MYCAN Facilitator

Job Title: MYCAN Facilitator
Position Type: Full-Time National Staff
Location: Lamwo
Number of Positions: 01
Reports to: Project Coordinator- Health & Nutrition
Contract Length: 9 months (Fixed)
Start Date: To be hired on a rolling basis

Position Summary:
Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator- Health & Nutrition, the Maternal Infant Young Child and Adolescent Nutrition (MIYCAN) Facilitator will support the implementation of community nutrition activities integrated into mother care (MC) and male change agent (MCA) groups. Provide health and nutrition education and counseling at the health facilities, integrated outreach posts, and general food distribution (GFD) points.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Key Result area #1: Integrate Maternal Infant Young child and adolescent nutrition in mother care and male change agent groups
Key Result area #2: Implement the care group modules through the provision of timely lessons to the group members Key
Result area #3: Provide integrated health and nutrition outreach to all health facility catchment areas

Education & Experience

• A Degree Diploma in Nutrition, Public Health, Community Health, Nursing or related field.
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in a similar setting is required.
• Have related working experience in humanitarian contexts (conflict/insecure contexts) preferably.
• Frequent field visits and interaction with project beneficiaries
• Must have motorcycle riding skills with a valid and clean permit and be willing to access communities by motorcycle

Note: Must have motorcycle riding skills with a valid and clean permit and be willing to access communities by motorcycle

NOTE:
*Complete Job Descriptions are available by contacting ckisakye@fh.org

Employment with FH offers an attractive package that includes; a good salary commensurate to one’s role, a good medical insurance package for staff and dependents, provident fund, GPA, and provision for other statutory requirements.

FHU is an equal-opportunity employer. All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by Clearly stating the position applied for in the Subject line and submitting only electronic copies in one pdf file not more than 25MB of an application letter, a detailed CV, contact telephone numbers, copies of relevant testimonials/certificates, names/contact details of three referees, addressed to:

The Human Resources Manager, Food for the Hungry Uganda Email: recruitment-fhuganda@fh.org not later than Tuesday 4th October 2022 at 4:30 pm. Consider your application unsuccessful if you don’t hear from us by 23rd October 2022

Safeguarding & Protection Clause:
FH strives to provide an environment free from Sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and Fraud in all places where relief and development programs are implemented. FH holds a zero-tolerance policy against Sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and Fraud. FH expects its employees to maintain high ethical standards, protect organizational integrity and reputation, and ensure that FH work is carried out in honest and fair methods, in alignment with the FH Heartbeat, Anti-Fraud, Safeguarding, and associated policies. Violations to stated policies will be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with the Food for the Hungry Safeguarding, Anti-Fraud & HR policy. In line with this, we will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of fraud, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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