Care Group Promoter at Plan International - 2 Positions

Plan International Nigeria is part is the global federation of Plan International and was registered as a National Organization in 2014 in Nigeria. Plan International works in 52 developing Countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas. Plan’s Global Strategic Goals (2017-2022) is to advance Children’s Rights and Equality for Girls ad our Ambition is, “together, we take action so that 100 million girls learn, lead, decide and thrive”. We reach as many children as possible, particularly those who are excluded or marginalised through the delivery of high-quality programmes that deliver long-lasting benefits to children and their communities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Care Group Promoter

Location: Mafa town,  Maiduguri
Reports to:  Infant Young Child Feeding Officer
Slot: 2

Purpose

• To provide support in the  implementation community IYCF project through volunteer lead mother and community members

Dimensions of Role

• The IYCF Care group promoter will support the IYCF project in planning and implementation of community IYCF through the volunteers, individual and mass education and coordinate trainings at community level based on need and project gals, play in  a vital role in creating awareness in community  and  Volunteers lead mothers at the community level..

Main Responsibilities Of Care Promoter

• Implement IYCF-E project at Community level
• Establish Volunteer  lead mothers at community level together with IYCF-Officer
• Identify and Supervise each Volunteer lead mothers at the community level (Volunteer Lead Mother and Neighbouring Mother)
• Conduct home visit
• Will ensure that the families of malnourished children receive appropriate counselling, education concerning the IYCF and caring practices through Volunteer Lead Mother.
• Counsel and Meets the Voluntary Lead Mother every 2 weeks  on IYCF  and  on how to address nutrition needs of their babies
• Ensure observance and respect the dignity of beneficiaries, care givers and members of the community at all times.
• Review Flipchart Lesson Plans with  IYCF officer on timely basis and assure they understand the information well and can teach back the information in a participatory manner.
• Collect VLM reports on a monthly basis, review the reports and assure the information presented is reasonable and complete then submits report to IYCF-Officer.
• Identify a safe space for counselling and referral to external services.

Qualification and Experience

• SSCE, and at least one (1) year experience in IYCF especially in CG model programming.
• Knowledge of CMAM and IYCF will be an added advantage.
• Excellent report-writing skills.
• Knowledge of English and Hausa/ Kanuri is a MUST

Behaviours:

• Creates strong sense of purpose and commitment within own part of operations and with stakeholders
• Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity
• Actively seeks for support in addressing difficulties in execution of duties.
• Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
• Very strong commitment to continuous learning

Physical Environment and Demands:

• Travel extensively to work in distant area.

Level of Contact with Children:

• High contact- the job responsibilities of this position require the post holder to have very frequent contact with children. It is expected that children shall be protected at all times.

Application Closing Date
8th February, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: Nigeria.Recruitment@plan-international.org using the Position applied for as the subject