IYCF/Nutrition Counsellor
Job Description
Title: IYCF/Nutrition Counsellor
Company Name: Terre des hommes - Cox's Bazar
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Nutrition, Public Health, or similar qualification.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Nutrition
Job Context:
∎ Violent events in the Rakhine State of Myanmar, starting in August 2017, led to the displacement of 615’000 Rohingya men, women, and children towards Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh. The mass and speed of the displacement created an acute humanitarian crisis. People arrived with very little belongings and all basic needs are to be met. Beyond water, sanitation, shelter, food, and health, protection is an important issue to address notably when it comes to children: they potentially suffered the most from the dramatic events which happened in Myanmar and during the cross border journey to Bangladesh.
∎ The IYCF Counsellor has the responsibility of providing and strengthening high-quality IYCF activities within the PHC and the local community. This includes identification and treatment of MAM and SAM among PHC attendees, supervision of breastfeeding practices, and providing advice and treatment for all forms of nutrition for mother and baby, especially within the first 1000 days of the child’s life. The individual is also responsible for ensuring referrals to stakeholders and nutrition partners in the local area.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide nutritional counseling to mothers of young children, focusing on children in the first 1000 days of life
∎ Provide breastfeeding advice when required, advising lactating mothers on diet and referring them to the PHC breastfeeding area.
∎ Advise on a balanced diet, using flip charts, diagrams, and other IEC materials to convey information.
∎ Advice on food hygiene and the importance of preventing diarrhea and parasites in promoting nutrition.
∎ Liaise with BEmONC staff to ensure correct nutritional advice is being provided for pregnant and lactating women.
∎ Assess all children presenting with low MUAC or other forms of malnutrition symptoms, treating and referring to local agencies as appropriate.
∎ Develop and strengthen links with local organizations such as ACF and refer to them as required.
∎ Ensure that all children under 5 have MUAC measured, weight is taken and height measured at the point of triage.
∎ Provide assistance and capacity building for clinical staff at PHC to assess and treat all forms of malnutrition.
∎ Liaise with medical and nursing teams regarding the treatment of MAM and SAM in PHC IPD, providing capacity building among staff where necessary.
∎ Work closely with the pediatrician to identify SAM children needing inpatient facility and supporting as per protocol.
∎ Work closely with the Community Health Team to ensure that nutrition messages are integrated into all community education activities
∎ Provide capacity building that was required for the Community Health Team.
∎ Liaise with Community Health Team Leader to ensure that correct nutritional messages are being delivered in the community.
∎ Refer patients requiring follow-up to Community health Team.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Gender Equality: Tdh is committed to achieving gender parity in staffing at all levels. In light of this, women candidates are particularly encouraged to apply to bridge the gender gap.
∎ Essential working experience of at least one year in nutrition activities related jobs. Extra courses or training will be an asset.
∎ Previous experience working in the humanitarian sector essential, including managing MAM, SAM and IYCF programs.
∎ .Experience of teaching other staff about assessment, monitoring and treatment of MAM and SAM
∎ Experience in breastfeeding counseling is needed.
∎ Willingness and ability to work within the FDMN environment.
∎ Language: English and Bengali essential and Rohingya would be an asset.
∎ Competences:
∎ - Responsibility
∎ - Teamwork
∎ - Flexibility
∎ - Commitment
∎ - Service
∎ - Leadership
Salary: Tk. 55400 (Monthly)
Application Deadline: May 30, 2020
Company Information:
∎ Terre des hommes - Cox's Bazar
∎ Address : Impulse Ocean View, Plot#68, Block#A, PWD Residential Area,Kolatoli, Coxs Bazar’.
∎ Web : www.tdh.ch/en
∎ Business : Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is an International Non-Profit Private Organization operating in Bangladesh since 1974 in the fields of Child Protection, Healthcare, Nutrition, Emergency Relief and Water/Sanitation.
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: In the preparedness of the COVID-19 emergency response, Tdh is seeking humanitarian professionals including doctors, medical assistants, nurses, nurse aids, and experienced logistics support staff such as crowd controllers, guards, cleaners to join its pool of candidates.You will bring a strong passion for humanitarian relief work, with a proven record of delivering successfully in very difficult contexts. Your ability to work effectively under pressure in a complex and rapidly changing environment will be essential.If you are interested to work in this type of context, we strongly encourage candidates to apply.
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 30th May 2020
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