About Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition Activity:
Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) is a key component of the national nutrition programme in Afghanistan, implemented under the guidance of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Public Nutrition Directorate (PND). Maternal nutrition refers to the nutritional status of women during adolescence, pregnancy, and lactation, which directly influences their own health as well as the health and development of their fetus and/or infant through their reproductive and caregiving roles. Infants are defined as children aged 0–11 months, while young children are those aged 12–23 months, inclusive.
The Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) and the Essential Package of Hospital Services (EPHS) form the core structure of the Afghan health system. These two packages are complementary and jointly ensure the delivery of essential primary health care and hospital-based services across different levels of health facilities. Within this framework, BPHS and EPHS include key nutrition interventions aimed at the prevention and management of undernutrition. These interventions are organized into four main components: nutrition assessment, prevention of malnutrition, treatment of malnutrition, and nutrition screening and surveillance.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Secure appropriate training hall for the program duration and ensure all necessary equipment and utilities such as laptop, projector, electricity, and heating/cooling arrangements are made in advance of each training session. Assist the training coordinator in finding a suitable, equipped, secure training hall;
2. Ensure all printing materials (agenda, pre-post evaluations, participants' training manuals) and stationary are available and utilized for each training session;
3. Prepare lists of participants during each training with clear details of participants’ names, districts, health facilities, email addresses and phone numbers including ID Cards of the participants and their mahram;
4. Arrange for food and refreshment menus for participants that meet required food safety and diet standards and are in line with allocated budget for the program;
5. Document and share all project-related finances including participants’ costs (per diems, transportation, meals, stationery and printing, and any other approved expenses;
6. Manage petty cash, maintain records/bills in hard filings and post entries to the Quick Books software.
7. Prepare transportation and per diem estimation sheets for participants in each training and share it with the main office Admin and Finance Department for review and approval.;
8. Process all related payments after careful review and completion of documents. Ensure that no unauthorized or unnecessary payments are made to anyone;
9. The employee is responsible to implement AINHE-O’s organizational policies and guidelines, rules and regulations related to finance, HR, procurement and PSEA;
10. The employee is responsible to report to the provincial coordinator;
11. Perform the services diligently and in accordance with the highest professional standards at all times. Any incidents of misconduct and improper behavior should be promptly reported to AINHE-O;
12. Perform any other tasks assigned by Supervisor/Line Manager.
