General Description of the Program:
GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013, responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in Idleb Governance, both through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, and provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) through support to Water units, as well as emergency support to recently displaced homes.
General description of the program:
Gul has been operating in Syria since 2013, in response to the urgent needs of conflict-affected societies. Gul works in Idlib Governorate, whether through direct implementation or through partners, in providing food and non-food programs to the most vulnerable populations, and providing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) by supporting water units, as well as emergency support for newly displaced families.
GOAL has been working in North Aleppo Governorate since 2019, through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, as well as emergency support for recently displaced household.
Gul has also been working in the North Aleppo Governorate since 2019, through direct implementation and through partners, providing food and non-food programs to the most vulnerable populations, as well as emergency support for newly displaced families.
Job purpose: the goal of the work
The Nutrition Community Worker is responsible for the direct implementation of activities under GOAL’s nutrition activities in Idleb. The Nutrition Community Worker, together with the Nutrition Officer and other members of the Nutrition team, will provide technical support to beneficiaries to contribute to the reduction of malnutrition and the realization of positive nutrition results for the projects. The aim is for the Nutrition Community Worker to build capacity in people which will allow them to understand the causes, prevention methods and treatment of malnutrition for children U5s and PLW, at household level.The Nutrition Community Worker will also be responsible for regular nutrition service mapping in GOAL and its partners area of operation and establishing and maintaining a referral mechanism under the direction of the Nutrition Officer between GOAL’s other programs e.g. food security and nutrition and between GOAL and partners or external action
The Nutrition Community Worker will report to the Nutrition Officer and will be responsible for ensuring project activities are achieved within agreed timeframes, budgets and according to GOAL’s standards and donor regulations. He / she will contribute to robust process and impact monitoring and support the adaptive management of the nutrition program.
The community worker in the field of nutrition is responsible for the direct implementation of activities within the nutrition activities of Gul in Idlib. The community nutrition worker, along with the nutritionist and other members of the nutrition team, will provide technical support to beneficiaries to contribute to reducing malnutrition and achieving positive project outcomes. The goal is for the community worker in the field of nutrition to build the capacity of people, which will allow them to understand the causes of malnutrition for children under the age of five and pregnant and lactating women at the family level and ways to prevent and treat them. The nutrition community worker will also be responsible for mapping regular nutrition services in Ghoul and its partner operations area and creating \ maintaining a referral mechanism under the supervision of the nutrition official among other Ghoul programs for example: food security and nutrition and between Ghoul and external partners or actors.
The Nutrition Community Worker will report to the Nutrition Officer and will be responsible for ensuring that project activities are achieved within agreed timeframes and budgets and in accordance with Gul standards and donor regulations. It will contribute to a robust methodology and impact monitoring and support adaptive management of the nutrition program.
Duties, objectives and competencies
- Disseminate key tailored messages that will support improved maternal, infant and young child feeding and care practices in the community.
- Assist in the development and Distribute communication products (leaflets / SMS messages / community announcements as appropriate) on what the LNS-SQ is, who it is for, and why it is important for children aged 6-59 months to consume it daily and not share it with other members of the household.
- Provide context specific training to homes with U5 and / or PLW, on how to identify acute malnutrition at home and the appropriate actions to take if malnutrition is identified.
- Distribute and monitor the distribution of MUAC maps to target families, ensuring HH have received and are able to use the tape and identify acute malnutrition correctly.
- Ensure that HHs are aware of where to access available therapeutic care services when acute malnutrition is identified and monitored if they are successful in receiving access and therapeutic care services, if required.
- Conduct refresher training as necessary for homes.
- Working with GOAL’s field-based Social Workers refer cases of acute malnutrition to local health actors and follow-up on the referred cases.
- Conduct home visits for problem cases (i.e., absentees, defaulters, non-response to treatment) and encourage return to service.
- Collect data for the nutrition service mapping in GOAL and partner locations and ensure it is routinely updated so the referral information provided to beneficiaries is accurate.
- Under the supervision of the Nutrition Officer establish and monitor referrals between GOAL internal programs, between GOAL and its partners, particularly its partners that provide nutrition services and also referrals between GOAL & its partners and external Nutrition actors.
- Ensure that all relevant information is collected for reporting purposes on a timely basis, and compile regular monitoring reports, as agreed with the Nutrition Deputy Manager.
- Ensure that policies and guidelines as laid down in GOAL manuals and policies are adhered to at all times.
- Ensure adherence to GOAL’s Code of Conduct and Child Protection Policy and standards of integrity, as well as uphold GOAL’s whistleblowing mechanisms.
- of guidance, Program and implementation SOPs and outreach materials as appropriate
- Other related tasks at the request of the Nutrition Officer.
