Community Nutritionist

  • Ukhia, Chittagong
  • Tk. 44,000 per month
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 10 hours ago
Responsibilities & Context:The Society for Health Extension and Development (SHED), a national NGO dedicated to serving communities in Cox's Bazar and Noakhali, is currently looking for experienced professionals. We are implementing a multi-sectoral project, "Comprehensive, Integrated Multi-Sector Response for Rohingya Refugees and Host Communities in Cox's Bazar," with support from Concern Worldwide. This project, which is funded by PRM, will be active from September 2025 to November 30, 2025. We invite applications from qualified candidates for the position listed below:No. of Positions: 12Exact Job Location: Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar DistrictReportable to: Project OfficerContract details: Up to November 2025Job purpose: Technical leadership of the implementation of the nutrition and food security components of the PRM-funded programme to ensure quality service delivery, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, and coordination with relevant authorities and stakeholders in the field.Liaises with: Nutrition site supervisors and other projects / programmes operating in the same areas for mutual support and activity integration towards collective multi-sectoral impact on nutrition outcomes of the target programme participants.Responsibilities:Project ImplementationEnsure identification of nutritionally high-risk groups (Children, Mother, Adolescents) and households in the communityEnsure breastfeeding protection, promotion and support for nutritionally high-risk groupsEnsure complementary feeding support for nutritionally high-risk households to facilitate recovery from treatment and prevent further deterioration of malnutrition.CoordinationLiaise with govt. authorities at the camp level and maintain coordination and collaboration.Liaise with other Concern project field teams to ensure integration of all projects within SHED for smooth operation and mutual support.Monitoring and EvaluationSupport MEAL team to create database of the programme participantsParticipate in regular team meetings to share activity progress and learning.Ensure that the feedback mechanism for accountability to staff and beneficiaries is operational in the programme areas.ReportingShare weekly field activities updates with the Project OfficerSupport in the preparation of monthly statistical report and narrative reportsAccountabilityActively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible and that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communitiesEducation Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition from any reputed public/private university
Experience:
  • At least 1 years
  • The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO
Additional Job Requirements:
  • Age At most 35 years
  • 1 year of work experience.
  • Good computer and report writing skills are desirable.
  • Written and verbal communication skills in English are desirable.
  • Good knowledge of the Rohingya refugee context is desirable.
Company Information:SHED - the Society for Health Extension and Development is a renown organization of Bangladesh especially in Cox`s Bazar District was established as the successor to the ICDDR,B Teknaf Station following the closer of the former in September, 1989. The organization has flourished and stepped into one of the reputed Non-Government National Organizations in Bangladesh and engaged in transforming the lives of the community people towards positive changes in selected areas of the country. Currently SHED has been implementing fifteen more projects with Department of Women Affairs DWA of GoB, UN-WFP, UNICEF, HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL, Action Against Hunger, Solidarites International, CARE Bangladesh, USAID, Aroynak Foundation, GIZ in different upazilas of Chittagong and Cox`s Bazar District.

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