Job Location: | Kunduz |
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Nationality: | National |
Category: | Health Care Program |
Employment Type: | Full Time |
Salary: | As per organization`s salary scale |
Vacancy Number: | (VA# 1440 ) |
No. Of Jobs: | 1 |
City: | Kunduz |
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Organization: | Women for Afghan Women (WAW) |
Years of Experience: | A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience; |
Contract Duration: | Project based |
Gender: | Female |
Education: | A Diploma in Psychology, Social or Humanitarian Sciences, a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology/Clinical Psychology is essential; |
Close date: | 2024-07-14 |
Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is a grassroots civil society organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and New York. In particular, WAW works to help Afghan women and girls exercise their rights to pursue their individual potential to self-determination, and to representation in all areas of life—political, social, cultural, and economic. WAW relentlessly advocates for women’s rights and challenges the norms that underpin gender-based violence to influence attitudes and bring about change.
Job Summary
This position holder will be working closely with the Legal Assistants, GBV, and other MHPSS Teams in Kunduz and targeted districts within the Internally Displaced People (IDP) and Refugee Returnee communities with an aim to:
Job Responsibilities:
Psychosocial counselors aim to reduce distress and improve the psychosocial well-being of her beneficiaries. He/she uses psychosocial methods and research to make positive changes to his/her beneficiaries' lives and offer various forms of treatment.
The MHPSS triangle should be in mind; our programme is mainly dealing with the bottom 2–3. However, if we have specialized staff, i.e., doctors, psychiatrists and psychologists, we can handle with the Specialized Services at the top of the triangle.
She will closely work with beneficiaries of all ages who have a variety of different mental or physical health issues, such as:
Tasks may include:
Others:
Interested Afghan applicants should submit a cover letter along with their CVs in one PDF file explaining their interest in and suitability for the position. Please indicate the vacancy number (VA#1440 MHPSS Counselor/Kunduz) clearly in the cover letter and in the subject line of your email and send it to: hr@womenforafghanwomen.org
Note: Kindly avoid sending your educational and work certificates at this stage of recruitment. Applications received after the closing date without mentioning the location in the subject line of the email will not be considered.