Senior IYCF officer

Job Description

Title: Senior IYCF officer

Company Name: Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV)

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Noakhali

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ BSc in Nutrition

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV) is a non- government, non-political, Bangladeshi organization providing humanitarian support to the Rohingya people at Bhasan Char. As part of its Health & Nutrition interventions in support with WFP & UNHCR, SARPV is going to implement "Integrated nutrition intervention for Rohingya refugees living in Bhasan Char" project from 1st September 2022.
∎ Overall Objective: This position is responsible for implementing quality integrated IYCF- E and CMAMI program at the camp level to support and promote appropriate IYCF practices.
∎ Competency: Device operating, internet browsing for the basic communication.
∎ Employment Status: Contractual, until 31st December, 2022 (Renewable)
∎ Job Location: Bhasan Char, Noakhali

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Key Job Responsibilities:
∎ Supportive Supervision:
∎ Ensure supportive supervision to the staffs and volunteers directly involved in CMAMI & IYCF services, MHPSS services, Health education and ECCD activities
∎ Identify gaps and providing technical support according to gap in facility and community level.
∎ Develop action plan in conjunction with responsible person of IYCF and CMAMI activities.
∎ Do necessary steps to building effective and functional team considering emergency situation.
∎ Maintain regular communication with relevant staffs in facility level.

∎ Capacity Building and collaboration:
∎ Keep up to dated knowledge on existing guideline, protocols and changes of IYCF CMAMI, MTMSG. ECCD, SBCC, MHPSS.
∎ Conduct training for field staffs and prepare training report.
∎ Provide on the job training (OJT) for field staffs.
∎ In close collaboration with Program manager, links and cooperates with the nutrition sector in joint supportive supervision activities and ensuring quality IYCF- E implementation and reporting, according technical standards.
∎ Supports community level interventions and liaise with community outreach / mobilisers in IYCF -E messaging through community networks.
∎ Perform program related task assigned by the program manager.


∎ NBF Management:
∎ Assessing NBF children with major priority
∎ Managing wet nurse for NBF children if needed
∎ Management of NBF children

∎ Documentation and Reporting:
∎ Collect case information, taking snap, document and share with supervisor for learning and further action.
∎ Prepare report according to demand of program when necessary.
∎ Monthly report checking and report analysis.

∎ Abiding by organizational and donor policies and humanitarian principles
∎ The position is expected to uphold the values of SARPV
∎ She must learn about the donor policies and abide by it.
∎ Humanitarian Principles must be upheld in daily implementation.
∎ Implement all work-related activities with a gender, disability and child protection lens, taking into account the different needs, concerns and ideas of the SARPV's staff and beneficiaries

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 1-year experience in the field of CMAM program and or IYCF program
∎ Ability to ensure coordination & negotiation with partners on the ground
∎ Technically sound on nutrition aspect
∎ Well known about the country strategy and guideline of CMAM and IYCF
∎ Good communication and presentation skills
∎ Team-building, capacity building and training skills
∎ Language: Must be proficient in English and Bangla in both writing and speaking
∎ Excellent computer skill (Microsoft office: Word, Excel and Power point)

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Two days weekly holiday ( Friday & Saturday)
∎ Mobile bill, internet bill, Travel bill as per Organization policy.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 21 Aug 2022

Company Information:
∎ 17 Aug 2022
∎ Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV)
∎ Address : Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV) 274/4 (3rd Floor), South Monipur (60 feet Road), Mirpur, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.
∎ Web : www.sarpv.org
∎ Business : Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV) is devoted to work for the most underprivileged and marginalized vulnerable groups of the society for their socioeconomic development to transform them as productive human resource with a dignified lifestyle. People with Disability are the prime focus of our every work. Along with the disability issue SARPV is also intervening in various sensitive issues like poverty eradication, educational support, health service providing, establishing rights, climate change and DRM, skill development to integrate the vulnerable groups in the mainstream of society those who are leading life with uncertainty in the society.

Category: NGO/Development

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