Nutrition Counselor

Position Title: Nutrition Counselor

2025-05-25 Sar-e Pol Full Time 11

Job Location:	Sar-e Pol
Nationality:	National
Category:	Health Care
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	As per OHW salary scale
Vacancy Number:	634
No. Of Jobs:	4
City:	Gosfandi, Sancharik & Suzmaqala Districts

Organization:	Organization of Human Welfare (OHW)
Years of Experience:	Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
Contract Duration:	5 Months
Gender:	Female
Education:	Bachelor degree in the relevant field
Close date:	2025-05-25

About Organization of Human Welfare (OHW):

The Organization of Human Welfare (OHW) is a non-governmental organization and is a non-political, not-for-profit, and impartial organization with no bias towards a particular religion, ethnicity, or political belief. It has its own independent legal status and entity. OHW is operating since 2007 in the country with active membership with the national clusters and international donor agencies in Afghanistan including SWABAC, ACBAR, AICS, BAAG, AWN and most of the national and international Clusters operates based in Afghanistan.

Job Descriptions:

Key Responsibilities:

Screening of the children of less than five years and Pregnant and lactating women for nutrition status.
Identify U5 Children and PLWs with nutrition and refer them to nearby treatment center
Provide health education to women, children and men attending health facilities on nutrition
Participate in monthly meeting with CHWs and encourage them for community level nutrition screening and collect their monthly report
Liaise with different section of the health facility to ensure referral of patients/client for nutrition screening and avoid missed opportunity
Monthly nutrition related reporting
Follow good follow up of referred out patients by line supervisor with the nutrition treatment centers
Working closely with the project manager and field staff.
Mobilize the community around the promotion of optimal infant and young child feeding practices and health seeking behaviours
Daily supervision of support group meetings in communities.
Facilitate the formation of Mother-to-Mother and Father to father support groups meetings and conduct supportive supervision/spot checks during support group meetings.
Support in the referral of malnourished cases from support groups to health facilities offering Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) services.
Collate and compile program monthly data reports.
Participate in the training of lead mothers and support group members on Food Demonstration
Working closely with the other project staff (FSL, Education, CP) to ensure timely referral and linkage across projects
Provide capacity building and trainings to community nutrition mobilizers, and Community Nutrition volunteer Mobilizers or CHW.
Ensure monthly and quarterly follow up with Community Mobilizers and community leaders through review/feedback meetings.
Ensure that beneficiaries benefiting from the nutrition activities
Work closely with the MEAL team to ensure that data are captured in a correct and accurate manner
Assist the project team in giving supportive supervision to community volunteers.
Compile and submit reports on weekly progress report
Undertake any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.
Plan, coordinate and organize activities to improve nutrition care practices and training of the targeted community people
To conduct KAP survey at targeted communities
Impart hygiene awareness sessions to children and parents on significance of hygiene practices
Conduct nutrition care awareness in a way that behaviour change can occur
Have a detailed and regular plan for conducting nutrition care awareness sessions
To work for the promotion of nutrition care practices at community level
To closely work with the religious leaders at provincial and community level in order to develop and disseminate Islamic nutrition care key messages
Make known for community the importance, significance and impact of good nutrition care practice
Integrate Islamic nutrition care key messages into the educational sessions of targeted health facilities and health posts
Build and maintain good relationships with community members and leaders,
Coordinate with the Project Manager and other relevant project staff in all issues related to the implementation of project activities.
Provide daily/weekly progress/activity reports
Motivate the community for contribution in program.
Keep an updated record of all field activities
Undertakes any other related tasks assigned by the supervisor
To participate into the Friday prayers of the targeted communities in consultation with project manager and other relevant staffs
Provide support to CHWs through training and technical assistance

Any other tasks referred by supervisor

Job Requirements:

At least diploma in nursing or related field from recognized institute/university
Experience in Nutrition and community-based programming
Received IMAM, HMIS , MIYCN or IYCF and other trainings
At least 2 years of relevant work experience in a similar position
Ability to communicate in the local languages
Strong interpersonal skills
Be able to work under pressure
Previous working experience with local and international NGOs
Proven capacity of management, leadership and teamwork
Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathies with all beneficiaries and their careers
Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions
Demonstrable ability at report writing
Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment
Ability and willingness to frequently travel and stay at the field
Commitment to and understanding of OHW principles

Fluency in written and spoken English and local languages

Submission Guidelines:

Interested and qualified candidates should send their cover letter with updated CVs to OHW’s HR department – Vacancies@ohw.org.af.
Applications should be received by OHW’s HR department on 25-May-2025 before 4:00 PM. And clearly, indicate the vacancy number and job title (Nutrition Counselor /634) in their email subject line. Otherwise, their applications will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a Test/interview.