Consultant to support Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in Republic of Marshall Islands

The consultancy provides technical support to the Ministry of Health and Human Services in Republic of Marshall Islands to strengthen breastfeeding promotion through improving implementation of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in two main hospitals and their surrounding communities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to the Ministry of Health and Human Services in Republic of Marshall Islands to strengthen breastfeeding promotion
• Improve implementation of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in two main hospitals and their surrounding communities
• Rebuild the capacity of health workers
• Strengthen implementation of the BFHI
• Integrate the Ten Steps into quality-of-care standards for maternal and child health

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human nutrition, Nursing, midwifery, maternal and child health public health, or relevant field (master’s an Asset)
• At least five years of progressively responsible professional experience in breastfeeding, maternal and newborn health, nutrition or related health-service programming, including clinical or service-delivery settings
• Minimum 3 years of demonstrated experience in nutrition areas
• Demonstrated BFHI or lactation-management expertise
• Experience implementing infant-feeding or breastfeeding policies
• Proven competency-based training, ToT, mentoring and supportive-supervision experience
• Experience linking facility and community/home services
• Strong facilitation, coaching, analytical, reporting and stakeholder-engagement skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required
• Knowledge of Tongan or another Pacific language is an asset
• Experience working with ministries of health in Pacific or comparable small-island settings
• Certification as a lactation consultant, BFHI trainer/assessor or equivalent recognized breastfeeding qualification

Skills

• Breastfeeding Promotion
• Maternal and newborn health
• Nutrition Programming
• Clinical service delivery
• Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
• Lactation Management
• Infant Feeding Policy Implementation
• Competency-based training
• Training of Trainers Workshops
• Mentoring and Supportive Supervision
• Facility and Community Health Linkage
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Health Program Reporting
• Facilitation Skills
• Coaching Skills
• Lactation Consultant Certification
• BFHI Trainer Assessor Certification

Languages

English