Position: OTP (1)

Job Location: Hadhramout A-Sahel, Ariaf Al-Mukalla

Report to: Governorate Coordinator

Announcement Closing Date: 25/10/2023

About FMF:

The Field Medical Foundation (FMF) has been operating in Yemen for since 2012 during even the most dangerous peak of the conflict in the region. Our staff of dedicated professionals and passionate volunteers are the helping hand that delivers aid from local and/or international partners to those who require it the most, in a country that was already suffering before the war. Today we have helped humanitarian aid reach the hands of more than 9 million vulnerable people in Yemen to help them not only to survive but also to rebuild their lives. We aim to provide a comprehensive approach to providing aid through interventions, which is why we work in almost all sectors of international emergency relief.

*FMF provides work environment which is free of sexual exploitation and abuse, discrimination, and all forms of harassment and abuse of the foundation.

*However, all selected candidates will undergo a detailed reference and background check.

Job Description:

To accurately record personal and anthropometrical data as well and calculate nutritional indices for Children and Pregnant/lactating women presenting at OTP/Nutrition sites.

Duties and Responsibilities:

OTP Planning

• Conduct quality anthropometric measures at the OTP sites on the referral beneficiaries following the initial screening exercise while ensuring efficient and effective workflow.
• Engage CHV in referring malnourished children and pregnant and lactating women special attention to the basic health units.
• Assisting community in identification and referral of acute malnutrition,
• Ensures that nutritional protocol is strictly followed in terms of admission and discharge criteria.
• Properly fill in the registration books and monitoring cards of each beneficiary with personal and anthropometric data,
• Assisting in monitoring the nutrition situation in areas of work, including participating in nutrition assessments and surveillance as required,
• Performing any other responsibilities deemed appropriate by the OTP.
• Screening of under-fives and perform health screening of all severely malnourished children as per the guideline for admission in OTP.
• To take the history of a malnourished patient, conduct clinical and physical examination,
• Refer those with major risks and medical complications immediately.
• In collaboration with the Community Health Volunteers, provide health and nutrition education on the proper utilization of supplementary food, child-feeding practices, and causes of malnutrition, diarrhea and other related illnesses to the caretakers of the malnourished children admitted to OTP and to all others attending the program.
• Investigate the causes of non-responding and refer children to Stabilization Centre (SC)

Handling of anthropometric tools and reporting

• Proper use and recording of OTP/TSFP cards and resisters,
• Collect accurate and reliable data from beneficiaries,
• Storage and sharing of data with the relevant project staff,
• Keep proper record of daily attendance in the register book clearing showing the deaths, cured, defaulters and the transfers,
• Update register books on weekly, monthly reports.

Special skills

• Local language skills necessary,
• Ability to work under pressure and in a high-stress environment,
• Good interpersonal and communication skills,
• Flexible,
• Innovative

Essential Experience and Skills

• Must be able to work as a team,
• Good with mothers and children,
• Punctuality, organization, honesty and reliability are essential

Reporting

The OTP is responsible for ensuring that the data of the beneficiaries are documented in the reporting tools:

• Check the condition of anthropometric materials received or to be sent, and verify the accuracy of any previously inventory of the tools,
• Responsible for proper handling of weighing and measuring equipment. Ensure scales are properly calibrated at all times and report defects, damage or loss of equipment to the OTP/TSFP Supervisor.

Required Qualifications:

• Diploma in Nutrition or relevant discipline,
• At least one-year experience in similar position,
• Able to think and work independently,
• Commitment, punctuality, proactive, a good team player, ability to work under difficult conditions in the field, trustworthy, honesty, etc

Note: Applicants are requested to apply as soon as possible; the interviews will be done in a rolling basis.

How to Apply: 

• The deadline for receiving applications is Wednesday, October 25, 2023 
• Interested candidates are requested to submit their application by (CLICKING HERE) 
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.