World Vision Job Vacancy 

TSFP Officer support woreda health offices and PHCUs in systematic nutrition screening, active case detection, early referral and admission of acute malnutrition cases through Targeted Supplementary Feeding programs (TSFP). He/she will support heath facilities (Primary Hospitals, Health Centers and Health Posts) in the treatment of acute malnutrition among nutrition priority groups, mainly Children U5 and PLW and referral linkage services in accordance with the national protocol and SPHERE standard. He/she will support and assist Woreda Health Offices and PHCUs in the piloting of Family MUAC approach. The position holder will support and assist woreda health offices and health facilities in the procurement of gap filling TSFP supplies, job aids, and anthropometric equipment’s for the management of Acute Malnutrition in TSFP program.
TSFP Officer is expected to support health facilities in close coordination with other Nutrition teams to ensure TSFP integration with IYCF promotion, counseling, and support for mothers at the Therapeutic Feeding Programs (TFP) in CMAM sites.

• Supporting the planning and execution of project activities, ensuring they align with organizational goals and donor requirements.
• Ensuring project activities are implemented effectively and efficiently, meeting deadlines and achieving desired results.
• Ensuring compliance with organizational policies and procedures, as well as donor requirements.
• Maintaining accurate records and documentation related to project activities.
• Contributing to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the organization.
• Supporting woredas and PHCU in planning and conducting nutrition screening activities, ensuring existence of functional referral pathways and linkages between communities and HF and vice versa; Promoting the availability of services to which beneficiaries can be referred, training of staff in nutrition screening and referral services;
• Ensuring that HFs and FDPs are equipped with minimum supplies needed for nutrition screening activities, (e.g., MUAC tapes, registration and reporting format, referral forms, guidelines etc.) and promoting and supporting community mobilization and sensitization activities towards nutrition screening program.
• Implement and provide technical support for TSFP (food distribution), Site preparation (IDPs), and mobilization of community, and nutritional screening for both host & IDPs
• Conduct regular supportive supervision and provide technical support on Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program sites every week;
• Ensure linkage of OTP discharges, MAM children, and acutely Malnourished PLW to distribution of protection and TSF ration (If applicable);
• 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)
• Ensure the integration of TSFP with IYCF -E & CMAM programming through strengthening of psychosocial & emotional sites & IYCF promotion & counseling with assigned team members

Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification

• BSc degree in Public Health/ Clinical Nursing/Nutrition and related health field of study preferred from accredited universities or health colleges

Certificates on:

• Acute malnutrition 2019 revised guideline training
• Revised 2019 IMAM guideline, and IYCF-E training
• Integrated Pharmaceuticals Logistics System (IPLS)
• Trained on Family MUAC approach and TSFP/MAM

Required Professional Experience

• 3-5 Years of experience

Required Language(s)

• Amharic
• Afan Oromo
• English

Community outreach/mobilization is one of the four Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) components. Health extension workers conduct community screening for early case finding, give basic nutritional advice to mothers, deliver IYCF-E services, and provide patient follow-up for defaulters and encourage them to rejoin the program. Community mobilization also includes sensitization of the population to promote understanding of therapeutic program objectives and methods. Moreover, this is a basic platform to address IYCF-C activities. Likewise, Community Nutrition Promotors (CNP’s) is responsible to ensure the implementation of nutritional activities in respective woredas in close coordination and collaboration with Health development armies and health extension workers at community level.

• Ensure the timely and proper implementation community level Nutrition Activities in close coordination with community structures
• Beneficiaries are targeted and linked to TFP program in regular ways
• Facilitate Nutritional screening activities in close coordination with WDAs and HEWs Caretakers and PLW sensitized on family MUAC to screen TFP targets
• Implement and provide technical support for TFP on (IDPs), and mobilization of community, and nutritional screening for both host & IDPs Nutrition management activities are implemented as per protocol
• Conduct regular cooking demonstration and mass awareness creation sessions HPs received support
• Establish, follow up, and provide technical support for mother-to-mother support groups Functional mother-to-mother support groups are available at kebele level
• Ensure Job aids are available in Health posts (HEW quick reference, Look up table, report format, and other awareness creation guidance Necessary job aid materials are in place in TFU sites
• Efctively support the IYCF-E activities at the community level with the collaboration of health extension workers and the women’s developmental army. Caretakers and PLWs will be sensitized on IYCF-E activity packages and apply the packages to tackle/prevent the malnutrition

