TITLE: Project Assistant (Health and Nutrition)(Camp Based Staff)

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Nutrition/Program Implementation LOCATION: Thet Kae Pyin Based

Number of Position: One

GRADE: NAT-5 CONTRACT LENGTH: Fixed Term

CHILD SAFEGUARDING

Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

This position mainly intend to manage and implement the intervention of Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN), Basic Primary Health Care and Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program in Sittwe camps and to make sure the activities to be effective by monitoring and supervision the field activities in close collaboration with field based staffs.

Provide Antenatal care, Post natal care and Newborn care program to mothers and baby following birth to seek and care the possible risk factors that happen to both mothers and newborn babies in the Project area. And also manage Under five sick child care program in community and make sure to refer emergency cases to Partner Organization & clinics. Provide MIYCN intervention and management of acute malnourished children and timely referral and also assist in BSFP distribution

This programs aim to reduce health risk factors among vulnerable population in targeted communities through WASH, Health and Nutrition in Rakhine State.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Project Officer (Health and Nutrition), Project Officer(BSFP)

Staff reporting to this post: Community Facilitators, Community Nutrition Volunteers

Budget Responsibilities: No financial approval

Role Dimensions: Regular contact of basic factual information

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

• Supervise and monitor all the activities that are related with IYCF and Basic Primary Health Care conducted by community outreach workers & volunteers and monitor in Sittwe IDP camps.

• Responsible for conducting the Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) activities to mothers who are pregnant, lactating women, mothers of children under 2, caregivers to practice optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices.

• Supervision on mother-to-mother support group session, IYCF caregiver sessions and cooking demonstration sessions in fields.

• Provide technical support to camp-based staff with Antenatal, Postnatal, Newborn care, under five sick children management and IYCF nutrition in close collaboration with field based staffs.

• Facilitate health and nutrition training to field staff and volunteers to build their capacity for proper program implementation.

• Conduct coordination meeting with Camp Management Committee to raise awareness of IYCF and BPHC activities in community.

• Make sure to conduct Referral coordination meeting with OTP, SFP program and mobile clinic to be smooth referral pathway.

• Responsible for stock management (i.e clean delivery kits, micronutrient tablets) and take a lead for Stock transportation to project areas not to be stock out in both field and office warehouse.

• Prepare, develop and submit detail BSFP distribution plan and monitoring plan to project officer for monthly distribution.

• Regular dealing with stakeholders for nutrition commodities transportation and storage processes

• Responsible for monthly BSFP distribution in assigned IDP camps through closely coordination with other staffs

• Check monthly distribution record (Form A) for assigned camps to project officer and MEAL team with precisely and timely manners

• Deal with finance team for taking advance and payment submission to implement field activities.

• Data collection, data checking and data follow up from field staffs, volunteers and make sure the records.

• Ensure the documentation of project activities and keep systematically.

• Submit Monthly activities report & Monthly stock report timely and precisely to Project Officer

• Any other duties and tasks assigned by supervisor.

Child Safeguarding Responsibilities

 To ensure full understanding of the provisions of the Child Safeguarding Policy, the Code of Conduct, and Local/Country Procedures

 Conduct following the rules of the Child Safeguarding Policy, in both personal and professional lives

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

• Always acts in the best interests of children

QUALIFICATIONS

• Secondary school education (Matriculation)

• At least 1 year experience in related field (assistant level)

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Must be camp based staff

• At least 2 year experience of Maternatal and Child Care Programs, Nutrition Programs and BSFP program

• Able to communicate with Muslim, Rakhine, and Burmese languages

• Computer Literacy ( Microsoft Packages, Outlook, etc.)

• Proven team management skills & good communication with colleagues

• Experience or willing in working at hard to reach/ remote areas with limited resources

• Respect the local culture, belief and tradition and eager to learn from community.

• Strong commitment and dedication for development of grass root people

• Good team member and willing to work with various type of people

• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.

Communication and Technical Skills

• Good communication skills with excellent interpersonal communication

• Excellent personal organisational skills, including time management, and ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure

• Willingness to travel to field offices and work in difficult environment according to travel requirements

General:

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation developing effective working relationships to deliver outstanding results for children

• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.

• Willingness and capability to comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to health and safety, security, equal opportunities and other relevant policies, including the Child Safeguarding Policy

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All staff has an obligation and a responsibility to:

• Ensure they fully understand the provisions of the Child Safeguarding Policy, the Code of Conduct and Local/Country Procedures.

• Conduct themselves in accordance with the rules of the Child Safeguarding Policy, in their personal and professional lives – which includes reporting suspicions of child abuse.

• Ensure the way they are carrying out their work is not putting children at risk (or further risk) – this means constantly scrutinizing their work through a child safeguarding lens and talking to children about possible design/implementation “flaws”.

• Promote the message of child safeguarding to colleagues in other organizations and government ministries, children in their own and beneficiary families, and community members in general.

• Be vigilant about observing possible child abuse/harm in their personal and professional lives.

All managers have the above responsibilities as well as ensuring

• Their staff are doing the above.

• That child safeguarding is integrated and given a “voice” in all management processes including recruitment, induction, performance management, team meetings, annual planning processes, field level monitoring, etc.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.