Job Overview:

The Nutrition and Development Facilitator (NDF) – Community Level will promote nutrition and ECD services through community engagement and practical Social and Behavior Change (SBC) activities. The NDF will mobilize and support eligible BISP/BNP/Kafaalat households, strengthen community–Facilitation Centre linkages, follow up missed visits and referrals, and engage caregivers and household decision makers. The NDF will work four days at community level and two days at the Facilitation Centre, in coordination with the respective FC, to ensure continuity and effective delivery of services.

Key Responsibilities:

The NDF will undertake the following responsibilities:

A. Community Engagement and SBC Interventions

The NDF is jointly accountable for the community and the Facilitation Centre. Each responsibility cluster below specifies what the Nutrition and Development and Facilitator does at community level and linked with FC these are not separate jobs but two sides of the same role, delivered in an integrated weekly work cycle.

At Community Level

Establish, strengthen, and sustain Mother-to-Mother Support Groups, Father-to-Father Support Groups, and Peer Support Groups for adolescent girls in the FC catchment area
In collaboration with the implementing partners and community platforms, support and/or conduct boot camps for adolescent girls for their own nutrition and well-being and to empower them as change agents.
Facilitate structured community dialogues with fathers, mothers-in-law, grandmothers, religious leaders, elders, and adolescent groups to address social norms affecting breastfeeding, complementary feeding, adolescent nutrition, maternal nutrition, male support, responsive caregiving, and early stimulation.
Conduct structured parenting sessions with mothers, fathers, grandparents and caregivers on responsive caregiving, early stimulation, play-based learning, positive discipline, child safety and nurturing care.
Identify children who may have developmental delays, disability risks or caregiving concerns during household visits and refer them through agreed referral pathways.
Conduct household-level interpersonal counselling for mothers, caregivers, and fathers on MIYCAN, IYCF, ECD, positive parenting, WIFAS, MMS, and healthy diets during pregnancy and adolescence. Conduct community mapping of the FC catchment area identifying BISP beneficiary households, pregnant and breastfeeding women, children 0-23 months, adolescent girls, high-risk households, defaulters especially SAM and MAM, hard-to-reach groups, and local influencers and update quarterly
Identify and address key behavioral barriers and social norms affecting FC utilization, feeding, optimal MIYCAN practices, parenting, and care-seeking.
Identify the top 2-3 behavior barriers in each FC catchment area each month, including knowledge gaps, social norms, access barriers, cost/time constraints, fear, misinformation, family decision-making issues and service experience concerns.
Use these findings to update the monthly FC-level SBC micro-plan.
Coordinate and orient Lady Health Workers (LHWs), Community Midwives (CMWs), Health Workers, and Community Health Inspectors (CHIs) to strengthen integrated service delivery and referral pathways

B. Follow-up and Referral Support

Maintain an updated list of all registered beneficiaries in the catchment area, including missed visits, defaulters, high-risk households, and incomplete referrals
Conduct follow-up home visits to understand reasons for missed FC visits or non-compliance — including transport barriers, family restrictions, service dissatisfaction, myths, or household decision-making dynamics, and deliver return-to-service counselling.
Track children identified with developmental red flags, delayed milestones, disability concerns or caregiving risks and ensure timely referral to appropriate health, rehabilitation, ECD or child protection services where available.
Follow up referred children and caregivers to confirm whether referral was completed and whether additional counselling or support is required.
Update on biweekly basis a follow up plan to track missed/ defaulted children, adolescents and PBWs.
Identify and actively track children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and children and PBWs with Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) in the community and ensure timely referral to the nearest FC or Nutrition Stabilization Centre.
Maintain a weekly high-risk list of SAM/MAM children, PBWs/adolescent girls with nutrition risks, children with developmental red flags, missed-visit beneficiaries and incomplete referrals.
Conduct community-level anemia screening support; refer cases identified for appropriate treatment and follow-up
Prioritize proactive outreach to low-coverage, high-risk, hard-to-reach, and marginalized households

C. Campaigns Implementation and Information Dissemination

Plan and implement community mobilization activities for national and programme campaigns including World Breastfeeding Week, Parenting Month, and 16 Days of Activism on adolescent nutrition reaching households, community groups, and local influencers
Disseminate accurate, timely, and culturally appropriate nutrition and ECD messages through community platforms, support groups, and household visits, alongside IEC materials
Engage religious leaders, youth champions, teachers, grandmothers, and community influencers to amplify campaign messages and reinforce positive social norms
Capture behavior change stories, community voices, field highlights and human-interest stories linked to BNP impact, including service uptake, father engagement, adolescent nutrition, referral completion, caregiver demonstrations and improved household practices.
Use campaign activities to promote practical behaviors, not only information dissemination, including food demonstrations, play demonstrations, referral promotion, family decision-maker engagement and community feedback.

