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.