Position Title: Nutrition Nurse (Backup)
Activation Date: 26 December, 2025 Announced Date: 26 December, 2025 Expire Date: 29 December, 2025
- Job Location: Paktia
- Nationality: National
- Category: Health Care Nurse
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Salary: As per the Organization's salary scale
- Vacancy Number: PU-AMI/HR/PAK/002704
- No. Of Jobs: 1
- City: Paktia Province, Shahi Kot HSC
- Organization: PU-AMI
- Years of Experience: • At least 2 years of relevant post-graduate experience in nutrition training/experience (i.e. IMAM & IYCF training or equivalent) • worked with national and international Organizations
- Contract Duration: 2 months
- Gender: Female
- Education: • Diploma/Certificate of Nursing approved by MoPH with an exit exam passed.
- Close date: 2025-12-29
About PU-AMI:
About Première Urgence - Aide Médicale Internationale (PU-AMI)
PU-AMI (known globally as Première Urgence Internationale, PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. PU-AMI’s teams are committed to support vulnerable communities and populations, those marginalized, hit by conflict, natural disaster or economic downturns. PU-AMI’s main objective is to contribute to reduction in morbidity and mortality, and provide emergency relief to those in immediate need in order to help them regain their dignity.
Afghan mission is the oldest of PUI missions, with the first medical intervention launched in 1979 just after the Soviet troops crossed the country’s borders. PU-AMI teams currently deliver the integrated health care, combined with nutrition, psychosocial support; water, sanitation and hygiene (wash), as well as trauma services. The organization implements projects mainly in eastern parts of the country, and increasingly in the South-East Region. Since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, PU-AMI has also positioned itself as one of the main actors in preparedness and response to the pandemic, implementing health and wash-cantered activities at health facilities and community level in Kabul and beyond.
Globally, PUI provides assistance to around 6 million people in 23 countries and across 5 continents: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, and Europe.
پی یو ای ام آی که در سطح جهان به نام پی یو آی شناخته میشود یک اداره غیردولتی، غیرانتفاعی، غیرسیاسی و غیر مذهبی مدد رسان بین ا لمللی میباشد.
تیم های پی یو ای ام آی متعهد به حمایت و کمک جوامع و جمعیت های آسیب پذیر به انهاییکه در اإثر منازعات- حوادث طبیعی و رکود اقتصادی منزوی شده اند میباشد. هدف عمده پی یو ای ام آی کمک در کاهش مرگ و میر -کمک عاجل به اعاده و بازیابی حیثیت ووقار انهاییکه در نیاز فوری قرار دارند میباشد.
ماموریت افغانستان قدیمی ترین مآموریت پی یو آی بوده و با اولین مداخله در بخش صحی در سال1979 فقط درست بعد از عبور نیروهای شوروی از مرز های کشور آغاز شد.
تیم های پی یو ای ام آی در حال حاضر مراقبت های صحی ادغام یافته همراه با تغذیه حمایت روانی اجتماعی-آب-نظافت و حفظ ا لصحه واش و خدمات تردیدات یا تروما را ارایه میدارد.
این اداره عمدتآ پروژه ها را در بخش شرقی کشور و بطور فزاینده در مناطق جنوب شرقی کشور از زمان شیوع کرونا در 2020 تطبیق مینماید .
پی یو ای ام آی همچنین منحیث بازیگر اصلی در آمادگی و پاسخ به بیماری همه گیر – اجرای فعالیت های صحی و واش در سطح مراکز صحی و جامعه در کابل و فراتر از آن موقعیت خود را تثبیت نموده است.
در سطح جهان موسسه پی یو آی در 23 مملکت جهان به 6 میلیون نفر در 5 قاره افریقا- آسیا- شرق میانه- امریکای لاتین و اروپا کمک مینماید.
Job Description:
Responsibilities and particular assignmentsمسؤلیت ها و وظایف مشخص
Objective 1هدف اول :
Activities/Main duties فعالیت ها/ وظایف عمده:
- Conduct nutrition screening/anthropometry of anthropometry of all children 6-59 months.
- Check appetite tests for all eligible children (SAM and MAM) before registration into the nutrition program and during follow-up.