D. Facilitation Center and Stakeholder Coordination

Maintain close liaison with LHWs, LHSs, CMWs, community leaders, religious leaders, schools, and the education department to ensure coordinated, multi-sectoral programme implementation
Engage fathers, youth champions, grandmothers, and community influencers to build household and community demand for nutrition and ECD services
Coordinate with local administration and BISP community mobilization structures to support beneficiary identification and enrolment

E. Monitoring, Reporting, and Supply Information

Maintain a comprehensive record of all community-level interventions — counselling sessions, support group meetings, home visits, referrals, and campaign activities — throughout the project period.
Maintain a beneficiary outreach and follow-up tracker covering mapped Kafaalat beneficiaries, contacted households, eligible PLWs/children/adolescent girls, referrals issued, referrals completed, registered beneficiaries, due/overdue cases, defaulters traced and reasons for non-compliance.
Maintain records of children reached with ECD counselling, developmental monitoring/screening, parenting sessions, caregiver demonstrations, developmental red flags identified, referrals made and referrals completed.
Report monthly on key ECD indicators, including number of parenting sessions conducted, caregivers reached, fathers engaged, children screened/observed for developmental milestones, children referred and referral completion status
Collect and document community-level insights, including service experience, barriers, motivators, and community perceptions, to support adaptive programming and human-interest stories
Identify and report service delivery bottlenecks observed at community level for supervisory action

F. Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP)

Ensure all beneficiaries and community members understand their entitlements, services, visit schedules, referral pathways, and complaint channels
Facilitate safe, confidential, and accessible feedback mechanisms for women, adolescents, persons with disabilities, and marginalized groups
Document and report recurring community feedback trends to supervisors for programme adaptation
Ensure respectful, non-stigmatizing, and inclusive communication with all community members.
Ensure confidentiality of beneficiary information, especially for women, adolescent girls, children, persons with disabilities and vulnerable households.
Ensure all counselling, outreach, documentation and referrals follow do-no-harm principles and do not expose beneficiaries to stigma, discrimination, harm or unrealistic expectations.

Required Qualifications:

Minimum Bachelors Degree Social sciences, Nutrition, Public health, Allied health or related field, or LHV qualification
Community Midwives or technical degree from the registered institutions

Required Experience:

Minimum 2 to 3 years in community-based nutrition, ECD, SBC, health or social protection programmes.
Experience with BISP/BNP/Kafaalat and local-language communication is desirable.
The Community female NDF needs to work jointly with male Mahram (Father, brother, husband) for 04 days/week during community level activities to ensure safe access for the NDF in outreach and to help gain community acceptance by engaging fathers, elders, and male decision-makers.

Required Skills:

Community Mobilization & Engagement, Interpersonal & Group Counselling, Social & Behaviour Change (SBC) Communication, Facilitation Skills, Household Outreach & Community Mapping, Beneficiary Follow-up & Referral, Stakeholder Coordination, Basic Monitoring, Documentation & Reporting, Communication in Local Language, Field Work & Mobility

Location:

District: Awaran, Barkhan, Brshore,Chagai,Chaman,Dera Bugti North,Dera Bugti South,Dukki,Gwadar,Harnai,Hub,Jaffarabad,

Jhal Magsi,Kachhi,Kalat,Sikandarabad,Kech,Kharan,Khuzdar,Killa Abdullah,Killa Saifullah,Kohlu,Lasbela,Loralai,Mastung,

Musakhel,Nasirabad,Nushki,Panjgur,Pishin,Quetta,Sherani,Sibi,Sohbatpur,Tump,Usta Muhammad,Washuk,Zhob,Ziarat