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Program Description:     The USAID funded Urban Health Initiative (UHI) Program’s goal is to improve health outcomes of people living in urban areas, particularly focusing on the health of women and children and other vulnerable populations. Interventions aim to increase demand, access and quality of health services. Lead by Jhpiego and implemented by a dynamic consortium of organizations, UHI is implemented in five cities in Afghanistan – Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalalabad and Kandahar.

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Position Overview
Clinical Specialists/Mentors will be based in each of the nahias/cities and will work in a team
to implement integrated whole team, on-site mentoring to improve the quality of care and
strengthen delivery of health services at selected Tertiary, Secondary, and Primary Health
Facilities (Public and Private).
• Position Reports To: Cluster manager – Jalalabad
• Location: Jalalabad (1)
Responsibilities:
• Under take Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) of children 6-59 month of age
and record of nutrition status.
• Register and under take Growth Monitoring and promotion (GMP) including
measure weight, height, age and check edema of all children under two years of age.
• Conduct GMP based counseling of mothers/caregivers of all children under two
years of age on appropriate Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN)
practices and infection prevention.
– If the child is normal, encourage and counsel Mother to reinforce and

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promote age appropriate MIYCN practices.
– If child is suffering from SAM refer to the doctor of the clinic for giving
adequate treatment and counseling.
– Counsel Mothers/ caregivers to bring they’re under two children for the
continues monthly GMP visit.
• Briefing the beneficiary on how to use medicines, RUTF, RUSF and other food and
when to return for follow up visit.
• Triage the patient and provide first AID.
• Collect accurate Nutrition information using HMIS standard format.
• Check where child has received Vitamin A supplementation during previous NID, if
no then refer to the administration of Vitamin A in clinic.

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• Measuring lactating mothers MUAC, weight, height, and BMI and categories as
normal, underweight, overweight, and obese after the first ANC till the Mother
Breastfeed her child.
• Provide individualized Nutrition counseling on appropriate practices, based on the
BMI finding.
• Check whether lactating mother receive adequate IFA tablet during three Month
after delivery.
• Conduct Nutrition awareness session to the clients visiting health facilit

Work in close coordination with other sections of HF such as EPI and MCH on
strengthening internal referral on eligible clients.
• Support and advise the mother on infant feeding and vaccination. Promote exclusive
breastfeeding.
• Maintain and ensure safe storage of all equipment you use. Report faults and
damaged equipment.
• Organizing, managing and controlling the Nutrition activities.
• To keep record and on time report of Nutrition activities as required.
• Attending all necessary meetings, workshop and

Required Qualifications and Experience:
– Graduated from recognized nursing institute.
– More the 2-year experience in the same position.
Abilities/skills:
• Fluency spoken written and reading local languages.
• Good interpersonal relation and skills
• Be respectful and proper attitude against the Clients
• Good team worker.

Please send your CV to [email protected]. For further information about Jhpiego, please visit our website at www.jhpiego.org. Note: Please mention the job title and vacancy number of the position on your email subject line otherwise your application may not be considered. The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation. Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

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