- admission of all eligible children into OPD SAM and MAM program and frequent follow-up until exit from the program as per the national IMAM guidelines.
- Fill out the admission card and patient cards of SAM and MAM children.
- Ensure comprehensive health checks and treatment according to the protocols for nutrition cases detected;
- Regularly conduct nutrition education sessions for caregivers of malnourished children
- Regularly facilitating nutrition education group sessions per the health facility's monthly education plan.
- Regular follow-up of SAM and MAM in outpatient program.
- Regular collection of weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly nutrition data at the health facility level.
- close follow-up of nutrition commodities consumption with pharmacy technicians or drug dispensers, and provide reports to the office team in case of shortage, near expiration, etc.
- Timely submission of therapeutic food distribution reports on a weekly Bi-weekly and monthly basis.
- Development of a nutrition filling system at the health facility level for all data collection tools.
- Timely preparation and submission of monthly statistics and stock reports.
- Participation and leading the nutrition team during the mass MUAC screening campaign every quarter.
- To accurately and appropriately treat or refer eligible children to the nutrition program by adhering to national and international guidelines and organizational procedures.
- Referred all Som children with complications according to IMAM guidelines to the nearest TFU with proper documents of registration, refer sheets, and cash voucher in case cash service were available with close coordination of HFs/MHNTs in-charges and other documentation is needed.
- Give appropriate nutrition, health, and hygiene education to the beneficiaries and caretakers in individual and group sessions.
- Discharge children to specified discharge criteria as per national protocol and guidelines.
- Ensure accurate record keeping of all nutrition activities, filling in forms, cards, registration books, and tally sheets as required.
- Compile reports as required and requested by the Health and Nutrition supervisor.
- Preparing and tracking the list of absent, and defaults with close coordination with the in-charge and community workers, health shuras, etc.
- Support the Nutrition counselor and midwives for conducting regular food demonstrations and provide brief reports on that.
- Strength referral mechanism internally between EPI, MHPSS, and OPD consultation.
bjective2هدف دوم :
Activities/Main duties فعالیت ها/ وظایف عمده:
- Provide awareness raising on feedback and complaints mechanisms and channels available to every patient/beneficiary;
- Timely inform line managers on channel unavailability or damage at HFs level (IEC material, speakers, etc.);
- Adhere to PU-AMI organizational policies (incl. CoC, Child protection policy, anti-fraud and anti-corruption policy, PSEA policy) and report any policy violations, suspicions, or allegations through the whistle-blower mechanism
Job Requirements:
Qualification/ Requirements تحصیلات و شرایط لازمه
- Diploma/Certificate of Nursing approved by MoPH with an exit exam passed.
Relevant experience
- At least 2 years of relevant post-graduate experience in nutrition training/experience (i.e. IMAM & IYCF training or equivalent)
- worked with national and international Organizations
- have good knowledge and communication skills
- Experience in working in remote areas with mobile team setup
- Be familiar with HMIS and BPSH services.
Languages
- Fluent in Dari/Pashto -oral and written skills
- Some English -oral and written skills
Computer
- Working knowledge of MS Word and Excel
Other skills
- Ability to work in a team and coordinate tasks and responsibilities.
- Ability to organize people in an orderly way and prioritize tasks.
- Good listening and counseling skills, patient, and kind attitude
- Highly motivated to provide high-quality services to beneficiaries of poor communities in a challenging setting.
- Good problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented attitude
- Flexible and willing to perform other tasks as required.
- Respectful and kind to other staff, beneficiaries, and communities
- Willingness to travel, work and live in a rural setting, and to behave in a manner appropriate to a conservative culture.
- Honest in dealing with beneficiaries and PU-AMI staff.
Submission Guideline:
Dear candidates,
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Please note:
You are allowed to apply only before the closing date
Only the candidates who meet the mandatory qualifications/requirements will be considered for the long list.
A maximum of 15 best candidates from the ones who meet the mandatory qualifications/requirements (longlist) will be invited for a technical test (shortlist)
If you are not invited for a technical test within a month period, please consider that your application was not considered for this vacancy.
Validated copies of academic certificates/diplomas will be requested only if called for an interview
Kind regards,
The PU-AMI HR Team
Submission Email:
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