District Coordinator- Social Safety Net Programs (SSNP)

Responsibilities & Context

Employment Type: Contractual (Initially 6 months with the probability of extension based on fund availability)

Organization: Nutrition International (A leading international NGO that works in the field of nutrition)

Overview: The broad functions of District Coordinator, SSNP component are to support the Project Implementation team to manage, monitor, and report on the Social Safety Net component of the AMAN project. He/she will provide nutritional support to women of reproductive age (WRA) and children under five in by making improvements in the reach and quality of two existing major SSNP implemented by Government i.e., Vulnerable Women Benefits (VWB) (former, Vulnerable Group Development) and Food Friendly Program (FFP). He/she will need to advocate and liaison with the relevant stakeholders at district and upazila level including Government, Rice Blenders, WFP, BRAC and other stakeholders. Facilitate capacity building, strengthening quality assurance, quality control system, coordinating effective supply chain management, monitoring, supportive supervision components of the program.

Role Profile:

Project Implementation and Monitoring:

Prepare a monthly plan from focusing activities to implement of SSNP component of AMAN project.

Explore and identify multiple opportunities for the integration of nutrition across different sector programs of SSNP.

Coordinate and perform accordingly to the feedback from PO/NPM on any modifications required in the monthly planned activity.

Develop and assist supply chain management system for regular distribution of fortified rice in scale up upazillas of Cox’s Bazar district

Coordinate and identify gaps of existing supply chain for the FFP and VWB program in Cox’s Bazar district.

Support District Women affairs Office and District Controller of Food Office to scale-up the FFP and VWB program and distribution of fortified rice to vulnerable women of all eight Upazilas of Cox’s bazar district.

Support Nutrition International hired vendor(s) in organizing National, district and Upazila level workshop/ training/meetings

Facilitate quality control and quality assurance for production of fortified rice

Collect fortified rice sample randomly from stock, production line during each visit to rice blending units/ mills and test the blending ratio.

Facilitate the third-party validation through the agency assigned by WFP/ MoFood/ MoWCA to check quality of fortified rice before distribution to beneficiaries.

Coordinate with quality control personnel of blending unit/rice mill for testing of fortified rice at least thrice for each batch of production/ blending and keeping test records in book.

Advocacy and liaison with the government and relevant organizations to implement the project

Provide on-the-job coaching and mentoring to frontline workers and their supervisors and intensive liaison of departments of food and women affairs to ensure the quality and efficiency of SSNP.

Visit and check the activity of the virtual cooking demonstrations on low-cost, locally available nutritious and fortified foods (salt, oil, rice etc.) with beneficiaries and through different platforms.

Strengthen linkage between SSNP and nutrition service delivery platforms

Support gender sensitive BCI implemented at SSNP delivery points or distribution platforms by frontline workers SSNP.

Support and monitor the coordination of MoHFW, MoWCA, Ministry of Food, members of the D/U NCC and responsible for the implementation of MMNP activities, to