IYCF Counselor

Job Description

Title: IYCF Counselor

Company Name: Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Cox's Bazar

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline
∎ Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or Nursing, or related field and higher-level Degree preferred.
∎ He/she must have experience in CMAM, IYCF, and community mobilization.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Participate in conducting counseling the pregnant women for the preparation of Breastfeeding and colostrum feeding.
∎ 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.
∎ Counseling 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 the beneficiaries.
∎ Conduct education sessions within the surrounding community on the importance of IYCF practices in conjunction with community mobilizers.
∎ 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 status of beneficiaries.
∎ Counseling of mothers on the appropriate time to introduce complementary feeding promotion the continuation of Breastfeeding.
∎ Educating the mothers on the quality, quantity, and frequency of complementary feeds to promote adequate weight gain.
∎ Identify training needs of Health workers and Community Volunteers attached to facilities as well as conduct on-job training.
∎ Ensure a comfortable, calm environment for counseling sessions and maintain good relationships with the beneficiaries.
∎ 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.
∎ Organize and facilitated weekly/biweekly/monthly meetings with CVs 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).
∎ Special Note
∎ Carry out any additional assignment per her/his position entrusted with the GK Management from time to time and mutually agreed upon.
∎ Management may, at any point in time, modify this job description as it is deemed necessary in Gonoshasthaya Kendra’s interests in consultation with the incumbent
∎ Due to the emergency response nature of GK's work, hours of work may vary, and employees should be flexible in approaching hours of work in emergency conditions.
∎ The employee must respect the timetable, terms, and conditions of Gonoshasthaya Kendra and should always be available to respond to an emergency.

Additional Requirements:
∎ 2 years of work experience in humanitarian contexts will be prefferd
∎ Ability and willingness to frequently travel to settlements and able to be based where services are limited.
∎ Proficiency with local languages: Local Chittagongian and Rohingya
∎ Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with the change in weather or discomforts
∎ Capacity to supervise Community health volunteers/workers.
∎ Previous NGO experience as an IYCF counselor
∎ Self-motivated, accountable, flexible, and, culturally sensitive

Salary: Tk. 30000 (Monthly)

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 2 Mar 2022

Company Information:
∎ 23 Feb 2022
∎ Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Cox's Bazar
∎ Address : 40/ A, Mukti Jodda Shoroni, Saimon Road, Baharchara, Cox's Bazar.
∎ Web : www.gkcox.org

Category: NGO/Development

: Only shortlisted applicants will be called upon for interviews. Initial engagement will be for 9 months (subjects to the extension of the project and funding availability. The selected candidates need to be joined 1st April 2022