Assistant - Programme Implementation (Health & Nutition Facilitator)

Bal Raksha Bharat; Hyderabad, Chennai District; On-site; INR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Bal Raksha Bharat in India is seeking a Health Nutrition Facilitator for the Urban Flagship Programme to plan and facilitate skilling, career awareness and employability activities for adolescents and youth in Hyderabad and Chennai.

You will liaise with community health workers, mobilize communities for outreach and service uptake, support health camps and SBCC campaigns, and maintain daily activity records and MIS data with safeguarding compliance.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in ANM/GNM or BSc Nursing, Psychology, Development Studies, Management, or relevant discipline.

Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate skilling, career awareness and employability activities for adolescents and youth.
• Mobilize communities for outreach and service uptake across catchments.
• Support outreach events (VHSND, health camps) and SBCC campaigns, and maintain MIS data.
• Assist frontline workers in updating outreach microplans and referrals.

Skills

Community health

Adolescent health

Outreach & mobilization

Documentation & data management

Education

ANM/GNM or BSc Nursing

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title Health Nutrition Facilitator - Urban Flagship Programme

Grade I

Department Programme Implementation Unit

Reporting to Project Lead

Location Hyderabad , Telangana / Chennai, Tamil Nadu

No. of position 2

Contract 07 months

About Bal Raksha Bharat - Bal Raksha Bharat (also known as Save the Children) is Indias leading independent child rights organisation, working across Health Nutrition, Education, Child Protection and Livelihood Economic Wellbeing.

Project Brief:

The Urban Flagship Programme establishes safe, inclusive and enabling Urban Flagship Centres and extends integrated services into catchment communities, connecting children, adolescents, youth and families to education, health and nutrition, protection, skilling, livelihoods, government services and community-led solutions.

The Centre provides age-appropriate services including career counselling, 21st-century skills, vocational/certification support and linkages with training institutes, employers and other opportunities.

Role Purpose:

Plan and facilitate skilling, career awareness and employability activities for adolescents and young people, while supporting referrals and linkages to relevant training, certification, education, employment and livelihood opportunities.

• Liaise with Community Health Officers, ANMs, ASHAs, Anganwadi Workers, Jan Arogya Samiti members, PRI representatives, VHSNC members, SHG federations and school teachers within the assigned catchment.
• Mobilize communities for outreach and service uptake through PRI, VHSNC and Self-Help Group platforms across all assigned AAM catchments.
• Support the AAM team in organizing and conducting VHSND sessions, health melas and outreach camps, including community mobilization, registration and crowd management.
• Support the roll-out of SBCC campaigns on maternal health, non-communicable diseases, adolescent health and WASH; distribute IEC and SBCC materials within the catchment.
• Support PPP-driven specialized health camps (eye care, dental and NCD screening) - mobilize eligible beneficiaries, assist with registration and ensure post-camp follow-up.
• Support convergence with the School Health Wellness Programme (Eat Right movement) - mobilize adolescents for anemia screening and follow up on micronutrient supplementation.
• Assist frontline workers in updating outreach microplans; help identify underserved and hard-to-reach habitations within the catchment.
• Support identification and referral of pregnant women, under-5 children showing danger signs, adolescents with suspected anemia and suspected NCD cases to the AAM; follow up to confirm that referrals have been completed.
• Support Jan Arogya Samiti meetings - inform members, mobilize attendance and assist the Project Coordinator with meeting records.
• Support the facility team in collecting and displaying patient feedback, and in making entitlements and Citizen Charter information visible to the community.
• Maintain daily activity records and submit weekly and monthly reach data to the Project Coordinator in the prescribed format, disaggregated by gender wherever applicable.
• Immediately report any child protection or safeguarding concern to the Project Coordinator in line with BRB s Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Any other work assigned by the Project Lead.

Measures of performance:

• Number and quality of skilling, career and employability sessions delivered.
• Participation and retention of adolescents/youth.
• Quality and number of referrals/linkages to training, education, employment and livelihood opportunities.
• Timely and accurate MIS and documentation.
• Participant feedback and facilitation quality.
• Safeguarding, GESI and data-protection compliance.

BEHAVIOURS

• Accountability - Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling BRB s values.
• Ambition - Sets ambitious and challenging goals for programming, takes responsibility for personal development and encourages high standards of programming.
• Collaboration - Builds and maintains effective relationships with team members, colleagues, external partners and supporters.
• Creativity - Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Integrity - Demonstrates honesty, openness and transparency and the highest levels of integrity.

Reporting:

Direct: Project Lead

Solid:

Key relationships: Project Lead/City Lead, NSO thematic teams, Community Volunteer, other facilitators, training institutes, employers, government departments, youth groups, adolescents and young people.

Candidate specification:

Experience Minimum 2-3 years in Health based support system and hospitals/ANM, GNMs Experience with adolescents/youth is preferred.

Essential Qualification Graduate degree in ANM/GNM or BSc Nursing, Psychology, Development Studies, Management, or relevant discipline. Tainting certification is an asset.

Commitment to and understanding of Bal Raksha Bharat aims, values, and principles

Recruitment and selection procedures, which include rigorous background checks, reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse

Bal Raksha Bharat aims to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. Women candidates are encouraged to apply. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.

Child Safeguarding level required/ appropriate for the role:

Job level Statement

Level 1 The role holder will not have contact with children and/or young people, or access to personal data about children or young people, as part of their work; therefore, a police check will not be mandatory unless the content or location of the role changes, in which case the Child Safeguarding level will be reviewed.

Level 2 Either the role holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or they will be working in a regulated position (accountant, barrister, solicitor, legal executive); therefore, a police check will be required.

Level 3 The role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Safeguarding our Staff

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the BRB s anti-harassment policy.

Equal Opportunities

Bal Raksha Bharat aims to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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