Community Nutrition Screener / Educator

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

Under the responsibility of: Work under the responsibility of: MHNT in-charge

Supervision of: NA

In direct cooperation with: In direct cooperation with: MHNT Team, Supervisor, Health & Nutrition specialist and PM

Responsibilities and particular assignments

General responsibilities:

The community Educator/screener will go to the catchment area of the Mobile Health Teams and will screen the children under 5 and PLWs, will notify and refer the acutely malnourished children and PLWs to the nutrition treatment center/MHNT.

She will be responsible for the cooking demonstration and raising awareness on the preparation of healthy food for different age group considering the Afghanistan food based dietary guideline.

She will be responsible for health and nutrition education in the catchment area of MHNT.

Activities/main duties

·        She will responsible to conduct screening through MUAC and check edema of all under five children and for PLWs.

·        She will responsible to conduct health education session on daily bases at community level.

·        She will prepare the health education plan including more important topics of nutrition and other health topics on monthly basis according to disease out-break trends.

·        She will be responsible to conduct health, nutrition and hygiene’s education at the community level used IEC materials.

·        She will be responsible of detection of acute malnutrition SAM. MAM and AM-PLWs and referred to the MHNTs.

·        She will be responsible to sensitized the community on health , nutrition and WaSH services.

·        She will be responsible for tracking of malnutrition cases and SRH in the catchment area of MHNTs.

·        She will be responsible to provide awareness on food preparations, perform local availability of local foods and cooking demonstration at the community level. 

·        She will be responsible to promote health and hygiene’s educations and used IEC materials at the community level.

·        She will be responsible for IYCF counseling to promote infant young child feeding practice.

·        She will be responsible to implement MIYCN practice for pregnant and lactating women.

·        She will be conducting nutrition education sessions on hygiene promotion practices, balanced food, promotion of Iodized salt, prevention of anemia.

·        She will be responsible to keep records all document on health ,nutrition education and screenings.

·        She will be responsible monthly , bi weekly and weekly reports to the line manager on time.

·        She will be responsible to participate in the monthly meeting at MHTN level as well as at the office level.

·        she will be responsible in the absence of Nutrition nurse/counselor to do screening, Nutrtion counseling at the MHNT level.

·        Any challenges will faced at the community level will be reported to the line manager.

·        Conduct regular food demonstration if needed.

·        Any other task given by line manager.

Accountability:

·        Provide awareness raising on feedback and complaints mechanisms and channels available to every patient/beneficiary;

·        Timely inform line managers on channel unavailability or damage at HFs level (IEC material, speakers, etc.);

·        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

Mandatory qualifications/requirements:

·        Graduated from 12^th class,

Relevant experience

·        At least two years of experience at the relevant position at national and international organization.

·        Recived nutrition trainings especially IMAM, MIYCN and Nutrition counseling.

·        Experience in working in remote areas with mobile and Health and Nutrition team setup

·        Familiarity with context of MHNT implementation districts.

·        Residency is an asset.

·        Fluent in Dari/Pashto -oral and written skills

·        Has counseling or education skills.

Other skills

·        Ability to work in a team and coordinate tasks and responsibilities.

·        Ability to organize people in an orderly way and prioritize tasks.

·        Good listening and counseling skills, patient, and kind attitude

·        Highly motivated to provide high-quality services to beneficiaries of poor communities in a challenging setting.

·        Good problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented attitude

·        Flexible and willing to perform other tasks as required.

·        Respectful and kind to other staff, beneficiaries, and communities

·        Willingness to travel, work and live in a rural setting, and to behave in a manner appropriate to a conservative culture.

Honest in dealing with beneficiaries and PU-AMI staff.

Dear candidates,     

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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