Turkey: IYCF Facilitator

The IYCF facilitator will report to the Nutrition Officer, and will be based in Turkey in PHC clinic.

Essential Duties:

• Provide regular technical and operational support to IYCF Facilitators.

• Supervise all the activities related to IYCF Activities.

• Provide trainings for another IMC staff, and IYCF-E and CMAM in particular.

• Provide supervisory support IYCF facilitators with the development and implementation of the IYCF work plan.

• Support the monitoring and analysis of all IYCF activities implemented at field level, including regular collection of data, and sharing relevant data and recommendations as appropriate.

• Coordinate closely with other IMC departments to support linkages of IYCF-E activities, particularly with Protection, and other Medical teams such as Reproductive Health and Community Health.

• Perform other duties as necessary.

Qualifications:

• University degree or Intermediate Institute Preferably a medical background.

• Minimum 1 year of overall experience in work with NGOs. Experience in development/humanitarian sector will be an added advantage.

• Experience in Nutrition inpatient and outpatient treatment, Infant and Young Child Feeding promotion, breastfeeding counselling, child development, and community mobilization.

• Understanding of the Code of Marketing Breast milk Substitutes and the Operational Guidance on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies, and familiarity with IYCF-E and Nutrition internationally agreed guidelines, protocols, and standards (including Sphere).

• Adherence to Code of Conduct for MRFS and humanitarian workers, and the humanitarian principles.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Proven strength of working independently as well as working well as a member of a team.

• Willingness to work in insecure environments.

• Ability and willingness to travel.

• Fluent in Arabic and able to writing and reading in English.

• Having AFAD Card

Applications should include a detailed CV and a cover letter should be submitted in English with the subject title to following email address, respectively:hrkilis@internationalmedicalcorps.org