KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Coordinate and facilitate implementation of activities and prepare weekly movement plan to SC/TFU sites
• Monitor implementation of SC/TFU and program quality
• Facilitate essential drugs, supplies and therapeutic products
• Facilitate training, work closely with MOH staffs at Health posts, Health center and hospital, and district level.
• Organize daily, weekly and monthly over view and reports of SC/TFU
• Ensure children discharged from SC/TFU are transferred to nearby OTP to continue their therapeutic treatment
• Adherence to medical and nutritional treatment protocols and procedures for children and infants in C/TFU
• Provide onsite training to HEW and nurses on the Management of SAM (-/++)
• Ensure Job aids are available in Health posts (HEW quick reference, Look up table, report format, tally sheet, Plump nut and drug stock control balance form)
• Receive weekly reports from HEW at weekly basis, cross check the completeness and accuracy, and submit to Woreda Project CMAM officer
• Mentoring and assist HEW in decision of patients who are at severe risks and need to be transferred to nearby hospital
• Assist HEWs in identifying patients who need to be transferred to OTP, patients with failure-to respond to treatment and patients who need to be discharged.
• Facilitate training and work closely with Woreda Health staffs at Health posts, Health centre and district level.
•  Ensure Job aids are available in Health posts (HEW quick reference, Look up table, report format, tally sheet, and stock balance control
• In charge of SC quality program implementation and monthly SC activity
• Supports the program integration with health office and WHO through on job trainings and supervisions

Technical Support role

• Support communities to increase their knowledge and skills through training, exposure and joint actions
• Strengthen community self-mobilization through their leaders for participation in their planning, implementation and monitoring of activities
• Share latest development ideas and appropriate technologies to community members/groups
• Share information on support and cooperation opportunities with communities and other stakeholders
• Use a variety of extension methods, which are suited to the situation, and build the capacities (knowledge, and skills) of communities
• Promote constructive customary mechanisms and institution building with in communities
• Promote adoption of approaches that leads to sustainable development
• Build communities’ management skills in analysis and reflection processes, setting goals for improvements, planning implementation steps, taking action, and monitoring progress

Job Requirements

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• Bachelor Degree/Diploma in Nursing, Public Health or other related fields
• Minimum two years working experience with NGOs out of which one year in OTP/TFU/TSFP settings.
• Knowledge, training and experience in management of MAM and SAM with/without medical complication
• Demonstrated skills in program planning, implementation and monitoring.
• Demonstrated skills in peer group training, Training of Trainers and development of training materials.
• Strong computer (Microsoft skills), and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Good command in written and spoken English and Local language (Somali) (Mandatory)
• Good human relation skills.
• Respect of Save the Children rules by anyone visiting the program;
• Willingness to work under pressure and extra hours
• Position holder must have good interpersonal skills & excellent team player
• Knowledge of the local language (Somali language)

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector.  The duty station of the position holder will be in Fer-Fer Woreda of Shabelle Zone Somali Regional State in Ethiopia. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.