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IYCF Supervisor (Female) |
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6 |
| Job Location: |
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Ghotki, Khair Pur |
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Female |
| Minimum Education: |
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Bachelors |
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Health Promotion or relevant qualification with at least 2 to 3 years experience in management of Community nutrition programs |
| Career Level: |
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Entry Level |
| Minimum Experience: |
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2 Years |
| Salary Range: |
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PKR 0 to 0 per Month |
| Apply By: |
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Aug 3, 2016 |
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| Job Description: |
Objective 1
Supervise IYCF activities
Tasks & responsibilities
- Supervisor to IYCF Promoter for Rapid/Full assessment of infant and Young Child feeding practices in mothers/care givers at Basic Health Units (BHUs)
- Supervise IYCF Promoter during conduction of detailed assessment of all mothers with children under 24 months that attend the OTP/SFP programme through the local Basic Health Units (BHUs).
- Supervise IYCF promoter while passing IYCF key messages.
- Check and identify MTMSGs members identified during screening.
- Schedule and support IYCF promoter for arranging monthly meetings MTMSGs.
Objective 2
Provide Support in IYCF activities
Tasks & responsibilities
- To prepare plan to deliver comprehensive cooking demonstrations session in filed.
- Provide the Pregnant women with preparatory counselling for breast feeding and colostrums feeding, to ensure prevention of pre-lacteal feeds and bottle feeding.
- Counseling the mothers on good maternal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.
- Provide tailored one to one counseling sessions, based on initial assessments, offering practical advice and education to mothers on the key issues of infant and Young child feeding practices.
- Ensure all mothers/care givers are aware of the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for the initial 6 months.
- Support the mothers suffering from insufficient milk production with advice on re-lactation.
- Discourage and educate mothers on the dangers of feeding bottles by exchanging used bottles for cups and spoons provided by ACF.
- Provide mothers with practical advice on correct attachment and positioning when breastfeeding, timely introduction of complementary foods and respond to any concerns or local taboos associated with IYCF.
- Counseling of mothers on the appropriate time introduce complementary feeding promotion the continuation of Breast feeding.
- Educating the mothers on the quality, quantity and frequency of complementary feeds to promote adequate weight gain.
- Utilize the provided education material on breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices, relaying accurate, practical and specific advice for the mothers needs.
- Ensure a comfortable, calm environment for counselling sessions and maintain good relationships with the beneficiaries.
Objective 3
Communication
Tasks & responsibilities
- Ensure strong communication links with all other CMAM staff, providing advice and support to all other staff members on IYCF issues as and when they arise.
- Conduct education sessions within the surrounding community on the importance of IYCF practices in conjunction with community mobilisers.
- Conduct meeting and sharing of feedback on bi-weekly with staff and line manager
- Aid in establishing mother to mother support groups/committees within the community to provide additional support for mothers and extend knowledge of good IYCF practices.
- Playing an active role on advocacy to promote proper IYCF Practices, and buld the capacity of IYCF promoter for antenatal and post-natal checkups, importance of institutional deliveries, vaccination and growth monitoring.
- Maintain clear communication with all actors of IYCF including Project staff, LHWs, CMWs, DoH Staff, TBA regarding the status of beneficiaries.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
- Good level of spoken and written Sindhi and local languages.
- Excellent behaviour change communication and counselling skills.
- Excellent skills in organizing work flow, capacity to follow protocols and take own initiative.
- Excellent ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt.
PREFERRED
- Previous experience of Infant and Young Child Feeding practices /treatment of malnourished children in Community Management of Acute Malnutrition is advantageous
- Filing and ability to work and stay with beneficiaries in order to change their behaviour through health and nutrition education sessions.
- Being able to answer the questions related to myths, disbeliefs and taboos about IYCF.
Note: These are project based positions and project will be implemented in coordination with the government of Sindh therefore salaries may differ from ACF actual salaries. |
| Company Information |
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Company Name: ACF International Action Against Hunger
Company Description:
FOR A WORLD FREE FROM HUNGER
FOR FOOD.
AGAINST HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION.
FOR CLEAN WATER.
AGAINST KILLER DISEASES.
FOR CHILDREN THAT GROW UP STRONG.
AGAINST LIVES CUT SHORT.
FOR CROPS THIS YEAR, AND NEXT.
AGAINST DROUGHT AND DISASTER.
FOR CHANGING MINDS.
AGAINST IGNORANCE AND INDIFFERENCE.
FOR FREEDOM FROM HUNGER.
FOR EVERYONE.
FOR GOOD.
FOR ACTION.
AGAINST HUNGER.
WHAT WE DO
For almost 40 years, across nearly 50 countries, we have led the global fight against hunger. We save the lives of children and work with their communities before and after the disaster strikes. We enable people to provide for themselves, see their children grow up strong, and build prosperous communities. We constantly search for more effective solutions, while sharing our knowledge and expertise with the world. We push for long-term change. We will never give up. Until the world is free from hunger.
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