Nutrition Outreach Volunteer - Ref# 424

Job Purpose

The Nutrition Outreach Volunteer will be in direct contact with the beneficiaries covered under this program as well as with the contracted primary healthcare centers’ focal points. He/she will assess the vulnerability of Children under 5 and Pregnant Lactating Women. He/she will also refer them to the nearest assigned healthcare facilities that can give them the specific care and help needed. 

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with local authorities and all related stakeholders to explain the project's objectives, services provided, and the list of Primary healthcare centers, supported under the project to increase the community's sensitization towards the project.
• Assist with planning work on a weekly and monthly basis following the Outreach work plan.
• Support the Area Coordinator  in preparation for outreach work.
• Conduct door-to-door visits to identify and engage the targeted communities. 
• Identify malnutrition cases (SAM and MAM) through screening of targeted beneficiaries (Pregnant Lactating Women and Children Under 5 years old).
• Ensure that safe identification and referrals are made with transparency, confidentiality, and efficiency to meet the needs and provide access to needed services.
• Distribute supplements and provide the caregivers with the required education
• Map the area & identify the location fit for the outreach plan.
• Raise awareness about services provided by the PHCCs..
• Support in response to any emergency (cholera, Hepatitis…).
• Follow up with CU5 and PLW referred for any services, and maintain contact with their families.
• Communicate any issues encountered during data collection immediately to the Area Coordinator.
• Filling the data accurately including all notes collected from the field using Kobo/papers forms.
• Ensure data protection and confidentiality.

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrate integrity and respect to the values and mission of the organisation
• Adaptability, sensitivity and respect to cultural, religious, racial, gender, age and nationality differences
• Promote gender equality within the humanitarian and/or development work
• Promote vision, mission and strategic plan of the organisation in Lebanon
• An honest team-player with strong interpersonal skills

Functional Competencies 

• Accurately completes and organizes multiple tasks by taking into account priorities and deadlines 
• Ability to identify program challenges and plan and communicate alternatives for smooth implementation of programs
• Builds and establishes proper and organized relationships with management, staff, partners and stakeholders as required.

Knowledge Management and Learning

• Ability to familiarize with new areas and people.
• Ability to deal with day-to-day stresses, complaints and field-level security concerns that may arise.
• Ability to use tools provided with little direction. 
• Ability to build new relations with individuals on the field in a comfortable and safe way. 
• Ability to differentiate between personal and business relations on the field.