IYCF Counselor/ Syria

Responsibilities and Objectives:

1. Support and contribution to effective implementation of project objectives:

• Be responsible for the implementation, management and support of the IYCF activity
• Conduct regular supervision in the centers’ sites to support staff with on the job training and ensuring quality of service delivery.
• Provide training for local staff in line with the appropriate national and international guidelines.
• Implement participatory Behavior Change Communication methods in nutrition project.
• Support integration of nutrition services with available health, WASH, psychosocial (PSS) interventions.
• Provide input into the integration of beneficiary participation and accountability.

2. Organizational and Management Responsibilities:

• Work with the Project Manager and the Project Support Manager to manage finances within the project and payment of salaries.
• Coordinate and oversee petty cash requirements, ensuring required paperwork is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Line manage and oversee the nutrition staff including, day-to-day management, development and training, performance management, etc.
• Ensure the assigned nutrition team members receive relevant and appropriate supervision, mentoring and training in order to develop their personal and professional skills, knowledge and understanding.
• Represent Dorcas at a relevant local level coodrdination meetings involving local authorities, UN agencies and other NGOs.

3. Internal and external reporting

• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of activities for internal and external requirements.
• Contribute in reporting to the donors

4. Ethics 

• Shows professional ethics
• Respects children’s privacy and confidentiality
• Respect Dorcas code of conduct
• Respect Dorcas Child Protection policy

Qualifications/ Requirements:

Professional competencies required

• Diploma or Bachelor degree in nutrition
• High communication skills
• Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written).
• Fluency in Arabic – written and spoken
• Previous experience in IYCF programs
• Previous experience in coordination and management
• Experience working for an NGO preferred

Personal competencies required

• Good level of reporting skills
• Good knowledge of computers
• Ability to listen actively, understand, communicate effectively and discuss with supervisors and parents on children’s learning problems and psychosocial requirements.
• Flexibility, ability to work with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural people
• Able to cope and work in considerably stressful environment
• Good time management and task management skills
• Able to work independently and with autonomy, while following objectives and instructions
• High level of diplomacy, cultural sensitivity and security awareness
• Desire to develop his/her expertise and knowledge.
• Motivated, dynamic; able and willing to take initiatives