IYCF specialist (Akkar/T5, Beirut/Mount Lebanon, Bekaa/Baalbeck-Hermel, South/Nabatieh)
To apply, qualified applicants should send a resume or CV to: [email protected]. To ensure the timely review of your resume, please insert "IYCF Specialist (with the area of interest)” in the subject line of the email. No phone calls please. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please don’t wait for the last date to apply, as IOCC might start interviews before the deadline. Preferable that candidate resides in the areas of concern. IOCC is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a professional and diverse workforce.
IOCC has a zero tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of beneficiaries and staff. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct, that enshrines principles of PSEA, always (both during working hours and outside work hours). Familiarization with, and adherence to, the Code of Conduct is an essential requirement of all staff, in addition to related mandatory training. All staff must ensure that they understand and act in accordance with this clause.
The IYCF specialist will be responsible for providing Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) support and education to vulnerable caregivers through individual counseling and awareness sessions at the community, PHC and hospital levels.
Responsibilities and Essential Functions
- Provide support and counseling to pregnant women and mothers identified with difficulties in breastfeeding and/or sub-optimal infant and young child feeding practices and to caregivers of children 0-23 months at the community, PHC and hospital levels.
- Provide Early childhood development (ECD) support and education to vulnerable caregivers through individual counseling and awareness sessions.
- Assist and give one-on-one counseling sessions related to IYCF for PLWs and caregivers of children 0-23 months referred from the IYCF national hotline.
- Conduct regular follow-up visits/phone calls to all women assisted, especially mothers of children under 6 months, to ensure exclusive breastfeeding.
- Refer cases for ECD specialized care when needed.
- Give awareness sessions to spread the knowledge among vulnerable families about optimal IYCF-E practices and ECD.
- Provide on-the-job coaching to the PHC staff on IYCF counselling whenever needed.
- Provide other trainings on IYCF when needed.
- Distribute micronutrient supplements to children aged 6-59 months at the community level and conduct cooking demonstrations to the families.
- Provide education on the Law 47/2008, and report violations and unsolicited infant formula donations, as per the developed IYCF SOP
- Report daily and weekly to the health officer on all conducted activities, by completing the required reporting forms and databases.
- Keep the necessary files for each case visited and counseled.
- Attend IOCC staff meetings when required.
- Perform other duties as necessary.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Native Arabic speaker and fluency in English is necessary.
- Strong social, interpersonal, communication and intercultural skills
- Team player
- Able to meet deadlines.
- Computer literacy: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
Experience:
- 2- 3 years of work experience;
- Previous experience in NGOs and humanitarian field is an advantage.
- Previous experience in IYCF program implementation is an advantage.
Working Conditions
- Stationed in the field with frequent visits to the Primary Healthcare Centers IOCC is operating through.
- Visits to Beirut office for meetings, trainings, and relevant paperwork.
- It is preferable that candidate resides in the area of interest.
- The candidate should have his/her own car.
ملاحظة:
دليل مدني، شبكة المجتمع المدني، يوفر للمنظمات منصة لنشر الوظائف, وليس مسؤول عن عملية التوظيف. كل منظمة مسجلة على دليل مدني هي مسؤولة بشكل فردي عن منشوراتها وعن عملية التوظيف.
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