Assistant Director: Dieticcs Grade 1 at National Department of Health

REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 certificate (NQF level 4) and appropriate qualification in Dietetics or Nutrition. Registration with Health Profession Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
• A minimum of three (3) years’ appropriate experience after registration with the HPCSA in maternal and child nutrition, infant and young child feeding in the context of HIV, prevention and management of acute malnutrition, training, advocacy and liaison, monitoring and evaluating as well as conducting research. 

DUTIES :

• Support coordination, implementation of activities to promote, protect and support breastfeeding on Nine (9) provinces. Support planning, coordination and monitoring of implementation of the Mother Baby-Friendly Initiative (MBFI) in all 9 provinces. Consolidate and disseminate MBFI monitoring report to 9 provinces.
• Ensuring quality of implementation for the MBFI. Facilitate the development of the expanded MBFI tools incorporating community MBFI. Contribute to the improvement of the management of acute malnutrition.
• Support provincial technical support to monitor implementation of the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) guidelines.
• Participate in the Child Health and Infant Feeding activities. Support all key activities for infant and young child feeding promotion in South Africa. Support planning for the annual breastfeeding campaign.