Duties, goals and competencies:
- Post dedicated key messages that will support improved maternal, infant and young child nutrition and care practices in society.
- Assist in the development and distribution of communication products (publications / SMS / community announcements as appropriate) about what LNS-SQ is, what is its purpose, and why it is important for children between the ages of 6 and 59 months to consume it daily and not share it with other family members .
- Provide context-specific training for families with children under the age of five and / or pregnant and lactating women, on how to detect acute malnutrition at home and appropriate measures to take if malnutrition is discovered.
- Distribute and monitor the distribution of mid-arm tapes to the targeted families, ensure that families have access to the tape and are able to use it and properly detect acute malnutrition.
- Ensure that families are aware of where to access the curative care services available when identifying acute malnutrition and monitoring whether they have succeeded in obtaining curative care services, if necessary.
- Conduct training as necessary for families as necessary.
- Work with Gul’s field social workers to refer cases of acute malnutrition to local health authorities and follow up on cases referred.
- Carry out home visits to cases where problems occur (i.e. absent and backward and not respond to treatment) and encourage return to service.
- Collect data to map nutrition services at Ghoul sites and partners and ensure that they are routinely updated so that referral information provided to beneficiaries is accurate.
- Under the supervision of the Nutrition Officer, the establishment and control of referrals between Ghoul’s internal programs, between Gul and its partners, especially its partners who provide nutrition services as well as referrals between Gul and its partners and external actors in the field of nutrition.
- Ensure that all relevant information is collected for the purposes of timely reporting, and that regular monitoring reports are compiled, as agreed with the Deputy Director of Nutrition.
- Ensure compliance with the policies and guidelines set out in Gul’s guides and policies at all times.
- Ensure compliance with the Gul Code of Conduct, Child Protection Policy and Integrity Standards, as well as support mechanisms for reporting violations of Ghoul.
- Guidance and implementation of standard operating procedures and outreach materials for the program as appropriate
- Other related tasks at the request of the nutrition official.
Requirements (essential)
- At least third year university student or institute Certificate.
- Minimum 2-year experience of working in nutrition interventions related to Pregnant and Lactating Women and Children Under 5.
- The candidate should have experience of working as a team member or any relevant position for at least one year.
- Minimum 4 years ’ experience of working in NGOs.
- Female only.
Requirements (basic)
- University student in at least the third year or institute certificate.
- At least two years of experience working in nutritional interventions related to pregnant and lactating women and children under the age of five.
- The candidate should have at least one year experience working as a team member or any related position.
- At least 4 years of experience working in NGOs.
- Only females.
Requirements (desired)
- Experience of working in field home visits within community.
- Had training in Infant Young Child Feeding or Community Management of Acute Malnutrition modules with NGO.
- Maximum 6 years ’ experience of working in community health or nutrition interventions.
- Experience conducting training, awareness sessions, or distribution of messages.
- Preferred to have previously used COMM Care application or similar data collection applications.
Requirements (desirable)
- Experience working in field home visits within the community.
- Holds training in child and infant nutrition or community management of acute malnutrition units with NGOs.
- A maximum of 6 years of experience working in community health or nutritional interventions.
- Experience in conducting training, awareness sessions, or distributing messages.
- It is preferable that he has previously used the COMM Care application or similar applications to collect data.
How to apply
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Application deadline is 25 August 2024.
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The deadline for submission is August 25, 2024
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General terms and conditions
Safeguarding
Children and vulnerable adults a must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or unfortunate actions and failures that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.
General terms and provisions
Protection:
Vulnerable children and adults should be protected to the greatest extent possible from intentional or unintended acts and errors that put them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury or any other harm. One of the ways in which Gul shows this continuing commitment to protection is to include accurate checks on basic (background) information and references in the selection process for all candidates.
Accountability within GOAL
Alongside our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:
- Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behavior protocols.
- Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
- Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of a GOAL staff or partner.
Accountability within Gul
Besides our protection policy, Gul is an employer who provides equal opportunities and follows a set of integrity policies. It is expected that any candidate for a job offer with Gul will adhere to the following main aspects of accountability:
- Compliance with Gul’s protection policies and procedures, code of conduct, health and safety, protection and confidentiality of data, principles of non-harm and protocols of unacceptable behavior.
- Report any concerns about vulnerable children or adults or any violations in our program area.
- Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior by a Gul employee or her partners.
This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document. Any published closing dates are estimated. Due to the nature of GOAL’s work we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close adults as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.
This job description is used only as a guide to the available job. Gul reserves the right to change this document. Any declared expiry dates are estimated. Given the nature of Gul’s work, we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close the ads once the appropriate candidate has been found, possibly before the announced expiry date. We therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as soon as possible.
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