Concern Worldwide

Job Purpose: The GMP Promoter will be responsible for facilitating growth monitoring and promotion activities both at the site and at the community level including maintaining a database for all the children enrolled in the program and tracking their development and milestone on a monthly basis. This staff member will equally ensure that there is appropriate referral for all children to other sections within the nutrition sites including the OTP/TSFP/BSFP and the IYCF Corners for further support. H/She will strive to engage with the caregivers identifying concerns with respect to child care while working together to identify possible solutions to these problems. The measurer volunteers will be supervised by GMP promoter to ensure quality measurement is maintaining at the facility level. They will also ensure enrolment of eligible children in the nutrition sensitive e-voucher through MODA software. The growth chart will be filled up and mothers and caregivers will be reached with promotional messages based on need. S/He will be responsible to perform other activities requested by his/her supervisor based on project need.

Ensure taking anthropometric measurements-weight, Height and other relevant indices by the measurer volunteer and interpreting the measurement to inform the messaging and counseling to deliver to the caregivers.
Supervising activities of measurer volunteer work at the anthropometric point, check the measurement quality and correct accordingly if required.
Plot the growth charts in the GMP Cards and discussing the growth and development of the child with the caregiver highlighting key concerns congratulating the caregivers as applicable.
Discussing growth patterns with the caregivers and involving them in identifying problems and solutions related to the growth of their children.
Encouraging caregivers of children under 5 years to attend GMP every month until the children are above 5 years.
Enrollment of eligible 24-59 month children in the nutrition sensitive e-voucher program to get top up to purchase diversified food ration.
Contribute to demand creation for other health and nutrition services by encouraging caregivers on other health interventions including immunization and micronutrient supplementation that are key to optimal growth and development.
Support refer of children with severe growth problems to other services for example Health Centres.
Alongside the outreach teams, organize home visits follow-ups to particular children identified with faltering weight on subsequent visits to try and dig dipper into potential challenge to child feeding and care practice at home.
Ensure that caregivers understand the information on their child progress as recorded in the charts and giving them an opportunity to raise particular concerns and questions they may have around child care.
Enable a friendly collaborative working culture within the team, actively sharing information and knowledge to enable the team to ensure effective learning and sharing across the team
Support supervisor to prepare and compile weekly and monthly reports and other need based reports especially on GMP.
Be aware of, understand and comply with all of Concern’s policies and procedures (P4, finance, logistics, HR, security management etc.)
Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Country Director or the line manager.

In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):

If you feel that your qualification and experience match our requirements, and you have a shared commitment to Concern’s values, please email the completed Job Application Form with photograph, National ID, TIN and all Educational Certificates to recruitment.bgd@concern.net.

Concern Worldwide encourages all qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity and origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organisation. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations, and is committed to promoting equality. Concern follows an equal opportunity policy and actively encourages diversity welcoming applications from all especially women and people living with disability and other diverse group.Concern promotes gender friendly work environment placing staff welfare and wellbeing at the core.

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.