Job Title: MIYCN Counsellor
Location: Borno
Role Purpose
- The post holder is responsible for the planning and implementation of IYCF program in the assigned sites in collaboration with the Nutrition officers, and Nutrition Nurse.
Key Areas of Accountability
- Overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of IYCF-E activities in the assigned
- Provide technical guidance on IYCF to staff at nutrition services sites, and community levels,
- Ensure staff at the nutrition services sites understand and implement the national IYCF protocol.
- Ensure appropriate and consistent IYCF messaging to mothers and other carers at nutrition services sites.
- Ensure inclusion of IYCF activities during outreach and community-based sensitizations for nutrition activities
- Prepare field visit plans and supervision checklist in advance of trips (find example of supervision checklist in toolkit).
- Compile monthly activity reports and assist with stock consumption/distribution plans for each of the mother-baby areas as required.
- Provide supportive supervision to Mother-to-Mother Support Groups;
- Conduct orientations and trainings to build the capacity of staff/volunteers, and the community at large.
- Ensure availability and distribution of IYCF IEC materials to nutrition services sites, and catchment health facilities.
- Facilitate coordination for breast feeding.
General:
- Demonstrate compliance and leadership with LABDI policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, PSEA and other relevant policies and procedures.
Qualifications
- Diploma in Health, Nutrition, Nursing, or related field with a minimum of one (1) – two (2) year relevant experiences.
- Understanding of community management of acute malnutrition.
- Able to supervise, train and coach community nutrition workers, and volunteers.
- Experience in facilitating community-based trainings.
- Computer skills knowledge and applications especially Ms Word and Excel
- Strong communications skills, and a good team player.
- Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathise with children and their careers.
- Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
- Ability and willingness to frequently travel and stay at the field.
- Strong report writing and computer skills.
- Understanding of local language and culture is mandatory.
- Understanding of English language (Listening, speaking, reading, writing).
Desirable:
- Qualified nutritionist with nutrition education/IYCF experience
Experience and Skills:
Essential:
- Problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks.
- Able to work to tight deadlines and under pressure.
- Strong interpersonal skills, ethical sensitivity, and ability to empathise with children, youth and their carers.
Behaviours (Values in Practice):
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Life at Best Development Initiative values.
- Holds the team accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications (Letter of Motivation and CV) in a single PDF file to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.