IYCF-E Officer

IYCF-E Officer

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Health and Nutrition /Emergency Response

No of position:1

Duration of the contract: 12 months with probability of extension

LOCATION: Sasiga Woreda of East Wellega Zone

GRADE: 4B

POST TYPE: National

Child Safeguarding:

Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

ROLE PURPOSE:

• Provide IYCF counselling with the health extension workers and Other CMAM Teams.
• Support and Work closely with HDAs, mother to mother support groups within existing HDA structure, local committees, etc

• Participate in providing IYCF technical support to Woredas, SCI and partners CMAM IYCF

• Ensure that all staff understand and implement the IYCF program guidelines
• Ensure appropriate and consistent education messaging to mothers (at PHC, Hospitals, HCs and community levels)
• Advise the best feeding options/ practices and follow ups as appropriate
• Participate in the development of mother support groups and mother-baby areas.
• Participate in developing regular work plans for the HWS, HEWs, CMAM officer, HDAs, mother to mother support groups etc.
• Spot and address appropriately the violations of the code of marketing of breast-milk substitutes and violations of the MOH guidelines

• Provision of timely update to CMAM officer
• Work by engaging community, government and other stakeholders.
• Act as an effective member in promoting, supporting and protecting IYCF practices (give IYCF awareness sessions and IYCF individual counselling sessions as necessary).
• Give support to CMAM team members as necessary especially on community mobilization activities
• Ensure that IYCF tools are properly utilized and documented; prepare IYCF reports regularly and submit to CMAM coordinators
• Link between CMAM team and IYCF team (such as promoting excellent communication and referral between IYCF counsellor, IYCF educator and CMAM)
• Assist in the development and review of educational material (IEC /BCC)
• Prepare training materials and conduct IYCF trainings when necessary
• standard guidelines,
• 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,
• Assure the availability of IYCF training and counselling materials prior to any training’
• Support community assessments related to CMAM & IYCF and strengthen capacity of various health, agriculture, and other sectors’ front-line workers to improve the quality of nutrition intervention
• Along with other SCI & partner staffs, conduct regular follow up site visits to provide support quality implementation, and document field all through submission of complete, accurate and timely feedback reports;
• Ensure IYCF indicator well captured and adhere to the national protocol guideline by CMAM team.
• Make sure that Mothers are counselled with the resource available at HH and proper understand
• Make sure that Mother who need special counselling are identified, linked and followed well for behaviour change
• Support the mothers suffering from insufficient milk production with advice on re-lactation
• Ensures the availability of job aids, reporting formats, therapeutic products and drugs for program implementation at health facility level.
• Facilitates trainings, workshops, review meetings, community forums under the project,
• Conduct regular checklist based supportive supervision on targeted health facilities,
• Facilitate joint monitoring visits /joint supportive supervisions/ in integration with Woreda health office and zonal health department.
• Generates’ and share supervision reports and feedbacks for project coordinator, zonal/woreda health office and health facilities.
• Follow and ensures, action taken by all responsible parties on gaps identified during supervision,
• Supports and liaise with the woreda health office staffs and provide on the job training/coaching and capacity building where required,
• Working with the CMAM Officer, to ensure CMAM beneficiaries are referred to IYCF services when required.
• Coordinates the link of acute malnutrition cases with EOS/CBN/CHD/TSFP/PSNP and facilitates regular registration of Non-EOS beneficiaries and submits on monthly bases,
• Supports community mobilization activities (case finding, referral linkage, defaulter tracing, conducting home to home visits and provides health and nutrition educations),
• Reports any problems in a timely manner to the project Officer and Coordinators,
• Upholds the image and values of SC at all times,
• Performs other related tasks as required,

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Nutrition Coordinator

Dimensions:

Staff directly reporting to this post: None

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Program Management
• Lead and facilitate best interest determination (BID) panel to guarantee best interest of the children.
• Conduct routine nutritional screening of PLW and under five at Sasiga or Haro Limu Districts
• Support / Establishment and strengthening of Mother to mothers Group
• Development need based IEC/BCC materials
• Lead Mother to mothers Support group session with HEW and, HCW and other SCI teams.
• Supporting any other nutritional interventions delivered by SCI, partners and other stakeholders
• Identify, register and refer malnourished children and PLW.
• Promote and improve quality service delivery to fulfil children’s right based on SCI vision, mission and values.
• Facilitate and provide trainings, workshops for community members, and other stakeholders.
• Assist the CMAM project officer in establishing/strengthening referral linkages.
• Work closely with Sasiga & or Haro Limu Woredas relevant government offices and community based structures
• Performs other related activities as assigned by his immediate supervisor.
  

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners 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

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• BSC or Diploma in Nursing, Nutrition, Midwifery or Public Health (Senior Clinical/Public Nurse or above).
• Minimum of three years working experience for BSc and five years’ experience for Diploma holders related to CMAM and IYCF implementations.
• Work experience in similar position is advantageous
• NGO or INGO work experiences are desired
• Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply

Date of issue: 30/05/2021 Author : Asif Befa