Name Job: OTP

Location: Aden        

Status of Contract: One year with possibility for extension.

Deadline: 18-10-2021

Field medical foundation (FMF)

FMF is a non-profit and non-governmental organization aiming to provide health, nutrition, food security and protection services as a humanitarian response to the escalating socio-economic situation in Yemen since 2012. 

JOB OVERVIEW

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

KEY 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,

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:

Commitment, punctuality, proactive, a good team player, ability to work under difficult conditions in the field, trustworthy, honesty, etc

How to Apply

Interested candidates are requested to submit their application by (Click here)