Job Title: IYCF Officer (X4)

Reference number: Vac/0170/22

Closing Date: June 05, 2022

Duty Station: South Wollo

Duration of Employment: Ten Month

Employment Type: Fixed term

Salary: As per the organization scale

International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps at the website provided at the end of this document.  

About International Medical Corps

A preeminent First Responder, International Medical Corps provides emergency relief to those hit by disaster, and offers the skills needed to rebuild stronger. We train people – giving communities the tools and knowledge to be self-reliant and be their own best First Responders when disaster strikes again.

International Medical Corps focuses on the delivery of community-based primary health care. We emphasize training and education, and prioritize hiring local staff – in fact, 96% of our field-based staff and health professionals are recruited from the local community. This helps to ensure that skills and knowledge are passed on and remain long after our programs have ended. Through the integration of specialties like emergency medicine, women’s health, nutrition services, water and sanitation, and mental health into the primary health care setting, we ensure that those we serve receive holistic, comprehensive care. The value of International Medical Corps’ integrated approach to community health and well-being and our emphasis on capacity building through training are critical for the long-term growth of ‘conflict and natural disaster-affected communities’ and ‘fragile states’.

 Job Responsibility 

• Provide technical and logistical support to the woreda health sector for effective implementation of IYCF interventions activities and come up with innovative ideas for effective implementation.
• Analyzing and reporting nutrition situation and prevailing trends
• Develop and adapt IMC IYCF/ECD materials to the local context based on previous materials and current child rearing practices and needs
• Serve as the primary point of contact between IMC and local partners involved in IYCF activities.
• Implement and adapt relevant ECD tools to measure ECD/IYCF outcomes integrated to CMAM (e.g. mother child interaction, maternal mood)
• Assist nutrition staff and lead mothers on counsel and strengthen the ECD/IYCF project in the OTP and SC sites and community level.
• Educate other staff about key aspects and components of ECD/IYCF (e.g. child development, improvement of mother-child interaction, and group support focused on IYCF)
• Send monthly reports and updates on the ECD/IYCF activities to the Nutrition Coordinator
• Promote gender equity and equality through each level of nutrition activities
• Plan with HEWs and other health workers working in Health posts to conduct complimentary feeding demonstrations for effective, sustainable and efficient implementation of IYCF interventions
• Actively participate in breast feeding corner establishment and effective implementation
• Provide Woreda level basic IYCF trainings to HEWs/Other health professional
• Provide technical support to MoH health staff on management on IYCF
• Sebsitize the community and HDAs on IYCF
• Actively participate in SMART and IYCF surveys
• Will provide technical support from screening to discharge (admission, treatment, follow up and referral) to provide care to under five years old malnourished children and uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition cases
• Perform supportive supervision of IYCF activities and ensure they are implemented as planned
• Ensure the appropriate referral system between SCs, OTPs TSFPs and IYCF
• Ensure the cards, GMP registration books and other necessary formats are filled and documented proper
• Liaise with ministry of health institutions, DPPD and other government organization at
• Ensure the IYCF coverage reach above 60% for rural and above 70% for urban community and the other standard performance indicators are met appropriately 
• Ensure that the families of malnourished children receive appropriate education and participated in the nutrition program
• Ensure the nutrition items are provided to the health facilities and reach to the intended beneficiaries
• Establishing linkage with community leaders and representatives
• Organize review meeting at each woreda to review the progress of health intervention at the woreda level.
• Perform another Other duties as required

Job Requirement

Education:

• Degree in nutrition or nursing or public health with 3 years of experience or diploma in nutrition or nursing or public health with 5 years of experience- Renewed MoH professional license is important

Experience:

• 3 years of experience or diploma in nutrition or nursing or public health with 5 years of experience- Renewed MoH professional license is important
• Experience on emergency nutrition and PHEM intervention like CMAM, IYCF, major epidemic diseases surveillance and epidemic/outbreak investigation and response
• Training on CMAM and IYCF
• Experience of facilitation of training and review meetings
• Fluent in written and spoken English language
• Knowledge of local language to the respective Woredas
• Good computer skills (Word, Excel)
• Ensure that IMC’s food security program and approach is in line with policies and strategies of the Government of Ethiopia’s as well

If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please notify International Medical Corps at report@InternationalMedicalCorps.org.

How to Apply

Interested applicants who meet the above requirements can apply using THIS LINK

Note: Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

IMC is equal opportunity employer and hence candidate from all background: religion, ethnic group, qualified women and people living with disabilities, etc are all encouraged to apply.