IYCF Councilors (5 positions)

Vacancy Announcement: 29 May 2023
Position: IYCF Councilors (5 positions)
Duration: 12 months
Location: Afgoye
Directly reports to Nutrition Officer
Application closing date: 12 June 2023
Background Information
Agro Pastoral Charity Organization abbreviated as APCO is a national
humanitarian organization working in Somalia since its establishment in the year

1998. APCO is a non-profit making organization to address and mitigate the
      effects of biting natural and man-made disasters and the socio-economic
      problems in Somalia. It is an initiative formed to resist prolonged insecurity and
      droughts in Somalia and the increased lack of humanitarian access and
      humanitarian services to victims in Somalia.
      APCO targets vulnerable beneficiaries both in urban and rural areas through
      life-saving activities through emergency response, recovery, livelihoods, and
      developmental activities. With regards to the absence of the socio-economic
      infrastructure and the systems of governance and institutions which led to the
      collapse of livelihoods and all the basic services of many communities. The
      organization also focuses on governance projects of peacebuilding and
      development initiatives. APCO since its inception and mutual partnerships with
      global development and local partners has been able to implement humanitarian
      protection activities in collaboration with its stakeholders.
      In partnership with Somali Humanitarian Fund (SHF), APCO is implementing a
      Nutrition program, titled Provision of lifesaving nutrition assistance for droughtaffected population in Afgoye district, Lower Shabelle. So, APCO is looking for
      professionally confident, self-motivated, experienced and committed team
      player IYCF counsellors.
      Overall Job Purpose
      IYCF counsellors will be responsible for individual and group IYCF counselling
      for caregivers.
      Duties and Responsibilities

• Helps to identify needs for breastfeeding counselling and provide
  adequate counselling.
• Facilitates sessions on nutrition health and hygiene good practices to
  pregnant and lactating women and caregivers of malnourished children
  attending the IYCF-E and Out-patient Therapeutic Programme (OTP)
  sites.
• To provide one on one breastfeeding counselling for mothers
  experiencing difficulties in breastfeeding including demonstration and
  breastfeeding techniques and supporting re-lactation.
• Facilitate the scheduling of outreach workers/volunteers for follow-up of
  caregivers of children with breastfeeding difficulties at home.
• Identify mothers to become peer educators in their home villages and to
  support them to undertake sensitization and referral to the Mother Baby
  Area.
• Refer children for intensive nutritional/medical care as required.
• To train outreach workers and volunteers on best practices for infant and
  young child feeding.
• Prepare daily/weekly reports on activities and any necessary reports as
  requested by the Nutrition Officer.
• Attend training and team meetings as requested.
  Required Skills and Experience
• Diploma in Nurse, Public health, or other related field is required.
• Experience in the area of nutrition promotion and addressing malnutrition.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the same position.
• Previous experience in NGOs/Donor funded programs is preferred.
• Working experience of one year in IMAM or Maternal and Child Health
  program
• Excellent written and spoken skills in English
• Experience in nutrition program and community work.
• Good relations with other people.
• Good capacity to work in a team and flexibility.
• Excellent communication (written and oral), editing, and advocacy skills
• Computer literate in (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  presentations.)
• Effective interpersonal skills
  Additional information
• The post is open to only Somali Nationals
• Female applicants are encouraged
  Application procedure
  Interested applicants are requested to submit their detailed CV and cover letter
  through the following email addresses: info@agropastoral.org with the subject
  line indicating ‘Application for the Screener Position’, on or before 12 June
  2023.