War Child, a charity for children affected by war. We work with children who, as a result of conflict, live with a combination of poverty, exclusion, and insecurity. These children might include street children, child-headed households, children conscripted into armed groups, and children who have been put in prison.  Our mission is to protect, educate, and stand up for the rights of children caught up in war, in some of the worst conflict-affected places. We look forward to a world in which the lives of children are no longer torn apart by war. This is a vision that can only be realized through the collective actions of children themselves, communities and their leaders, organizations like War Child, governments, and key decision-makers.

Job Purpose

The PSS Officer will be responsible for promoting psychosocial distress and mental order recovery of children and families in line with the organization’s approaches and Inter-Agency Standard Committee guidelines. Specifically, the incumbent will be responsible for conducting assessment, planning for activity implementation, and monitoring, capacity building of community-based structures on Psychosocial support (PSS) and coordination with other MHPSS partners and colleagues within provision of quality PSS services for the children and families under the PSS intervention component of the IPS-FCDO funded project. These are community-based positions and therefore, priority is given to the local community-based candidates who are from the respective districts applying.

Job Description

The Duties and responsibilities may include but not limited to:

• Provide comprehensive psychosocial counseling to children, young people, and their families with MHSPSS issues like depression using the appropriate approaches.
• Develop activity-based work plan to guide effective and efficient implementation of planned PSS activities.
• Support in capacity building of the community-based structures on PSS including PFA to promote quality provision of PSS services.
• Monitor regular PSS activities being conducted by community-based structures like CFS facilitators and provide additional technical support. 
• Collaborating closely with other MHPSS partners and other sub-sectors leads to strengthen referral and timely response.
• Ensure PSS services are mainstream across child protection strategic interventions like case management/ family tracing and reunification and across other sub-sectors.
• Provide psycho-education sessions for clients, their families and community members on a regular basis and as deemed necessary using evidence-based information.
• Carry out awareness raising activities on PSS issues with children, young people, and other community members for timely reporting of a child experiencing PSS issues.
• Provide oversight into client feedback processes to assess quality of care and service access issues.
• Maintain effective working relationships with all relevant stakeholders including other NGOs, civil society groups, authorities, etc.
• Ensure timely and proper documentation (filing, case studies, etc.), information management and reporting on PSS activities is done.
• Participated in assessment activities and coordination meeting to share information on WCUK’s PSS intervention with children and families at district or province levels.
• Ensure WCUK’s Safeguarding Policy and others are observed and demonstrated by the community-based structures working with children in PSS activities like in the Child Friendly Space.
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Our Values

Bold

We use our passion and creativity to deliver high-quality evidence-based work designed to maximize our beneficial impact on children in conflict.

Accountable to Children

Children can rely on us to respond to their voices and to treat them with respect and dignity.

Anti-racism:

Anti-racism is not merely a belief. It includes actions that we mainstream throughout our work to change and challenge policies and behaviors that perpetuate racism.

Transparent

We expect to be held to account by our supporters and beneficiaries and we respond with openness and honesty.

Supportive to each other

We support each other and our partners to achieve ambitious goals and to the best we can be we are honest and open with each other, sharing our success and confronting our challenges.

• University degree (BA) in Psychology, Master degree will be preferred.
• Four years of experience in the child protection sector with NGOs, experience with INGOs will be preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in community-led protection MHPSS and case management in a humanitarian setting with NGO/INGOs.
• At least 2 years of supervisory role in MHPSS interventions.
• Strong knowledge of MHPSS and Child Protection– Trainings attended.
• Excellent English language skills.
• Fluent in national languages, Pashto and Dari.
• Excellent computer skills.

• Please go to this: https://airtable.com/appuPgSfrfkXImKGn/shrfsM6h8UYEpbEWV
•  fill in your information, and attach your documents before the closing date - (21-Dec-2024).
• Preference will be given to local candidates
• Applications after the closing date will not be accepted.
• Please note that there is no telephonic inquiry and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for written test/interview.

Pre-employment checks

• Employment with War Child will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:

• A satisfactory police record check to include an International/National Criminal Record Check, and a clear vetting and Due Diligence check

• Receipt of three satisfactory reference