Position: Community Nutrition Promoter
Reports to: Team Leader of the mobile team/Program Manager
Location: North Lebanon- Tripoli (9 positions)
About RI:
Relief International (RI), an international relief and development agency with cross-sectoral programs bridging relief and development currently seeks Community Nutrition Promoters for RI’s health and nutrition programming in Lebanon in response to the Syria crisis.
Position Summary:
The Community Nutrition Promoter will be responsible for planning and implementation of household and community health/ nutrition education in RI operation area, and ensure that comprehensive mobilisation of the community for the nutrition screening of under five children is taking place top prevent malnutrition in under 5 children and pregnant/lactating women.
Responsibilities:
Perform the screening of the nutritional status under five children and pregnant/lactating women in the designated location
Measure and register weight, height and WFH of under five children and pregnant/lactating women
Ensure coordination and collaboration with mobile team leader and PHC in implementing the follow up community outreach programme ( follow-up of absentees and specific “at risk” children)
Follow up with the new admission of malnourished children
Ensure liaison with existing community structures, groups and individuals where possible.
Track and keeping weekly data at community level, including the results of MUAC screening, house-to-house visits, according RI standard nutrition statistical forms
Submit weekly nutrition and health report to the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Provide training on the use Special Food for nutritional rehabilitation of moderate and severe acute malnutrition to the mothers of moderate malnourished children from 6 months and ORS at home.
Conduct regular home visits for the malnourished children to ensure that all malnourished children receive the food according to the calculation guideline and get correct and timely treatment at home.
Refer all severely malnourished children that are very ill and cannot eat to the stabilization center
Ensure that all malnourished children are weighing and measuring height and MUAC.
Keep defaulter tracing for malnourished children
Report any problems in a timely manner to the mobile team leader
Participate in the field work of the nutrition survey (impact assessment)
Provide Health & Nutrition Education to project beneficiaries.
To assist RI mobile team during regular visits to the location:
- To perform the screening of the nutritional status under five children and pregnant/lactating women
- To give training on food preparation and hygiene to mothers
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
Certificate on Nutrition
Share the humanitarian mission of the organization
Good communication skills
Ability to communicate with vulnerable groups of population
Proven experience in related field
Demonstrated ability to work alone or as part of a team
Accuracy and promptness performing duties
English writing and speaking skills preferred
Application Deadline
Organisation
Salary Range
Unpaid Position
Contract Type
Full Time
Application Submission Guidelines
To be considered for this recruitment, please submit a cover letter, resume, salary history, 3 professional supervisory references (whom we may contact after interview) with the date of availability to nutrition.hr.lb@ri.org. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The email subject line MUST include the following to be considered: “Community Nutrition Promoter – North Lebanon)”
Requires a Cover Letter?
Yes
Education Degree
Bachelor Degree
Education Degree Details
Certificate on Nutrition
Arabic
Excellent
English
Very Good
Hide guidelines for wrong answers
No