Medair is an international humanitarian organization established in 1988. Medair has been operating in Afghanistan since 1996 with programs mainly in the Health, Water & Sanitation, and Livelihoods sectors with significant reconstruction activities in remote areas. Current projects are Water & Sanitation, Food Security, & Disaster Risk Reduction.

An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Tirinkot district.  The project intends to improve and extend WASH services including water supply infrastructure and hygiene practices to improve outcomes for vulnerable families.

An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Uruzgan, which has been significantly affected by drought and conflict conditions. Building upon Medair’s decades of experience in the Central Highlands and Kandahar, the project intends to improve and extend utilisation of lifesaving preventive and curative nutrition and health services by mothers, PLWs and children U5; to increase access to clean water, to reduce vulnerability to water-related and other preventable diseases, and to improve and increase food security for the most vulnerable families through food voucher distributions.

​​​​​​​Overall purpose

To be a clinical lead on PSS and mental health services for both static and outreach Health & Nutrition teams (MHNT) providing integrated health and nutrition services to targeted communities. Assess the psychological status and provide psychological/mental health treatment and refer complicated cases. Assist in liaising with national authorities and humanitarian stakeholders as well as local organizations and community leaders and if necessary, participate in coordination meetings.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assessment and prescribe psychotherapeutic medication and review
• Provide psychoeducation and get release of information to speak with family
• Review goals for treatment and Daily mood through use of MSE for illness self-management
• Discuss importance of adjunctive therapy in improving self-management, functional recovery and adherence to treatment
• Interview client and conduct a full bio-psycho-social assessment
• Train Medair staff in PFA and supportive communication and support the team in developing care group materials around basic mental health and psychosocial support.
• Create awareness amongst the health and nutrition team on MHPSS and the importance of self-care.

Perform any other duties not listed in the JD but requested by line manager

MAIN ACTIVITIES

Supervisory responsibilities:

• Support PSS staff with referral and follow up of cases requiring referral to Mental Health PHC consultation or specialised care.
• Conduct clinical supportive supervision and on the Job training to mobile team and community staff

Quality management:

• Promote and use the Medair operating procedures, ensuring that all standardised formats are used and guidelines are followed

• Ensure PSS activities are implemented in line with donor proposals and requirements and in accordance with Medair, donor, country and international standards i.e. Sphere, CHS and IASC guidelines
• Ensure accurate record keeping of all activities at the mobile health site or in the communities
•  Submit required daily, weekly, and monthly reports. Carry out required quality checks according to provided checklists
• Assist with the translation of documents from English to Pashto / Pashto to English as required, especially medical or technical terms

External representation:

• Liaise with stakeholders providing health in the same location, esp. for referral
• In collaboration with the Health Manager and other MHNTs operating in the same district ensure staff of referral facilities are informed of all aspects of the program including referral pathways

Provide feedback to the Health Manager, Health & Nutrition Project Manager on community specific challenges and barriers

Education 

• Graduate from recognized medical faculty
• Attended training in MHPSS
• Trained in PFA and communication skills Clinical Psychology
• Certified trainer for PFA, mhGAP-HIG and communication skills
• Knowledge of IASC and Sphere guidelines for MHPSS

Relevant Experience 

• Minimum 2 years’ relevant post graduate experience
• Experience implementing mental health/ psychosocial/ protection projects or activities

Languages

• Pashto oral and written skills
• Good command of English
• Good English oral and written skills

Computer

• Strong MS Excel, MS Word and ODK
• Proficiency data analysis and reporting
• Familiar with DoPH and HMIS reporting

Organizational capacity

• Ability to organize a mobile site efficiently and orderly, coordinating team members and beneficiaries, identifying bottlenecks, and providing solutions.
• Ability to work with community leaders to arrange clinic sites, access, and security.

Team building

• Willingness to support others and to share workload
• Good training and coaching skills
• Aptitude for community mobilization and capacity-building

Adaptability

• Ability to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels
• Ability to plan work efficiently and delegate or fill gaps if needed

Problem solving & initiative

• Excellent problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented attitude
• Able to recognize and resolve team conflicts productively

Character

• Respectful attitude towards team members and beneficiaries
• Honest and dependable, with strong anti-fraud principles and high level of integrityFlexible in working hours

Communication skills

• Maintains clear and consistent communication with line manager and other team-members
• Willingness to listen and consider differing opinions

Interested applicants should apply and forward their applications through the online JOB APPLICATION FORM which could be found under the submission email. The link should be copied, pasted and opened in a new page.

Note: Please indicate the position tittle and vacancy number in your application letter. Applications received after the closing date or without the exact position title and vacancy number will not be given consideration. After submitting the online application, if some applicants do not immediately receive an automatic email from Medair, they shouldn't worry about their submission. When you open the link. please use the dropdown menu and choose the tittle of the position.

Note: 

Medair will provide the following benefits for the selected candidate:

• Competitive salary 
• Employment benefits such as (medical, transportation, economic hardship, food, Mahram and accommodation for non-residents)
• Annual leave, sick leave, maternity leave, and other types of leave as per Medair policy.