Trainer/Mentor
Contract
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About the job
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has opened the recruitment process for a Trainer/Mentor (with Local salary scale) of the Trainer within the Project “Support to refugee and migrant children and their families in Serbia” that Danish Refugee Council is implementing as a partner of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Position: Trainer/Mentor
Period of engagement: up to 24 consultancy days in the period of 1 year
Basic functions: The Trainer/Mentor is a qualified nurse who is experienced in child health, health promotion, public health and early childhood education. She will have a main task to facilitate tailored early childhood development workshops and counselling with parents from the refugee/asylum seeker/migrant population as well as with parents from Ukraine accommodated in the Asylum Centers Krnjaca and Vranje and in the Reception Center Sid related to health, nutrition and ECD.
Reference: The Trainer/Mentor refers to the Head of Programme and works in close cooperation with the Project staff.
Specific duties and responsibilities:
- To facilitate tailored early childhood development workshops.
- To train Nurses on facilitation of tailored early childhood development workshops
- To give a basic breastfeeding information to nurses from Local Health Centers who are visiting Asylum/Reception Centers in order to support a new mother
- To teach nurses how to help mothers to prevent and handle common breastfeeding concerns;
- Take into account Covid-19 pandemic, including associated restrictions and recommendations coming from relevant authorities when designing and implementing activities, ensuring PoCs and personal safety;
- Contributing and supporting effective monitoring, evaluation and learning processes and initiatives, ensure effective data and information management and contribute to regular reporting on protection activities;
- Other duties assigned by the Head of Programme.
Qualifications & experience required
- Bachelor in Science of Nursing
- Experience on refugee/migration related issues
Skills and Work Experience:
- At least 5 years of experience in working with the refugee/displacement programs, with focus on Early Childhood Development;
- Experience in supervision and training others in a team setting
- Understanding the psychosocial support needs of refugees in refugee camp
Key Competencies
- Ability to work in a multicultural context as a flexible and respectful team player;
- Problem solving, analytical and writing skills, with the ability to produce reports for internal and external use;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
- Fluency in spoken and written Serbian;
- Computer literacy (Microsoft Word and Excel);
POSITION DETAILS:
- Type of contract: National post with Serbian citizenship or fully regulated residence and working permit in Serbia
- Start date: October 2022
- Duty station: Belgrade with traveling within Serbia (including Sid and Vranje)
- Closing Date for Application: 21 October 2022 COB
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:
- Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
- Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
- Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
- Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
- Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with DRC’s vision and values.