Position: MIYCN/E SBCC Officer - 9

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Afar - Ethiopia

Posted date: 1 week ago

Deadline: October, 15/2024 (12 days left)

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience the fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

MIYCN/E SBCC Officer supports the care takers and PHCUs in counseling and home-to-home visits for TFP and SFP beneficiaries for successful outcomes. He/she will support health facilities (Primary Hospitals, Health Centers, and Health Posts) in the treatment of acute malnutrition among nutrition priority groups, mainly Children U5, and referral linkage services under the national protocol and SPHERE standard. He/she will support and assist the caretakers to adhere to instructions, hygiene sanitation, and infant and young children feeding at facilities and door-to-door for SAM and MAM caretakers.

The position is expected to support health facilities and support for mothers at the Therapeutic Feeding Programs in OTP and SC sites (TFP units) and Responsible for identifying the barriers and cultural taboos that hinder child feeding, identifying minimum resources for IYCF implementation with other routine reports and share to the immediate supervisor.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for supporting Districts and PHCU in collaboration with OTP/SC officers in planning and conducting nutrition screening activities, Ensuring the existence of functional referral pathways and linkages between communities and HF and vice versa on TFP/SFP beneficiaries.

• Support and assist Woreda Health Offices and PHCUs in the piloting of the Family MUAC approach.

• Implement and provide technical support for TFP on (IDPs), and mobilization of community, and nutritional screening for both host & IDPs

• Conduct regular supportive supervision and provide technical support at stabilization Center and Outpatient Therapeutic Program sites every week.

• Ensure linkage of OTP/SC discharges, to the distribution of protection and TSF ration (If applicable), to prevent further deterioration.

• Print, laminate, and provide the necessary OTP/SC guidelines and protocols for running OTP/SC, and photocopy for other related activities.

• Integrate the TFP activities with IYCF Activities, including health facilities with due emphasis on enhancing the availability and integration of IYCF counseling services.

• Ensure Job aids are available in Health posts (HEW quick reference, Lookup table, report format, tally sheet, Plump nut, and drug stock control balance form).

Job Requirement

• Minimum three years of working experience with NGOs in the CMAM program.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

• BSc degree in Public Health/ Clinical Nursing/Nutrition and related health field of study preferred from accredited universities or health colleges

Certificates on:

• Acute malnutrition 2019 revised guideline training

• Revised 2019 IMAM guideline, and IYCF-E training

• Integrated Pharmaceuticals Logistics System (IPLS)

• Trained on the Family MUAC approach and TSFP/MAM

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Knowledge, training, and experience in the management of MAM and SAM with/without medical complication

• Demonstrated skills in IYCF-E with CMAM program planning, implementation, and monitoring. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.

• Good human relations skills.

• Willingness to work under pressure and extra hours

• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.

• Strong adherence to World Vision values.

• Strong character traits, including emotional stability, adaptability, ability to handle stress, cultural and gender sensitivity, and integrity.

• Prepared to live and work in a remote and uncertain security environment

• Fluent in oral and written English and Amharic.

• Knowledge of the local Language (Quafar) is advantageous.

World Vision has zero tolerance for the abuse and exploitation of children and vulnerable adults. Every prospective employee, volunteer, and intern is obliged to comply with World Vision’s child and adult safeguarding policy."

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Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

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