Job Description

Position title       :               Temporary IYCF Counsellor (3)

Reporting to       :               Nutrition Supervisor

Location               :               Baidoa,Burhakaba & Hudur

Job summary:

The IYCF Counsellor is expected to provide a high standard of promoting optimum health and preventive health care, thereby contributing to a safe, efficient and effective service to patients.

Responsibilities:

• Carry out mobilization activities in allocated program areas in line with agreed plans, protocols and current donor proposals.
• Ensure smooth, effective operation of the mobilizations exercises in SOS MC operational areas.
• Ensure that CNWs convey correct health and nutrition messages to the community and that the community accurately and correctly interpret those messages into actions.
• Collect and compile weekly and monthly mobilization reports and submit them to the supervisor in a timely manner.
• Participate in health and nutrition assessments, surveys, surveillance, program reviews and other monitoring activities as required.    
• Disseminate public health and nutrition education messages to improve knowledge attitude and practices.                  
• Ensure all mother/ care givers are aware of importance of exclusive breastfeeding for initial 6 months.

Experiences and Qualifications

Secondary certificate, Nutrition training certificate or related field

• Minimum 2 years of progressive professional experience in doing of IYCF Counsellor, or had work with Nutrition Partner for nutrition Projects.
• Excellent command in Somali and English
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ward Management Skills
• Basic Knowledge and experience Nutrition
• Proactive, result oriented, independent, able to identify and carry out duties with minimum supervision

Child Safeguarding Policy:

SOS Children’s Villages Somalia holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates’ value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes. SOS Children’s Villages organization is committed to safeguarding the rights of the children and therefore, is expected that every individual who joins with SOS Children’s Villages Somalia understands his/her responsibility in protecting and keeping children always safe

Skills Required

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