Objective 1

Community mobilization and beneficiary screening, provision of MM Supplementation and follow up

Tasks & responsibilities

• Community sensitization on the program objectives and methods to stimulate & eventually promote the understanding and participation of the target population. Community sensitization starts at village- and Community-leader levels and eventually extends to the entire population.
• Elicit community involvement in case finding, referral, encouraging attendance and minimize defaulters. Follow-up issues related to low attendance rate and defaulters and the underlying problem and propose appropriate solution
• Support to the Community Nutrition Volunteers (CNVs) during screening (active case finding) and linking up the CNVs, FTFSGs with the LHW program.
• Prepare activity plan for the screening and MM supplementation exercise in consultation with the CNVs and OTP – Nutrition Officer / IYCF Supervisor.
• Seek and provide feedback on screening programme implementation schedule and activities plan as appropriate to enhance coverage and maximize impact
• Participate in the selection of the decentralized mass screening sites to ensure access and high coverage
• Organize and facilitate regular community screening sessions for CNVs with the guidance of OTP – Nutrition Officer / IYCF Supervisor.
• Provide technical support to CNVs on mobilization, active case finding, defaulter tracing and home follow up visits through follow up trainings and on job coaching and supportive supervision.

Objective 2

Supervise activities at Community Screening

Tasks & responsibilities

• Regularly supervise CNVs for beneficiaries’ follow-up to investigate the reasons for absence and ensure the nutritional messages delivered are in adherence with the messages prepared for the program
• Ensure on going Community mobilization activities including satisfactory active case finding, referral & follow-ups.
• Ensure quality of screening exercise and adherence to protocols through active supervision
• Compile the screening and MM Supplementation, village profiling data.
• Formation of Father to Father support and trained them on active case finding and deliver them key message about program.

• Identification of male pair community health worker with the guidance of OTP – Nutrition Officer / IYCF Supervisor.

Objective 3

Network and coordinate with the relevant sectors

Tasks & responsibilities

• Establish good Relationship with the Taluka and UC authorities and Community leaders
• Establish a network with the other actors in the working area (I/NGOs)
• Establish a good understanding of the program within the Community
• Establish linked and meetings with the Community leaders and different group existing in the working area.

 Note: These are project based positions and project will be implemented in coordination with the government of Sindh therefore salaries may differ from ACF actual salaries.