Vacancy Announcement

Projahnmo Research Foundation (PRF) in association with Johns Hopkins University, USA has a long and illustrious history of conducting research in Bangladesh. PRF’s research has contributed to improvement of health of Bangladeshi citizens and has supported the career development of numerous Bangladeshi public health professional. Projahnmo Research Foundation is seeking qualified and motivated applicants from Bangladeshi nationals for the position of Breastfeeding counsellor (Female) for a multi country community-based research study.

Duty station: Zakiganj Upazila of Sylhet District

Job Description/ Responsibility:

  • Counsel pregnant and postpartum women at home on breastfeeding of her child, including influential family members
  • Counsel and support mothers and infants with difficulties in breastfeeding
  • Provide counseling and support to
    • Mothers of preterm/low birth weight infants
    • Mothers of infant with slow growth and growth concern
  • Supervise Peer-counsellors and support them for counseling of mothers including joint visits at field
  • Refer infants according to approved research protocol and guideline
  • Liaise with other PRF project staff

Educational requirement and relevant experience:

  • Midwives/Nurse/Community Paramedics/Nutritionists
  • Candidates who have received breastfeeding training and/or have work experience in breast feeding counseling for pregnant women and women with young children
  • Motivated to help mothers to care for and feed their young infants appropriately

Competencies requirement to achieve:

  • Able to learn and share relevant information about infant feeding and care with pregnant and lactating mothers and their families
  • Able to assess feeding behavior and status of study participants (after training)
  • Able to identify feeding problems and help mothers to overcome them/ refer to supervisor

Additional requirement:

  • Should be able to work with a team
  • Should be able to communicate effectively in the local language/dialect
  • Must have innovative thinking skills
  • Should have a drive to identify, learn and solve problems
  • Should have a positive and supportive attitude

Job Nature:

  • Fixed term

Salary:

  • 22,852/- per month including house rent and conveyance allowance and other admissible benefits.

Benefit:

  • 12% retirement fund contribution by PRF will be given as per organizational policy.

The appointment will be made on a fixed term basis for 1 year but may be extended for further period depending on satisfactory performance and availability of funds.

Application instruction:

Projahnmo research Foundation (PRF) is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from female candidates. Any persuasion will disqualify the candidature. Only short-listed candidates shall be invited for the interview.

Interested candidates who fulfill the requirements should submit the electronic application in http://jobs.prfbd.org/ or send a hard copy application which includes cover letter, updated CV,  copies of all certificates, and two copies photograph to the HR Officer, Projahnmo Research Foundation, Level 7, House 97A, Road 25, Block A, Banani, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh with name of the position over the top of the envelop by  20 May 2023.