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Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization which envisions a world where no one lives in poverty, in fear or oppression, where all have access to a decent standard of living and have opportunities and choices essential to a long, healthy and creative life. Concern world wide would like to invite dynamic and creative applicants for the following position:

Job Title Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Counsellor

Countable To: IYCF coordinator

Duty station: Refugee camp, Gambella

No. of posts Definite

1 (one)

JOB Purpose:

To implement and promote core and optimal IYCF activities in a refugee camp where concern worldwide is implementing an emergency nutrition response programme, as per protocols and international standards.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES

Ensure community mobilization, sensitization and participation of targeted communities of IYCF matters in nutrition centres of the camp
Facilitate appropriate and participatory IYCF education sessions for targeted communities in general and for beneficiaries, caretakers in particular using proper IYCF-EIC tools
Identify and organize IYCF counseling for pregnant and Lactating women (PLW) with breastfeeding difficulties using appropriate techniques
Facilitate the re-lactation processes for identified orphans in the refugee’s camp
Participate to the creation of IYCF-Mothers to mothers support group in the refugee’s camp
Organise follow up and home visit sessions of IYCF-MMSG participation in the refugee’s camp
Help the IYCF –coordinator on conducting training for community outreach agents, in IYCF matters
Facilitate focus group discussions with PLWs IYCF baby friendly spaces in the nutrition centers
Monitor and make sure that all discharged cases from the nutrition programme followed a basic IYCF education sessions
Together with the IYCF coordinator and monitoring officer, collect and analyse programme data for improved programming and organize specific IYCF assessment in the refugee’s camp as per programme needs and timeframe
Promote and ensure compliance with the requirements of concern’s programme participants protection Policy (P4) and Humnitarian accountability partnership standards to ensure maximum protection to programme beneficiaries
Support CMAM caretakers living with HIV and AIDS on the best breastfeeding practices
Collect weekly and monthly IYCF sector data and report on deadline to the IYCF coordinator
Perform any other duties as assigned by the IYCF coordinator and /or by emergency Nutritionist and area manager as per programme needs

Required Education and Experience

Essential

BSc Degree or Diploma in public health, Nursing, Nutrition or related field with minimum 5 years of 7 years relevant experience respectively
At least one year experience working in nutrition and /or public health
Minimum of two years NGO experience
Experience in community based health/nutrition programmes activities
Good written and verbal communication skills in English
Knowledge of Nuer language is an advantage and will b an asset to communicate with people at different levels in the targeted community
IYCF experience is preferable
Computer Literate in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power point and other statistical packages
Experience in CMAM or other nutrition programs

Desired:

Experience in community mobilization activities and IYCF promotion
Experience working in the refugee’s camp context and emergency situation
Experience in nutrition surveys, including data analysis
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Experience in facilitating training and working in NGO is an advantages

Salary As per the organization scale

Closing date 26 February 2016

Interested applicants should send non-returnable C.V. and application letter outlining how their experience and skills fit this vacancy and copy of supporting

Concern world wide, Human Resource Department

P.O.Box 2434, Addis Ababa

Female candidates are encouraged to apply

Only short listed candidates will be contacted

Concern has a staff code of conduct and programme participant protection policy which has been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation and to clarify the responsibilities of concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organizations, and the standards of behavior expected of them. Any candidate offered a job with concern worldwide will b expected to sign the programme participant protection policy and the staff code of conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions in these two documents.

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