Health and Nutrition Extenders

Afghan Women Rights Organization (AWRO) is a national, non-profit, non-political organization working to promote the rights and well-being of Afghan vulnerable populations through initiatives in livelihoods, health, nutrition, education, food security, and other humanitarian responses. AWRO has successfully implemented multiple humanitarian projects across Afghanistan, with a strong focus on community engagement, inclusion, and sustainability.

Health and Nutrition Extender will support the implementation of community-based health and nutrition activities by promoting preventive care, identifying at-risk individuals (especially women and children), and facilitating access to essential services.

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Health and Nutrition Extenders will perform the following duties under the direct supervision of the Project Assistant and Project Manager, including but not limited to:

·       Community mobilization and sensitization

·       Conducting Awareness campaigns to communities

·       Project Participant selection identification and facilitation

·       Helping beneficiaries receive their cash and services

·       Assisting with Data collection

·       Filing of Project Participant and project documents

·       Disseminating information and awareness to the communities and stakeholders

·       Promote awareness about vaccination, hygiene, health, and nutrition topics

·       Assisting mobile teams with screening, crowd management, and documentation

·       Assisting with preparation of treatment cards and registration entries

·       Provide training and orientation to communities and beneficiaries

·       Support SAM/MAM related activities

·       Support Healthcare service delivery

·       Conduct community mobilization activities to raise awareness and encourage participation in health and nutrition services.

·       Maintain accurate records, beneficiary lists, and documentation of services delivered

·       Assist in filing and organizing project documents at the field level

·       Any other activities as assigned by the supervisor

·       Diploma degree in medical, nursing, nutrition, or related field, or high school diploma with additional 2 years of experience

·       Minimum 2 years of related work experience

·       Familiarity with health and nutrition topics and guidelines

·       Familiarity with respective national health guidelines

·       Familiarity with maternal and child health and nutrition

·       Good knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and Windows OS

·       Preference will be given to candidates who have previous working experience with Mobile Health and Nutrition Teams (MHNT), as this experience is considered highly relevant and important for the position.

·       Familiarity The Project targeted areas which are Barmal, Dila, Gomal, Sar Rawzah, Surobi, Turwo, Urgun, Waza Khwah, Yahya Kheil and Yusuf Kheil district of Paktika Province is preferred.

Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their updated CV and a cover letter as a single Word document, clearly stating the position title and vacancy number (Health and Nutrition Extenders - AWRO-PKA-AHF-26-11) in the subject line, Applications without this subject line will not be considered for the next step of the recruitment process.

Email: hr@awro.org.af