Objective 1: Ensure proper implementation of the care practices approach in the CMAM integrated project
- Assist the HEWs, HWs and TBAs to implement and integrate as much and as well as possible the care practices (the 6 components: Care for Women, IYCF, Psychosocial Care, Food Preparation, Hygiene practices & Home health Practices) through advice and explanations during their activities
- Work with the team to define how and why to integrate the care practices in their implementation in community-based activities such as disaster preparedness, sanitation, hygiene promotion & nutrition
- Train and supervise the HEWs, HWs & TBAs in conducting group discussions & demonstrations on the 6 components of care practices and (e.g. baby massage, baby bathing, cooking demonstrations, play/toy-making, hand washing)
- Guarantee the follow-up of the beneficiaries and the defined objectives
Objective 2: Facilitate the understanding and implementation of the program’s care practices components among the HEWs, HWs, TBAs
Provide training on care practices for the team while taking into consideration the integration of CMAM
- Provide training for the various team members (CMAM staff, HEWs, HWs, TBAs) in relation to their activities and needs, to improve understanding and implementation of basic care practices
- Supervise and observe activities in the field to determine the team’s specific training requirements to improve understanding of the care practices and organise the appropriate training in response (child development, psychological impact of malnutrition and other psychosocial issues (poverty, etc.), communication with parents/guardians, play sessions, etc.)
Objective 3: Supervise the implementation of care practices:
- Coordinate with the PM regarding technical inputs from programs to be able to sufficiently plan, and disseminate expected outputs to the HEWs, HWs, TBAs
- Prepare and submit weekly work plans with integrated technical inputs
- Work in close collaboration with the teams and facilitate exchange information concerning the project
Objective 4: Supervise the team: Work jointly with HEWs, HWs, TBAs in identifying BNF’s requiring specific monitoring and look for solutions to support the team and the families, in accordance with the situation:
- Assist the team in identify BNFs such as families (HHs), mother/caregivers, children with potential vulnerability and problems, those experiencing difficulties linked to care practices, and be able to assist these families in a more specific manner
- Help the HEWs, HWs, TBAs organise the care support groups (CSG) in the community
- Lead the HEWs through weekly planning and regular briefing/debriefing of activities as much as possible in conducting different dialogues, home visits and group discussions, and make counselling available as needed to these families to better understand the situation which explain their vulnerability (e.g. a child’s malnutrition, stagnation in development or worsening condition, food insecurity status, coping strategy) and assist the family to resolve any problems (work on the caregivers/mother/child relationship)
Objective 5: Logistics and administrative management for the program
- Coordinate with MHCP colleagues for required items
- Ensure, with MHCP colleagues, the weekly programming, (daily if necessary), of all of the logistic resources for the program (vehicles, items etc.).
- Facilitate inventory management and quality control of inputs (equipment for the care practice activities and so on) at field level
Objective 6: Reporting on activities and achievements on a timely basis to the PM
- Utilise tools to facilitate the identification of families by the team
- Participate in data collection and contribute to data analysis
- Report strengths and weaknesses of the team regarding the project’s orientation to the PM
- Contribute to the monthly program reports (statistical data collection and analysis and narrative reports)
- Participate in various organised meetings, briefings on the operation of the base and the Action Against Hunger mission, relations with support services (log/admin) as well as other internal and external coordination meetings
Objective 7: Respect of confidentiality
- Strictly respect the confidentiality of data, being the property of the project beneficiaries and Action Against Hunger
- Respect the confidentiality regarding the content of interview during assessments
Educational / Professional Background: A degree in Psychology. Relevant training and/or work experience in the field of Child Care practice (e.g. psychosocial work), familiarity with participatory methods, knowledge in child development, and nutrition issues. Minimum of 1.5 years work-related experience and NGO work experience (in the fields of early childhood development, education, gender, social work) is an asset.
Required skills Communication (listening and observation skills), experience in team management, project management and training aptitudes, coordination skills, ability to establish good relations with other people, organisation and activity supervision skills, capacity to manage priorities, precision, autonomy, creativity, flexibility, good knowledge of the area and local customs, knowledge of the local languages of the working areas (fluent), and English language (fluent), sense of confidentiality.