IYCF Officer

About ASDEPO:

Action for Social Development and Environmental Protection Organization (ASDEPO) is an Ethiopian indigenous, “Civil Society Organization” established in 2014. ASDEPO is mandated to operate in all regional states of the country and is engaged indifferent thematic program areas of intervention namely: Humanitarian Response, Education, Health, Women and Youth Economic Empowerment, Gender Based Violence and Child Protection, Migration/Human Trafficking, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), NTD’s Climate Change, Agriculture, Environmental Protection and Training in Gambella, Oromiya, Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, Afar, SNNPR and Somali Region.

Job Description

The IYCF Officer has the responsibility to ensure high-quality IYCF activities, closely coordinated an integrated with the Emergency Nutrition Response project. The IYCF Officer ensures the project’s activities fit within the framework of the National Nutrition Program and ensures good relations with local stakeholders.

KEY Roles and Responsibilities

• Accomplish project site activities and supporting of community-based groups – HDAs, mother support groups, local committees, etc.)
• Participate in providing IYCF technical support to Woredas, to partners CMAM and IYCF staff
• Ensure that all staff understand and implement the IYCF program guidelines
• Ensure appropriate and consistent education messaging to mothers (at PHC, Hospitals, HCs and community levels)
• Advise the best feeding options/ practices and follow ups as appropriate Participate in the development of mother support groups and mother-baby areas.
• Participate in developing regular work plans for the HEWs, HDAs, mother support etc
• Spot and address appropriately the violations of the code of marketing of breast-milk substitutes and violations of the MOH guidelines
• Act as an effective member in promoting, supporting and protecting IYCF practices (give IYCF awareness sessions and IYCF individual counselling sessions as necessary).
• Give support to IYCF team members as necessary
• Link between CMAM team and IYCF team (such as promoting excellent communication and referral between IYCF counsellor, IYCF educator and CMAM)
• Assist in the development and review of educational material
• Prepare training materials and conduct IYCF training when necessary
• With support from MEAL Coordinator, make sure all IYCF records are regularly filled and submitted (awareness sessions, database of counselled cases, etc.)
• Liaise with ZHB, WHB, and Health facilities and ensure the quality of IYCF/Nutrition capacity building activities are technically sound, aligned with proposed implementation plan and adhere to standard guidelines;
• Assure the availability of IYCF training and counselling materials prior to any training;
• Support community assessments related to CMAM & IYCF and strengthen capacity of various health’s, agriculture, and other sectors’ front line workers to improve the quality of nutrition intervention
• conduct regular follow-up site visits to provide support quality implementation, and document field all through submission of complete, accurate and timely feedback reports;
• Performs other related tasks as required.
• Conduct activities in accordance with the rules of the Child Safeguarding Policy, which includes reporting suspicions of child abuse,
• Ensure that all activities seen through a child safeguarding lens;
• Be vigilant about observing possible child abuse/harm,
• Conduct project risk assessment using given template and mitigation plans are addressed Report performance of child safeguarding activities per quarter,

• BSc in Nursing, Midwife or Public Health
• Minimum two years working experience directly related to emergency health & nutrition related fields Knowledge, training and experience in IYCF-E and community mobilization/BCC
• Proficiency in spoken and written English and Local language.
• Strong computer (Microsoft skills), all and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Desirable

• Knowledge on emergency nutrition/IDP context is preferred.
• Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
• Quantity required: 1