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,[3] it is now a global movement made up of 29 national member organizations which work in 120 countries.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The position holder shall be in charge of technical quality implementation of the OTP/SC program in the Woreda. She/he will mainly be responsible for the Daily/weekly/monthly implementation of the OTP/SC and outreach works in collaboration with the government most importantly the Woreda Health Office. Provide on job training for the Health Extension Workers at the health facility and to Train Community Health Volunteers and also is expected to provide a consistent and high quality technical support in relation to establishing and strengthening TSFP and overall activities to strengthening the implementation of Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition. S/He will monitor Community Health Workers and volunteers in strengthening the community mobilization and outreach component of the program.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: MHN Office

Dimensions: Save the Children works in 9 regions in Ethiopia with a current staff complement of approximately 1,300 staff and current expenditure of approximately $90+ million each year.

Staff Directly Reporting to this Post: N/A

Dotted line relationship- MH & Nutrition Team

Functional relationship- MHN Officer

Job specific roles and responsibilities

Improving basic preventive health care at community level with emphasis health, immunization, health and nutrition services
Conduct & undertake PHC like consultation & provide proper treatment based on the protocol
Strengthening of linkages and coordination mechanisms between community and the Woreda health bureaus
Strengthening of early referrals mechanism
Plan and implement project outlined in the protocol for OTP and SC to achieve objectives of the project.
The health and nutrition nurse will help facilitate admission of the patient at the OTP, and SC.
Train and support the HEWs in severe acute malnutrition case management and follow-up (e.g., referral to SC) according to national guidelines.
Train and support community-based volunteer health workers for the implementation of the community component of the project.
Ensure each and every admitted child receives adequate and quality clinical and nutritional care through existing resources.
Ensure at all times adequately equipped and supplied with the necessary nutritional and clinical requirements – Plumpy’nut, Vitamin A, routine drugs, nutritional equipment’s, nutritional/medical stationeries, etc.
Assisting the planning and promotion of awareness creation on nutrition and preventative health care issues in the community.

BEHAVIOURS (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 development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their 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 risks.

Integrity:  Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

MINIMUM QUALFICATION, EXPEREINCE, COMPETENCIES

QUALIFICATION

• BSc/College Diploma in Midwifery and/or other health related fields.
• At least three years post qualification experience in the field out of which one year NGO experience in the field
• Experienced in nutrition and health program implementation –data collection and compilation, working with counterpart for lasting intervention, training of health workers, etc.
• Good written and spoken ability of the local language
• Extremely flexible, able to work independently, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations.
• Interest in and ability to work in team. .
• Good organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability and willingness to work in remote and potentially insecure environments.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY 

• The position holder must have excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility and Relations to his team members.
• The position holder must have an ability that he can manage when it comes to reach hard decisions to across the barrier.
• The position holder should have a good interrelation ship with others and must now local language (Somali)

Scope & complexity of decision making (choose the appropriate description and delete the rest)

• Able to work in line with strict adherence of specific policies and supervisor’s order.
• Expected to make decisions on well-established procedures, under close supervision
• Able to make decisions using creativity and some independent judgement within realm of current scope of work; Decisions typically made in order to resolve and adapt current solutions or introduce new procedures and practices