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  • Posted: Jun 19, 2017
    Deadline: Jun 27, 2017
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    Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil W...
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    Care Group Promoters

    Department:   Programme

    Reports to: Infant Young Child Feeding Officer

    Duration:   8.5 Months

    Location:   Maiduguri Office, Borno State

    Position:Care Group Promoters (4 Positions)

    Department:   Programme

    Reports to: Infant Young Child Feeding Officer

    Duration:   6.5 Months

    Location:   Plan International Nigeria, Mubi Office, Adamawa State

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

    Duties and Responsibilities:

    • 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 visits
    • 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.

    Qualifications 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  compulsory

    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.

    Method of Application

    Complete applications should be submitted electronically to: Nigeria.consultant@Plan-international.org stating the job title in the subject of the email

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