Position Name: Counselor

Job Context: Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV) is a non- government, non- profit, Bangladeshi organization providing lifesaving nutrition support to the FDMN Rohingya people of Cox’s Bazar under its integrated nutrition programme. As part of Nutrition interventions in support with WFP & UNICEF, SARPV is working for the treatment and prevention of malnutrition among under 5 children, adolescent, pregnant & lactating women in Rohingya community.

Job Responsibilities:

A) Ensure adequate health and nutrition education and counselling sessions in the center
 Welcoming the caregivers and beneficiaries warmly.
 Explain the treatment, prevention and follow up procedures of the nutrition facility, especially regular

presence and follow up of the activities.
 Explain the importance of hygiene and sanitation in the center and at home (nail cutting, hand washing

procedure and timing).
 Conduct health and nutrition education and counselling sessions (breastfeeding counseling,

complementary feeding, hygiene, care of pregnant and lactating women, proper advices to the caregivers and the beneficiaries on the proper way of feeding, especially for children) according to the schedule.

 To counsel the caregivers of vulnerable children (severe and moderate underweight) about the necessity of good practices to combat under nutrition.

 To encourage caregivers with children with good nutritional status, so that they would maintain the same care all the time.

 To conduct the adolescent counselling sessions.

B) Mother to Mother Support Group (MtMSG) formation and session conduction
 Provide support to the Nutrition Site Supervisor and Outreach Supervisor to identify lead mothers and

form Mother to Mother Support Group (MtMSG).
 Conduct the sessions according to the plan and schedule.
 Ensure graduation of the groups timely.
 Ensure proper documentation (e.g. attendance, bill, session topics, resolution, minutes etc.) of the

sessions.

SARPV/Cox/HR/JD/last update-June

C) Follow up visits in the nutrition center
 Follow up and receiving feedbacks on the previous topics of health and nutrition education and counselling sessions.  To identify responsive beneficiaries and encourage others using positive deviance method.
 Follow up of the hygiene and sanitation rules in the center and at home.
 To inform the dates and days of next visit and explain the importance of attending within due period.

D) Reporting and statistic
 Conduct rapid and full assessment according to the programme need.
 To submit a monthly report on the number of sessions occurred and number of beneficiaries attended.
 Record findings and feedback of the beneficiaries and their caregivers on health and nutrition educations.  Evaluate the improvement of caregivers’ knowledge on health and nutrition related topics.
 To keep a daily tally on the number of responsive caregivers.
 Report any kind of problems to the Line Manager immediately.

E) Others
 Any other relevant assignment given by the Line Manager/Supervisor.

Reporting

 Submit a monthly and weekly statistical report for OTP-TSFP,GMP and BSFP activity to the Site Supervisor ontime

Capacity building

•   Facilitate sharing of lessons learned to other partners/stakeholders.
•   Provide effective coaching and mentoring guidance (On Job) training to the community workers and volunteers so that they can run OTP/TSFP and referral to SC smoothly.Other Responsibilities

•   Work in close collaboration and coordination with UNICEF & WFP field staffs and give timely feed back on going activities to Site Supervisor.
•   Maintain all kinds of Collaboration and coordination with respectiveCIC(Camp in Charge)office.
•   Collaboration and coordination with other stakeholders at field level.
•   Ensure good coordination with majhis, local leaders and imams.
•   Activeparticipationtoandsupervisionofthecommunitymobilizationandawarenesssessionsamongthe
  local population.
•   EnsuremonthlycoordinationmeetingofSARPVfieldstaffsattheCamplevelwiththehelpofSite
  supervisor.
•   Attend weekly/biweekly/monthly meeting at Ukhia/Cox’s Bazar office as per need.Requirements: (Educational, Experience, Language, etc.)

 Bsc in Nutrition or related discipline from recognized institution. Two years of experience in camp context.

SARPV/Cox/HR/JD/last update-June

 Ability to communicate very well in local & rohingya language both verbally and writing.
 Abilitytoworkflexiblyincludingweekendsandwillingnesstotravelandworkinrurallocationsandlive

in basicconditions.

Competency: In Microsoft excel, word, Power Point and internet browsing for the basic communication. Employment Status: Contractual, until 31st December 2021 (renewable)
Job Location: Ukhiya & Kutupalong of Cox’s Bazar district

Salary: 57,750 BDT & other benefits will get as per organization policy.

Apply procedure: If the candidates feel that their qualification, exposure and experience matches with our requirements, and they are willing to commit to our values and are sympathetic to our beliefs then please send your complete and updatedCVtokazihr.sarpv@gmail.comonorbeforetheclosingdate.Please mention only the”PositionName” as the subject of the e-mail. Interviewsareexpectedtotakeplaceinashortesttimeaftertheapplicationdeadline. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the further selection process.

Application deadline: 15th June 2021