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Job Summary

• Providing counseling on basic nutrition principles, disease prevention, and exercise promotion.
• Identifying any deficiencies or malnutrition early on and recommending appropriate interventions.
• Advising on using micronutrient supplements (e.g., iron, folic acid, iodine) during pregnancy and lactation.
• Ensuring children receive essential vitamins and minerals through fortified foods or supplements.
• Undertake growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) of all children under two years.
• Conduct IYCF assessment and specific counseling for all caregivers with children below 2 years.
• Conduct nutritional counseling to pregnant and lactating women and mothers/caregivers of all children under two years with breastfeeding and complementary feeding difficulties.
• Address difficulties common among lactating women and suggest culturally appropriate solutions to promote adequate breastfeeding.
• Conduct education sessions within the facility to all caregivers on optimal maternal infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) practices.
• Support the OPD SAM nurse to conduct anthropometric measurements (weight, height MUAC, and edema of all children 6-59 months.
  Classification of all under-five children in the category of normal, Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM), and Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM).

The Nutrition Counselor ( 7 Vacancies ) will have responsibilities that include:

• Refer to proper services based on classification to address nutritional status.
• Identify pregnant and lactating women, form MTMSGs, and conduct monthly meetings to educate them on optimal feeding practices.
• Training and supervising lead mothers to support facilitation within MTMSGs.
• Plan and supervise food demonstration sessions within MTMSGs aimed to improve optimal complementary feeding practices.
• Participate in mass MUAC screening at the community level on a quarterly basis.
• Take care of health facility equipment (Measuring board, Scale, Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) tapes &wooden plate for Scale)
• Ensure recording of relevant MIYCN data and submission of monthly reports to the in charge of the health facility or nutrition officer.

Job Requirment

• Experience: At least one year as a counselor: OPD SAM nurse, experience in nutrition, IYCF, and early child development (ECD) programming.  
• Afghan National
• Graduated from high school.  
• Nutrition counseling, MIYCN, and IMAM training.
• Understanding of community nutrition programming
• Knowledge of nutrition, health, and child development
• Strong communication and counseling skills
• Fluency in local language

Submission Guideline

• Interested and qualified candidates are requested to send their CVs along with an application letter to hr.hntpo.kunar@gmail.com
• Please ensure to mention the position you are applying for, in the subject line of your E-mail
• Incomplete applications or applications received after closing date will not be given consideration.
• Kunar Office Address
• House:  726, District First, Main St:Afghanistant Bank Near to Fatima Girls High School,

•  Kunar, Afghanistan

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Country

Afghanistan

City

Kunar

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