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,

Job Requirements

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

How to Apply

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at website