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Borno Maiduguri |
Posted 4 years ago |
Medecins du Monde (MdM) is recruiting candidates for an IYCF Nurse Counsellor.
JOB TITLE: IYCF Nurse Counsellor
JOB LOCATION: Maiduguri, Borno
JOB DETAILS:
- The Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Nurse (Counsellor) is in charge of social behavioral change interventions, including evidence-based counseling to mothers/care givres and households of children Under 24 Months.
- S/he also manage baby friendly space that support/mentor care group lead mothers in the Community.
- The Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Nurse (Counsellor) directly report to Deputy Nutrition Technical Advisor based in Maiduguri. S/he is also responsible for technical supervision of the Nutrition Technical Advisor.
- All technical trainings and supports must be based on up-to-date National guidelines, MDM guidelines and WHO guidelines as needed.
Specific Duties
- Conduct on-going assessment of all mothers with children Under 24 Months that attend OTP in MDM clinics.
- Complete and maintain individual breastfeeding beneficiary report cards.
- Perform close monitoring of all beneficiaries, including follow up checks with community mobilisers and summaries of total number of mothers attended to.
- Maintain clear communication with all other nutrition staff regarding the status of beneficiaries, including OTP nurse, screeners.
- Provide tailored one to one counseling sessions, based on initial assessments, offering practical advice and education to mothers on the key issues of Infant and Young child feeding practices.
- Ensure all mothers/care givers are aware of the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for the initial 6 months.
- Educate mothers on the dangers of feeding bottles through creating strong awareness in the community.
- Provide mothers with practical advice on correct attachment and positioning when breastfeeding, timely introduction of complementary foods and respond to any concerns or local taboos associated with IYCF.
- Ensure a comfortable, calm environment for counseling sessions and maintain good relationships with the beneficiaries.
- Ensure Intgeration of IYCF with MDM Emergency Nutrition/OTP Activities.
- Based on needs, the incumbent to will undertake any duties assigned by his/her line manager, and within the scope of MDM work in the country.
Hierarchical & Functional links:
- The Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Nurse (Counsellor) directly report to Deputy Nutrition Technical Advisor based in Maiduguri.
- S/he is also responsible for technical supervision of the Nutrition Technical Advisor; as well has functional link with the Health Services Quality Coordinator, Health Coordinator, Emergency Response Coordinator and Program Coordinator as needed.
Skills And Experience
Required profile:
- Diploma in Nursing
- At least 3 years of professional experience in relevant position, of which, 1 year of direct experience with INGO/NGO on Infant and Young Child Feeding practices that is integerated with CMAM.
- Relevant qualifications in Emergency Nutrition and development activities;
- Ability to create tools and monitoring process;
- Work experience in insecure environments is an advantage and/or knowledge of the cultural/social influences in North East Nigeria.
Required personal skills:
- Excellent organisational, training and coaching skills is required;
- Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills;
- Able to prioritize; Be flexible;
- Ability to work under stressful situation;
- Has a good team spirit;
- Able to work and live in specific security context.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter in one single attachment to: [email protected] using “IYCF Nurse Counsellor ” as the subject of the email.
Note: Applications without the correct subject line stated above will not be treated.
Job Features
Deadline | 10th May, 2020. |