IYCF Counselor
Job Description
Title: IYCF Counselor
Company Name: Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Cox's Bazar
Vacancy: --
Age: 25 to 40 years
Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)
Minimum Salary: Tk. 50000 (Monthly)
Experience:
∎ At least 2 years
Published: 4 Jun 2025
Education:
∎ Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Nutrition and Food Science
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 25 to 40 years
∎ Having the experience to work in the Rohingya Context with the health sector will be preferable
∎ Good command of the Chittagonian/ Rohingya language gets preference.
∎ Ability to communicate in the Rohingya language (spoken Chittagong dialect)
∎ Ability to cope with stress working in a camp environment.
∎ Flexibility to perform other tasks and take initiative when required.
∎ Cultural awareness/ sensitivity and empathy to the target population
∎ Having the experience to work in the Rohingya Context with the health sector will be preferable
∎ Good command of the Chittagonian/ Rohingya language gets preference.
∎ Ability to communicate in the Rohingya language (spoken Chittagong dialect)
∎ Ability to cope with stress working in a camp environment.
∎ Flexibility to perform other tasks and take initiative when required.
∎ Cultural awareness/ sensitivity and empathy to the target population
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Provide tailored one-to-one IYCF counseling sessions, based on initial assessments, offering practical advice and education to all mothers with children under 24 months.
∎ Counsel the mothers on good maternal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.
∎ Utilize the provided education material on breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices, relaying accurate, practical, and specific advice for the mother's needs.
∎ Provide the Pregnant women with preparatory counseling for breastfeeding and colostrum feeding, to ensure prevention of pre-lacteal feeds and bottle feeding.
∎ Ensure a comfortable, calm environment for counseling sessions and maintain good relationships with nutritionally vulnerable at risk mothers and infants identified in nutrition and health facilities.
∎ Conduct IYCF sessions with the caregivers of malnourished children as appropriate.
∎ Play an active role in advocacy to promote proper IYCF Practices, antenatal and post-natal checkups, the importance of institutional deliveries, vaccination, and growth monitoring.
∎ Aid in establishing mother-to-mother support groups /Community Health Groups within the community to provide additional support for mothers and extend knowledge of good IYCF practices.
∎ Conduct a detailed assessment of child feeding practices in women requiring additional support or reveal difficulties.
∎ Maintain strong communication with other CMAM- staff regarding the referral and status of beneficiaries.
∎ Counsel of mothers on the appropriate time to introduce complementary feeding promotion the continuation of Breastfeeding.
∎ Educate the mothers on the quality, quantity, and frequency of complementary feeds to promote adequate weight gain in IYCF sessions.
∎ Identify training needs of Health workers and Community Volunteers attached to facilities as well as conduct on-job training.
∎ Organize and facilitated weekly/biweekly/monthly meetings on IYCF related discussion, exchange of lesson learns/challenges/taboos.
∎ Establish links and meetings with the community leaders and different groups existing in the working area and Integration IYCF care practices within PHC.
∎ Establish a network with the other actors in the working area (UN agencies, GoB, I/NGOs).
∎ Job Context:
∎ GK was created in 1972 with two visions. Firstly, "the fate of the poor decides fate of the country". Secondly, "development of the country depends on development of women". Since 2017, Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK) and Multiple Donors have entered in a partnership to respond to the Rohingya crisis.
∎ Job Location: Ukhiya/ Teknaf/ Bhasanchar
∎ Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide tailored one-to-one IYCF counseling sessions, based on initial assessments, offering practical advice and education to all mothers with children under 24 months.
∎ Counsel the mothers on good maternal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.
∎ Utilize the provided education material on breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices, relaying accurate, practical, and specific advice for the mother's needs.
∎ Provide the Pregnant women with preparatory counseling for breastfeeding and colostrum feeding, to ensure prevention of pre-lacteal feeds and bottle feeding.
∎ Ensure a comfortable, calm environment for counseling sessions and maintain good relationships with nutritionally vulnerable at risk mothers and infants identified in nutrition and health facilities.
∎ Conduct IYCF sessions with the caregivers of malnourished children as appropriate.
∎ Play an active role in advocacy to promote proper IYCF Practices, antenatal and post-natal checkups, the importance of institutional deliveries, vaccination, and growth monitoring.
∎ Aid in establishing mother-to-mother support groups /Community Health Groups within the community to provide additional support for mothers and extend knowledge of good IYCF practices.
∎ Conduct a detailed assessment of child feeding practices in women requiring additional support or reveal difficulties.
∎ Maintain strong communication with other CMAM- staff regarding the referral and status of beneficiaries.
∎ Counsel of mothers on the appropriate time to introduce complementary feeding promotion the continuation of Breastfeeding.
∎ Educate the mothers on the quality, quantity, and frequency of complementary feeds to promote adequate weight gain in IYCF sessions.
∎ Identify training needs of Health workers and Community Volunteers attached to facilities as well as conduct on-job training.
∎ Organize and facilitated weekly/biweekly/monthly meetings on IYCF related discussion, exchange of lesson learns/challenges/taboos.
∎ Establish links and meetings with the community leaders and different groups existing in the working area and Integration IYCF care practices within PHC.
∎ Establish a network with the other actors in the working area (UN agencies, GoB, I/NGOs).
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance
Workplace:
∎ Work at office
Employment Status: Full Time
Gender:
∎ Only Female
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)
Read Before Apply:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. The initial contract will be until December 31, 2025, with the possibility of an extension. The selected candidates are expected to join by July 01, 2025.
Company Information:
∎ Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Cox's Bazar
∎ GK-UNHCR/UNICEF/ WFP Project Office Chowdhury Properties, Ward No: 10 Middle Baharchara, Cox’s Bazar (Nearby Cox's Bazar International School)
Address::
∎ GK-UNHCR/UNICEF/ WFP Project Office Chowdhury Properties, Ward No: 10 Middle Baharchara, Cox’s Bazar (Nearby Cox's Bazar International School)
Application Deadline: 16 Jun 2025
Category: NGO/Development
