The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts. After passing a century, which it celebrated in 2019, it is now a global movement made up of 29 national member organizations which work in 120 countries.

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The position holder is responsible for the implementation of Mobile health and Nutrition activities in Hudet. He/she. The position holder shall be in charge of technical quality implementation and delivery of the mobile health and Nutrition services in the assigned woreda. S/He will mainly be responsible for the daily implementation of the screening, OTP, consultation, outreach EPI, health education, sanitation, safe motherhood and child health as per the guideline of Somali RHB mobile health and Nutrition teams. In addition, the position holder is also expected to provide supervision, technical assistance and capacity building to health extension workers and Health workers in health facilities. She/he will be responsible for the daily implementation of mobile health and Nutrition services package as per the standard, supporting health facilities assigned as integrated mobile health & Nutrition modality and daily dispensary and drug supply management. He will also be responsible for day to day documentation of screened children and mothers, children admitted to OTP, children and adults treated, people provided for health education, vaccinated children and all provided services accordingly and compile weekly and monthly reports and share with mobile health and nutrition officers and woreda health offices. He/she will spend 100% of their time on the award.

SCOPE OF ROLE: 

Reports to: Health Officer- MHNT

Dimensions:

Number of direct reports: N/A

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Supports and liaise with the health centre staff and provide on the job training and capacity building where required,
• Follow up on safe motherhood, delivery
• Makes sure that midwife activities is implemented according to the National protocol i.e. application of the admission and discharge criteria, closely monitors and strictly follows anthropometry measurement
• Facilitates the trainings under this project
• Makes sure that all the mother receives health Education on FP, safe Delivery, immunization
• Giving care to the new born babies
• Giving medication and other essential nutrition to the children which are in the program
• Reports any problems in a timely manner to the Health Officer
• Coaches and supervises the every deliveries, immunization, health education
• Upholds the image and values of SC at all times,
• Performs other related tasks as required and tasks assigned by the organization.
•  Creates and maintain relationship with local health and other authorities and try to link Mobile health and Nutrition program with the existing health structure smoothly,
• Provides a daily/weekly/and monthly over view of drug items, stocks supplied to beneficiaries, Drugs, F100 and F75
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly report and submit to Mobile Health Officer

Job specific roles and responsibilities 

• Facilitates the trainings under this project
• Make sure you regularly do ANC Delivery and new borne care, postnatal care, provision of water treatment and hygiene promotion
• Makes sure that all the mother receives health Education on FP, safe Delivery, immunization
• Giving care to the new born babies
• Giving medication and other essential nutrition to the children which are in the program
• Reports any problems in a timely manner to the Health Officer
• Coaches and supervises every delivery, immunization, health education
• Upholds the image and values of SC at all times,
• Performs other related tasks as required and tasks assigned by the organization.
• Perform any other activities based on Line manager’s assignment
• The staff should do all the responsibilities assign by the organization

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our 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 capacity to improve performance and applying appropriate measures when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for himself/herself (and their team).
• Takes responsibility for his/her own personal actions and encourages others to do the same.
• Widely shares his/her personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future-orientated, thinks strategically.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, his/her 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 risk

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

To be considered for the position, applicants should have:

• Diploma or Degree in Nursing and midwifery.

EXPEREINCE

• Minimum four years working experience for BSC and six years’ experience for Diploma holders out of which two-year experience directly related to emergency health & nutrition particularly Midwifery

Desirable 

Knowledge of the area and region where the post is located.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY

• Strong accounting and analytical skill
• Willingness and ability to dramatically change work practices, flexibility in working long hours and ability to work with incoming surge teams;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
• Fluency in written and spoken English;
• Commitment to Save the Children values
• Teams, in the event of emergencies