Position: IYCF Officer

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: OPA, Guba Koricha - Ethiopia

Posted date: 1 hour ago

Deadline: June, 01/2024

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters, and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national, and global levels using our reach, experience, and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

The position holder shall be in charge of technical quality implementation and delivery of the mobile health and Nutrition services in the assigned Woreda Reduce malnutrition and address the newly prioritized humanitarian needs through an Intersectoral approach with protection mainstreaming at Guba-Koricha Woreda in the Oromia Region.

S/He will mainly be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the mobile health and nutrition services under the team by giving high emphasis to health education to IDPs on maternal and child health and also family planning services, safe motherhood, and child health consultation such as Antenatal, delivery, postnatal and essential newborn services, Iron supplementation, provision of TT vaccination, identification of high-risk mothers and facilitation of referral and counseling on FP, exclusive breastfeeding and HIV. In addition, the position holder is also expected to provide supervision, technical assistance, and capacity building to health extension workers and Health workers in health facilities. She/he will be responsible for the daily implementation of the mobile health and Nutrition services package as per the standard, supporting health facilities assigned as integrated mobile health & Nutrition modality and daily dispensary and drug supply management. He will also be responsible for day-to-day documentation of all provided services accordingly compile weekly and monthly reports and share them with the Field office health response coordinator and Woreda health offices.

Job Requirements

The Individual

• Education: BSC in Health, Nursing, and other relevant fields of study

• Minimum over 3-5 years relevant experience with this at least 2 years relevant experience in an international NGO or similar organization Knowledge of policy and practice in the field of emergency nutrition intervention, IYCF, and health.

• Experience in developing and monitoring budgets.

• Computer literate in word processing and Excel packages.

• An understanding of child rights and their protection and fulfillment in the development context.

Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understand and put into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC).

• Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.

• Ensure that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

Location: Oromia Program Area, Guba Koricha

Type of Role: EHF Project

Reports to: Health and Nutrition Coordinator

Grade: C1

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants can apply online using THIS LINK