Female Nutrition Counsellor ( Subject to Donor approval)

Position Title: Female Nutrition Counsellor ( Subject to Donor approval)

2025-09-21 Kunar, Nangarhar Full Time 38

Job Location:	Kunar, Nangarhar
Nationality:	National
Category:	Health Care Nurse
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	Tdh Salary Scale
Vacancy Number:	Tdh-046-2025
No. Of Jobs:	2
City:	Jalalabad

Organization:	Terre des hommes (Tdh) Foundation
Years of Experience:	At least have 3 years of experience working as a nutrition counsellor in any health facility and with an international NGO in the remote area of the country
Contract Duration:	Eight Months (with three months as probation period)
Gender:	Female
Education:	Must have graduated from a nursing or midwifery institute with the nutrition counselling standard training from the Public Nutrition Department of MoPH or other entities.
Close date:	2025-09-21

About Terre des hommes (Tdh) Foundation:

Terre des hommes Lausanne (Tdh) is a Swiss child welfare foundation, providing assistance and protection to vulnerable population worldwide. Tdh has been working in Afghanistan since 1995 and carry out projects related to Child Protection, Mother and Child Health and Livelihood Programs in Kabul & Nangarhar provinces.

Job Descriptions:

The Nutrition Counsellor is responsible for providing Screening (anthropometric measurement) of children under 5 years of age and PLW regularly to identify cases of malnutrition.

Screening of the children under the age of 5 for malnutrition
Screening of the PLW for malnutrition
Complete growth monitoring for children under 2.
Refer the complicated case of SAM to the advanced health facilities in earthquake effected area

Duties & Responsibilities

Provide nutrition counselling to pregnant and lactating women on MIYCN.
Carry out the screening of children under five and pregnant and lactating women via using anthropometric measurements.
Document the screened children and pregnant and lactating women
Carry out the growth monitoring of children under 2 eyars old
To identify SAM and MAM cases through screening of children under 5
To refer the SAM and MAM cases to medical doctor/nutrition nurse for further treatment though nutrition supplements (RUTF and RUSF)
Impart health education to women on maternal nutrition via using the IEC materials
Conduct food demonstration during health education sessions at community and health facility level.
To register the SAM and MAM cases in standard register of MoPH/PND
To follow up the treatment of SAM and MAM cases for finding of defaulter cases.

Job Requirements:

NOTE: strongly request the candidates to read the job responsibilities and requirements carefully!!!
Must have graduated from a nursing or midwifery institute with the nutrition counselling standard training from the Public Nutrition Department of MoPH or other entities.
At least have 3 years of experience working as a nutrition counsellor in any health facility and with an international NGO in the remote area of the country
Be able to speak the national language
to demonstrate a good knowledge of the identification of SAM and MAM cases
have experience and competency in transferring nutrition education to pregnant and lactating women during the health education sessions.
To understand the nutrition-related documents and HMIS tools
To be fluent in local languages, including Dari and Pashto
To have strong communication skills
Knowledge of nutrition, breastfeeding, child feeding, and malnutrition.
Ability to assess nutrition status (MUAC, weight, height).
Good counselling and communication skills with families.
Cultural sensitivity and respect for local practices.
Teamwork with other health staff and referral of cases.
Record keeping and simple reporting.
Patience, empathy, and adaptability in mobile/remote settings.
good communication skills
good managerial skills
be fixable
good listing skill
able to travel to the remote earthquake-affected area