Job: Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Promoter

Location: Yangon 
Deadline: Monday, 07 October 2013 

Description

TERMS OF REFERENCE

I. POSITION INFORMATION

Position titl: Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Promoter

Duty station: Mawlamyinegyun Township, Ayeyarwady Region

II. ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT AND SCOPE

Under the overall supervision of Head of Sub-office and the direct supervision of the Township Health Supervisor, and with guidance from health colleagues in Yangon, the Mobile Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Promoter is responsible for the effective and client centred management and implementation of maternal, newborn and child health at community level in Mawlamyinegyun Township.

III. RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Assist the design and implementation of appropriate courses and training materials for IYCF (Infant, Young Child feeding), 4 cleans, Community based management of Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, EPI, homemade ORS training for BHS and VHW in collaboration with the trainers (DoH and BCC consultants from IOM).
• In collaboration with BHS and VHW to support and involve in growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) including community surveillance with MUAC, weight for age, weight for height, individual and community support for GMP enhancing newborn and infant care strategies, such as exclusive breastfeeding, kangaroo care, appropriate complementary feeding, and empowering mother.
• Assist and participate in Township and village level growth monitoring and promotion activities of BHS such as Vitamin A supplementation activities, Iron supplementation activities, mass de-worming activities, etc.
• Facilitate the establishment of food banks at village level and in health facilities, in cooperation and collaboration with BHS, VHC and VHW.
• Take responsibility in delivering equipment such as MUAC tapes, weighing machines to BHS and VHW and maintain delivery records as well as reports for internal screening and activities.
• Participate and monitor community level Growth Monitoring and Promotion of key health messages through outreach and awareness sessions, community health workers and reporting the number of participants and outcomes accordingly.
• Empower and regular contact with mother, informing them of their child's growth, and acting as an entry point for counseling and negotiation on behavior change to promote growth and contribute to the prevention of chronic undernutrition.
• Active participation in monthly meetings with community representatives, local authority, BHS, and VHW at different level.
• Facilitate and provide inputs on maintaining the feedback mechanisms remain strong at the local level, ensuring that the needs and issues of the community in relation to this project are prioritized and addressed.
• Collect monthly food bank data from BHS, and regular monthly reports from VHW at RHC meetings.
• Report and identify other needs of the programme in a timely manner.
• Facilitate the community involvement and mobilization with the VHW, VHC, VTHC and BHS on the village health matters especially MCH programme growth monitoring and promotion related things for further sustainability such as population-wide promotion of a healthy diet and appropriate cooking methods.
• Capture photos showing 'IOM or 3MDG in action' and elicit beneficiary testimonies after gaining informed consent.

IV. COMPETENCIES

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following technical and behavioural competencies

Behavioural Accountability

• Accepts and gives constructive criticism
• Follows all relevant procedures, processes, and policies
• Meets deadline, cost, and quality requirements for outputs
• Monitors own work to correct errors
• Takes responsibility for meeting commitments and for any shortcomings

Client Orientation

• Identifies the immediate and peripheral clients of own work
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with clients
• Identifies and monitors changes in the needs of clients, including donors,
• governments, and project beneficiaries

Continuous Learning

• Contributes to colleagues' learning
• Demonstrates interest in improving relevant skills
• Demonstrates interest in acquiring skills relevant to other functional areas
• Keeps abreast of developments in own professional area

Communication

• Actively shares relevant information
• Clearly communicates, and listens to feedback on, changing priorities and procedures
• Writes clearly and effectively, adapting wording and style to the intended audience
• Listens effectively and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience Creativity and Initiative
• Proactively develops new ways to resolve problems Leadership and Negotiation
• Convinces others to share resources
• Presents goals as shared interests

Performance Management

• Provides constructive feedback to colleagues
• Provides fair, accurate, timely, and constructive staff evaluations
• Uses staff evaluations appropriately in recruitment and other relevant HR procedures Planning and Organizing
• Sets clear and achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self and others
• Identifies priority activities and assignments for self and others
• Organizes and documents work to allow for planned and unplanned handovers
• Identifies risks and makes contingency plans

Professionalism

• Masters subject matter related to responsibilities
• Identifies issues, opportunities, and risks central to responsibilities
• Incorporates gender-related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and
• promotes equal gender participation
• Persistent, calm, and polite in the face of challenges and stress
• Treats all colleagues with respect and dignity
• Works effectively with people from different cultures by adapting to relevant cultural contexts
• Knowledgeable about and promotes IOM core mandate and migration solutions

Teamwork

• Actively contributes to an effective, collegial, and agreeable team environment
• Contributes to, and follows team objectives
• Gives credit where credit is due
• Seeks input and feedback from others
• Delegates tasks and responsibilities as appropriate
• Actively supports and implements final group decisions
• Takes joint responsibility for team's work

Technological Awareness

• Learns about developments in available technology
• Proactively identifies and advocates for cost-efficient technology solutions
• Understands applicability and limitation of technology and seeks to apply it to appropriate work

Technical

• Competent in MS Excel, Word processing and Power Point.

V. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Myanmar national, must have a client-oriented and result-orientated mindset, and uphold the programme values of caring, innovating, partnering, demonstrating competence and working for positive change.
• University degree in Nursing or related health background and minimum of 2 years experience in working with community based health programs with an INGO (preferably in knowledge of Growth Monitoring and Promotion).
• Skills and experience in areas of community mobilization, community empowerment, coordination, training and capacity building.
• Ability to undertake frequent travel out of Mawlamyinegyun town to villages.
• Ability to live and work under difficult conditions.

VI. LANGUAGES Required

• Good knowledge of spoken and written English.
• Advantageous

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