Health & Nutrition Assistant
--MedGlobal SD--
Job Title: Heath & Nutrition Assistant (National Position)
Job location: Sudan - Northern State (Aldabah & Dalgo)
Reports to: Somoud Project Manager
Close Date: June 17, 2025
Department: Program
ABOUT MEDGLOBAL
MedGlobal is a global humanitarian non-profit organization providing medical and health education services to people in need, including refugees and displaced persons, in disaster and under served regions. The organization is composed of medical and public health professionals of diverse backgrounds.
JOB SUMMARY
We are looking for a health and nutrition assistant to provide technical assistance and support program design, planning, implementation, monitoring evaluation and administration of program activities, including data analysis, progress reporting, knowledge networking and capacity building in support of the achievement of planned objectives of the work plan, aligned with health and nutrition program goals
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support and supervise the CMAM activities at HF and mobile teams’ levels and at the nutrition services sites.
- Ensure health and nutrition facilities and community outreach activities are carried out as per facility work plans with an emphasis on integration with medical services.
- Delivery of supplies to the targeted health facilities from the NGOs warehouses.
- Conduct Mass integrated campaign, training, supervision, reporting.
- Implement assigned Health and nutrition activities in line with international standards and best practices.
- Plan, implement and monitor day-to-day Health and nutrition activities as part of MedGlobal Program Team.
- Ensure that the nutrition projects are implemented according to national CMAM guidelines, and program objectives.
- Ensure malnutrition case screening and growth monitoring are carried out and appropriate corrective actions are implemented.
- Support the Health and Nutrition Officer in offering technical support to facility staff and community-based teams on the management of acute malnutrition
- Ensure all beneficiaries (U5 and PLW) in the CMAM program receive care and treatment in accordance with MoH Guidelines, including the proper taking of anthropometric measurements and proper referral and receive food/treatment according to the agreed protocol
- Capacity building and training of CNVs, CHVs:
- Identify needs, plan and organize capacity building training for health and nutrition staff On IMCI/EPI/EMOC, CMAM, IYCF and GBV
- Maintain a database/report of the trained and active health workers, CNWs, and Community health Volunteers in the community.
- Monitoring, Evaluation and Quality assurance:
- Technical monitoring on PHC and MTs at Locality (PHC, IMCI, EPI, Nutrition, and MNH).
- Ensure proper management of supplies, monitor and report on the stock levels and gap
- Facilitate and organize referral of sick children to the stabilization center and ensure effective follow-up of these children.
- Organize, supervise monthly, quarterly and ad hoc meetings at locality level with health and nutrition workers and Support review meeting for the CHNVs/CHWs/CMWs.
- Recording and Reporting
- Follow and ensure proper registration and admission/discharge of CMAM patients including ongoing monitoring of patients.
- Coordinate regular community screening of children under five, Pregnant and Lactating Women with Nutrition Assistants, CNVs, and Midwives, as well as ensure recording and reporting of community mobilization and nutrition mass screening activities,
- Prepare weekly activity reports and contribute to performance reports to the Health and Nutrition officer.
- Ensure regular meetings with the health and nutrition and community health workers.
- Document and share successful stories, case studies, and lessons learned.
- Work closely with health and nutrition officer/MEAL Officers to ensure quality data reports.
- Perform other tasks as may be assigned by Supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS :
- BSc. Degree of Nutrition, Public Health, or related science from recognized institutions is required,
- Experience of 2 years professional experience with NGO in implementing humanitarian health and nutrition programs.
- Proven experience in emergency nutrition settings, BCC, PHC and others like CMAM (SC, OTP, SFP and GM), IYCF, MtMSG, FBPMAM, and epidemic/outbreak investigation and response
CODE OF CONDUCT
MedGlobal Code of Conduct reflects the profession’s core set of beliefs and values of care, respect, trust, and integrity. These beliefs and values are fundamental to MedGlobal employees, volunteers, interns, consultants, and contractors to guide their practice and conduct. The Code is organized into categories, as follows:
- Always act with fairness, honesty, integrity, and openness; respect the opinions of others and treat all with equality and dignity without regard to gender, race, color, creed, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, disability, age, or sexual orientation.
- Provide a positive and valued experience for those receiving service within and outside MedGlobal.
CHILD PROTECTION POLICY
Child abuse in all forms is unacceptable to MedGlobal, which recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work. MedGlobal is committed to ensuring a child-safe environment and is applying a zero-tolerance approach towards any kind of child abuse and exploitation.
DISCRIMINATION, ABUSE AND HARASSMENT POLICY
MedGlobal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and expressly prohibits and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, abuse, harassment (sexual or otherwise), based upon race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, citizenship status, disability, or military status. MedGlobal employees and related personnel must under no circumstances take part in any form of discrimination, harassment, or abuse (physical, sexual or verbal), intimidation or exploitation, or in any other way infringe the rights of others inside or outside the organization.