Community outreach/mobilization is one of the four Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) components. Health extension workers conduct community screening for early case finding, give basic nutritional advice to mothers, deliver IYCF-E services, and provide patient follow-up for defaulters and encourage them to rejoin the program. Community mobilization also includes sensitization of the population to promote understanding of therapeutic program objectives and methods. Moreover, this is a basic platform to address IYCF-C activities. Likewise, Community Nutrition Promotors (CNP’s) is responsible to ensure the implementation of nutritional activities in respective woredas in close coordination and collaboration with Health development armies and health extension workers at community level.

• Ensure the timely and proper implementation community level Nutrition Activities in close coordination with community structures
• Beneficiaries are targeted and linked to TFP program in regular ways
• Facilitate Nutritional screening activities in close coordination with WDAs and HEWs Caretakers and PLW sensitized on family MUAC to screen TFP targets
• Implement and provide technical support for TFP on (IDPs), and mobilization of community, and nutritional screening for both host & IDPs Nutrition management activities are implemented as per protocol
• Conduct regular cooking demonstration and mass awareness creation sessions HPs received support
• Establish, follow up, and provide technical support for mother-to-mother support groups Functional mother-to-mother support groups are available at kebele level
• Ensure Job aids are available in Health posts (HEW quick reference, Look up table, report format, and other awareness creation guidance Necessary job aid materials are in place in TFU sites
• Efctively support the IYCF-E activities at the community level with the collaboration of health extension workers and the women’s developmental army. Caretakers and PLWs will be sensitized on IYCF-E activity packages and apply the packages to tackle/prevent the malnutrition.

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
Required Professional Experience

• Minimum TWO years working experience with NGOs in CMAM program;

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

• BSc degree/Diploma in Public Health/ Clinical Nursing/Nutrition and related health field of study preferred from accredited universities or health colleges

Certificates on:

• Revised 2019 IMAM guideline, and IYCF-E training
• Trained on Family MUAC approach and TSFP/MAM

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

1. Knowledge, training and experience in community level nutrition activities and management of MAM and SAM with/without medical complication is additional assets
2. Demonstrated skills in Community level structures with CMAM program planning, implementation and monitoring.
3. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.
4. Good human relation skills.
5. Willingness to work under pressure and extra hours
6. Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions;
7. Strong adherence to World Vision values;
8. Strong character traits, including emotional stability, adaptability, ability to handle stress, cultural and gender sensitivity and integrity;
9. Prepared to live and work in a remote and uncertain security environment
Location Goro Ethiopia ( Dawee Serre and Lega Hida )Woreda

TSFP Facilitators support Health Extension Workers to commence TSFP distributions, development of Joint distribution plan and dispatching of TSFP commodities in close coordination with Storekeepers and TSFP officers. TSFP facilitators also responsible for proper documentation and recording of Waybills, Beneficiary lists, screening data and Beneficiaries reached and kebele approval formats. Work closely with cluster health center and HPs for proper selection of FDPs and FDAs for smooth implementation of TSFP program.

• In some cases, this involves engaging with communities, conducting needs assessments, and building capacity.
• Collaborate with other stakeholders, build relationships, and coordinate activities.
• Maintain accurate records of activities, progress, and outcomes.
• Joint TSFP distribution planning and community mobilization at facilities and community level
• TSFP Commodity planning and dispatching to FDPs and HPs as per the distribution plan
• Proper Documentation, recording and reporting of TSFP distribution documents
• Community mobilization and active case finding, detection and screening activities

Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification.

• BSc degree in Public Health/ Clinical Nursing/Nutrition and related health field of study preferred from accredited universities or health colleges

Certificates on:

1. Acute malnutrition 2019 revised guideline training

2. Revised 2019 IMAM guideline, and IYCF-E training

3. Integrated Pharmaceuticals Logistics System (IPLS)

4. Trained on Family MUAC approach and TSFP/MAM

Required Profession of 1-3 Years of experience

Required Language(s)

• Amharic
• Afan Oromo
• English

Required travel and/or work environment accommodations: Willingness to work in SC and OTP centers