JOB Vacancy Announcement #: 6332
Job Title: Nutrition Specialist Officer (NSO)
Application deadline: 26/Jan/2022, 11:00 pm
Duty Station: Duty Station: Al-Hasakeh, NES Syria
Job Requirements:
Skills Required
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Attention to detail, anticipation, and follow-up are core values of the job function.
- Possesses strong organizational and problem solving skills.
- Must be a self-starter and internally driven to success and hard work.
- Possesses strong cross-cultural communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Must be a humble team player
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable.
- Willingness to travel in and out of the field.
- Must have analytical writing skills
- Computer literate with good skills in common Microsoft office programs
- High level of integrity and stewardship
- Committed to our values and ethics
Education / Experience Needed
▪ Minimum certificate in nursing, nutrition, or similar health field required
▪ Experience working for an NGO in health care strongly preferred
▪ Experience in health management strongly preferred
▪ Minimum 5 years working in healthcare field of specialty required, with strong preference given to those whose experience is with nutrition programming
Language
- English, required
- Arabic, required
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram, or schedule form.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands will be dependent upon situation and event, but will likely include full day’s work in villages and/or IDP camps. An employee should be prepared to work outdoors, on their feet for long hours with limited or no access to climate control units.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
o Travelling
o Work in a security context that is fluid
This is a non-contractual document that can be varied from time to time as circumstances dictate. This job description is intended to summarize the main duties and responsibilities of the post; this is not intended to be a full and exhaustive list of tasks. All our staff is expected to demonstrate flexibility and willingness to perform appropriate tasks when the need arises.
Job Description:
Job Summary
The Nutrition Specialist Officer(NSO) is the lead for our NES Nutrition, filling the principle role for outpatient therapeutic program (OTP) and targeted supplementary feeding programs (TSFP). The NSO is responsible for performing comprehensive physical assessments of beneficiaries and placing beneficiaries into the appropriate malnutrition treatment protocol. The NSO acts as advocate and liaison for beneficiaries. The NSO will work closely with the nutrition Community Health Worker Team Lead (CHW TL) community health workers (CHWs), medical staff, program beneficiaries, and the families of beneficiaries, to provide nutrition education and ensure adherence to the nutrition standard operating procedures (SOP).
The NSO must be a mature, experienced professional, capable of critical thinking, problem solving, experienced in providing detailed physical assessments, attuned to changes in physical status, evaluating clinical progression, capable of making decisions to refer patients to in-patient care, and scheduling and coordination of beneficiary consultations with the necessary specialists. This position requires thorough understanding of the pathophysiology of malnutrition and appropriate treatments.
The NSO is a diverse and demanding position, and requires an individual who is self-driven, motivated, organized, and capable of multi-tasking. The NSO will attend relevant cluster meetings when the HPM is unable to attend and communicate closely with the HPM, our Nutrition Program colleagues, and other health actors. Excellent communication skills are required to excel in this role. This position requires commitment and understanding of our Mission and Statement of Faith, as well as agreement and compliance with our statement of faith and policies.
Key Responsibilities
General-
Uphold the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence.
Respect our values at all times, both within and outside of working hours.
Be prepared to work within rural villages, IDP Camps, and PHC locations in Hassakeh Governorate, and to relocate at short notice.
Work closely with all members of the health team to provide the highest possible quality of care for beneficiaries.
Treat all beneficiaries and their relatives with respect and dignity.
Maintain confidentiality for all beneficiaries.
Technical-
▪ Has an excellent working understanding of NES treatment protocols and policies.
▪ Can assist in refining of our malnutrition SOPs to NES context
▪ Provides physical assessments of beneficiaries, subsequently placing them into the appropriate treatment regimen
▪ Assist CHW Team Lead with the monitoring and evaluation of the program, collecting beneficiary feedback obtained by the CHWs to ensure the quality of program is maintained.
▪ Collect weekly and monthly reports to meet the reporting requirements and deadlines set by our, Health Committee, WHO/UN agencies and Donors. Send these reports to HPM.
▪ Regularly communicates with the CHW Team Lead and HPM to relay general flow, success, and challenges of the program.
▪ Provides nutrition education to our Nutrition Team, PHC physicians, and beneficiaries
Staff Management –
Not a supervisory role
Security –
Adhere to our security management plan
Report any security incidents or concerns to HPM or security personnel immediately
Communication and Coordination –
▪ Interpret as necessary between Arabic/Local language and English for the HPM and other staff.
▪ Coordinate and Liaise with members of our health management team and our Operations Team to ensure all objectives of the nutrition program are met.
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