Nutrition Counselor FSR # 397

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Job Title: Nutrition Counselor FSR # 397

Location: Azraq Camp

Job Summary

[The Nutrition Counselor will be responsible for the implementation of Nutrition-focused Social and Behavioral Change Communication (nutrition-specific SBCC) activities targeted to Pregnant and lactating women (PLW), and caregivers of infants and young children (0-2 years), and their key influential members within Azraq Camp and Zaatari camp, through awareness, support, and follow-up communication messages.

She will raise the awareness of the target group on maternal nutrition, contribute to improving women’s dietary habits during pregnancy and lactation, promote and support breastfeeding and optimal infant and young child feeding for mothers and children and minimize the risks of artificial feeding in the emergency context in accordance with agency policy and/or the Operational Guidance on MIYCN in any required work location.]

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

Technical:

• Screen PLW and children to identify targeted beneficiaries for nutrition specific SBCC activities.
• Assess the knowledge of the beneficiaries before and after counselling sessions and group sessions.
• Conduct interactive group sessions and one-to-one counselling sessions to PLW on key behaviors to improve maternal nutrition.
• Follow-up with mothers after the group or individual sessions, and assess improvements on knowledge, attitudes, and practices, of key dietary behaviors.
• Conduct interactive group sessions to key influential members of PLW on key dietary behaviors to support in improving maternal nutrition of PLW.
• Conduct interactive group sessions and one-to-one counselling sessions to caregivers of infants and children (0-2) years on key IYCF behaviors to improve key IYCF practices
• Provide tailored one-on-one counseling sessions to PLW and their key influencers, in line with needs discovered in initial screenings and assessments, offering practical advice and education on key nutritional issues.
• Provide group sessions and one-on-one counseling for pregnant and lactating women on maternal nutrition, and early initiation of breastfeeding.
• Identify PLW at higher risk of poor nutrition and new or inexperience mothers for more

intensive counselling support

• Identify PLW’s key influencers who influence decisions about PLW’s diets, to be invited and to participate in influencers group sessions on supporting PLW in eating a diverse and balanced diet during pregnancy and lactation.
• Arrange for interactive group sessions activities: time, location, supplies, materials, supporting aids, handouts, and invitations.
• Ensure all mothers/caregivers are aware of the importance of the early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months.
• Educate the mothers on the quality, quantity, and frequency of meals to promote adequate weight gain during pregnancy and meet their daily nutritional requirements during pregnancy and lactation
• Educate PLW on food safety and hygiene
• Conduct effective focus groups discussions when required, and ensure good documentation and reporting of qualitative data.
• Discourage unhealthy eating habits: consumption of tea, coffee, instant noodles. Etc.
• Co-ordinate the concept testing and pre-testing of all communication materials that are developed
• Provide pregnant women with preparatory counseling for breastfeeding and colostrum feeding, to prevent pre-lacteal feeds and bottle feeding;
• Counsel the mothers on correct maternal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation;
• Deliver messages on MIYCN practices with focus on maternal nutrition to the targeted community/communities through group education sessions;
• Ensure systematic screening for acute malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women, and children 6-59 months.
• Ensure that all malnourished PLW and children are referred appropriately for nutrition support to (SFP/OTP)
• Link with referral routes in the camp to facilitate PLW referral to receive ANC and PNC services
• Through liaison with the nutrition volunteers, provide effective follow up of all cases – particularly:

– Ensure PLWs and key influencers are reached with rapid screening, initial consents, and invitations on timely manner.

– Ensure the prompt tracing of PLWs and key influencers who are absent from the sessions.

– Request specific PLW to be followed up as required.

– Train the volunteer on and ensure good notes taking and collection of qualitative data in focus group discussions.

• Implement ongoing didactic and on-job training activities targeting the nutrition volunteers to build their capacity and enhance program services and practices
• Ensure systematic disaggregated age/gender data and PLW’s (pregnant, lactating) are recorded correctly and timely reported using standard program reporting tool.
• Maintain proper communication with PLW and key influencers
• Maintain good connection with reproductive healthcare providers, protection, mental health, disability support and WASH routes in the camp to support potential crosscutting needs.
• To support medical nutrition therapy to PLW of chronic conditions whenever needed
• Support in arranging food demonstration sessions for the beneficiaries in collaboration with nutrition trainers, nutrition volunteers, women support groups, and mother champions
• Contribute to the development and distribution of contextually appropriate IEC/SBCC materials on maternal nutrition.

Reporting and Advocacy:

• Maintain daily records of pregnant, lactating, and key influencers attending group sessions and/ or counselling sessions to be reflected on the system to MEAL on daily basis.
• Submit comprehensive periodic, and ad hoc relevant statistical reports and data required by the nutrition officers and senior nutrition officer on timely manner
• Submit weekly and monthly reporting of activities to the nutrition officers and senior nutrition officer MEAL on timely manner
• Compile and filter weekly sheets from nutrition volunteers and report on weekly basis to nutrition officers and MEAL
• Play an active role in advocacy to promote proper MIYCN Practices, antenatal and post-natal checkups, importance of institutional deliveries, vaccination and growth monitoring
• Support in the documentation of project case studies, lessons learnt, advocacy campaigns and project reporting.

Referral and Coordination:

• Maintain strong coordination with medical staff to support medical nutrition therapy for chronic conditions if needed.
• Refer PLWs and/or children for intensive nutritional/medical care as required
• Ensure caregivers are aware of available services and advocate prioritization for caregivers, where necessary, in appropriate services and support
• Refer all pregnant women to the next antenatal care services if not already informed
• Refer cases for community follow – ups to community nutrition volunteers.
• Refer to other services in the camp (Reproductive health, Mental Health, Disabilities, Protection and WASH);
• Coordinate with all health practitioners, nutrition trainer, nutrition counselors, nutrition volunteers in relevant clinic/location to ensure that all pregnant and lactating mothers are referred to CMAM/MIYCN services
• Receive cases referred from the reproductive health, community health and other actors in the camp and manage cases appropriately

Additional Tasks:

• Participate in other MIYCN program duties as requested
• Ensure a comfortable, calm, environment for counseling sessions and group sessions and maintain good relationships with the beneficiaries

Other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive]

Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree of human nutrition and dietetics/ clinical nutrition.
• At least one year of experience in clinical nutrition, or MIYCN counselling.
• Knowledge of optimal MIYCN practices, able to support pregnant and lactating mothers, and a willingness to learn
• Proven capacity of teamwork
• Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathize with all beneficiaries and their caregivers
• Capacity to keep accurate records of activities and report in a timely manner
• Ability to make a work plan and direct work independently to achieve the target.
• Ability to identify problems immediately and initiate improvements if needed with senior management
• Highly organized and has excellent time-management skills
• Good computing skills in Kobo, Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher.
• Able to work independently as well as part of a team
• Able to integrate into a multi-cultural team and cooperate with co-workers.

Desirable:

• Knowledge and proven experience in nutrition-specific social and behavior change communication (nutrition-specific SBCC)
• Experienced nutritionist with proven experience in carrying out SBCC and close engagement and communication with communities
• Proven experience in nutrition counseling of pregnant and lactating women on maternal nutrition, infant and young child nutrition.
• Experience working in humanitarian emergency settings

Required Skills and competencies

• Excellent verbal, listening and written communication skills
• Strong background and technical experience in MIYCN – Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition.
• Competent counselling skills
• Delivering and managing quality service
• Maintains high level of integrity and trust.
• Excellent time management skills
• Effective teamwork and collaboration
• Driven by values and moral motivation

Child Safeguarding

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Equal Opportunities

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