې دندې د تشریح، د خپلې کاري قرارداد، او د (PU-AMI) د بشري منابعو د تګلارې له ضمیمو او اړوندو اسنادو سره سم، همدارنګه د هغو ټولو اصولو، مقرراتو او داخلي تګلارو پر بنسټ چې د (PU-AMI) له‌خوا منل کېږي، عمل وکړي.

Work Relationship

Responsibilities and particular assignments 

General responsibilities

o   Responsible for the overall case management of IPD SAM cases in TFU.

o   Doing the food demonstration on regular basis.

o   Admission of eligible children in inpatient treatment of server acute malnutrition

o   Checking the appetite of children for the ready to use therapeutic food

o   Daily follow up of children in weight gaining and complication in inpatient

o   Regular follow up of sever acute malnourished children in inpatient

o   Preparing the F100 and F75 milks and feeding of the children regularly

o   Transferring children from stabilization phase to transitional and rehabilitation phases according to criteria and health conditions

o   Provides direct nursing care to patients including dressing, Catheterization, vital signs, and medications in therapeutic food unit

o   Ensure comprehensive health checks and treatment according to the protocols to nutrition cases detected

o   Involvement of mother in the care

o   Improvement of health maternal nutrition education through the counseling and education sessions.

o   Psychosocial support of mother or caregivers for supporting them breastfeeding and care giving.

o   Implementation of alternative therapeutic milks when shortages and stock out happen

o   Assessment of children anthropometry on regular basis on both inpatients and out patients

o   Filling the TSS, MSS, treatment sheets while feeding and checking the health condition of malnourished children

o   In coordination with the medical doctors, Pediatrics and Medical Unit, ensure adequate availability of all food supplies in hospital.

o   Work closely with the medical doctors and pediatrics in the planning and organizing TFU, OPD SAM/SFP services in hospital

o   Preparing the monthly report of IPD SAM.

o   Updating the internal stock cards

o   Provide service as night duty nurse

o   Arrangement of health education sessions and counselling for each caregiver

o   Report on progress and any problems in a timely manner-

o   Any other duties that may be assigned by line supervisors for the quality of the activities 

Accountability 

Activities/main duties:

ð   In coordination with MEAL team, ensure that feedback channels are available and accessible to project’s participants

ð  Coordinate timely, complete and accurate response to complaints as per Program Manager instruction

ð  Contribute to technical and programmatic solutions, and to integration of feedback into programming (adaptive management)

ð  Actively participate in Monthly Accountability Meetings

ð Adhere to PU-AMI organizational policies (incl. CoC, Child protection policy, anti-fraud and anti-corruption policy, PSEA policy) and report any policy violations, suspicions, or allegations through the whistle-blower mechanism

Qualification/ Requirements تحصیلات و شرایط لازمه

Education Background: 

·       A nursing Diploma is required.

·       2 years of relevant work experience in IMAM or to have experience in TFU, 

·       Pashto and Dari skills are required; English is preferable

·       Work experience in Health as emergency response projects is preferable.

·       Previous experience working for an international NGO is preferable.

·       Commitment to PU-AMI principles.

·       Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from supervisors in the field.

·       Ability and willingness to stay overnight at service delivery

·       Residency is an asset (local staff from Paktika Province will given the priority) 

Work Experience:

ð  At least 2 years’ experience working with NGO on similar

position.

Knowledge and skills:

·       Interest in working in the humanitarian sector and a good understanding of humanitarian principles

·       Observation, active listening, and analysis skills

·       Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with diverse people

·       Strong organization skills and attention to detail

·       Good communication and reporting skills

·       Very good team spirit! Ability to work within a team.

·       Willingness to improve own knowledge and skills by actively participating in any training sessions and capacity-building activities and willingness to share experience and build capacities of a team.

·       Willingness to look beyond his/her job description and cooperate with all departments

·       Ability to deal with stress and tight deadlines

·       Experience/training in Nutrition & Health will be an asset

·       Experience working in the South East region 

Languages:

·       Fluency in written and spoken Pashto, Dari and English is an asset

·       Computer skills:  knowledge of MS Office software (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) will be an asset

Dear candidates,     

To apply for this vacancy, please use the following link provided below:

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Please note:  

• You are allowed to apply only before the closing date  
• Only the candidates who meet the mandatory qualifications/requirements will be considered for the long list.  
• A maximum of 15 best candidates from the ones who meet the mandatory qualifications/requirements (longlist) will be invited for a technical test (shortlist)  
• If you are not invited for a technical test within a month period, please consider that your application was not considered for this vacancy.
• Validated copies of academic certificates/diplomas will be requested only if called for an interview.   

Kind regards,

The PU-AMI HR Team