Health and Nutrition Assistant

Confidential

Bunner , Pakistan

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JOB PURPOSE

To support the implementation of nutrition and Wasting Prevention and Management protocols, particularly in remote and underserved areas of the district, by ensuring early detection and community-based management of child wasting at the household level and strengthening referral linkages for children with complications to OTPs and stabilization centers within the district. The position also prioritizes effective commodity management, accurate documentation, and essential administrative support to ensure uninterrupted and high-quality service delivery.

Responsibilities

Support and oversee the implementation of nutrition components in assigned areas of operation under the direct supervision of the Health & Nutrition officer and/or Project Manager.
Support the management of acute malnutrition in line with revised Wasting Prevention and Management guidelines, ensuring that outreach/OTP services operate within agreed quality and performance indicators.
Provide technical guidance, coaching, and on-the-job support to health staff and community workers, including Nutrition Assistants, Social Mobilizers, LHVs, LHWs, and Community Health workers.
Conduct and supervise MUAC screening, admission, follow-up, and referral of children with wasting and PBWs identified with acute malnutrition, ensuring timely referral of complicated cases.
Support preparation and timely submission of weekly and monthly screening, outreach, and treatment reports, including OTP and supplementary feeding-related data, in coordination with the field health & nutrition team.
Follow up on preparation and submission of timely supply requests for nutrition commodities (RUTF, MNPs, MMS/IFA and related items) in consultation with district and provincial nutrition coordinators to ensure uninterrupted programme implementation.
Travel as required to supervise field activities, build the capacity of community-level staff (CHWs/CRPs) and facility-based staff (LHVs), and ensure adherence to protocols.
Liaise closely with the District & Provincial Project Coordinators, PMC, and health teams to ensure an integrated nutrition approach and effective coordination between Primary Health Care (PHC) and Nutrition services.
Where required, support and oversee community-based nutrition approaches, adapting strategies in collaboration with the district team and field medical staff to respond to changing operational contexts.
Coordinate with MoH representatives and represent the organization at district nutrition coordination meetings in the absence of the H&N Officer/Project Manager.
Support commodity management, including stock monitoring, record keeping, and proper utilization at field and facility levels.
Ensure integration of PSEAH, safeguarding, AAP, gender, and inclusion principles in all field activities.
Perform any other duties assigned by the line supervisor in support of programme objectives.

Declaration:

Our organization has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with its aims and objectives, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. We adhere to strict child-safeguarding principles, and all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credentials and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct background checks.

Only short-listed candidates will be called for tests/interviews. Due to the nature of the project, positions may be filled on a rolling basis.