Project Background:

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through healthcare training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and healthcare to local populations and medical assistance to people at high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergencies, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated healthcare systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

To learn more about our mission, visit https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/who-we-are.

Job Purpose:

The MHPSS officer will closely work with Sr. MHPSS Manager, and/ Coordinator, Counselors, and Site Managers and will be responsible for managing/supporting the MHPSS component of the project in the targeted province/ areas, including capacity building  of  the  field staff,  and Monitoring/Supervision with on-the-job coaching/training of the field staff and coordination with relevant stakeholders for services mapping and referral pathway.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation. The duties and responsibilities listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

1. Field team will receive regular supervision in case by case.
2. Manage the MHPSS team in field and support with team building.
3. Closely coordinate with Sr. MHPSS Manager and contribute for the MHPSS programming including strategy development and monitoring of the project.
4. Closely work with local NGO partner(s)/MHPSS actors and relevant government focal points for the implementation and monitoring of MHPSS project.
5. Provide continual technical guidance and support for MHPSS-related trainings and supervision as needed under the guidance of Sr. MHPSS Manger.
6. Prepare and implement trainings on relevant topics and support national trainers to roll out trainings.
7. Support the development of MHPSS referral pathways with partner NGO(s) and external service providers to strengthen links to available MHPSS- and Protection- related services.
8. In collaboration with local partners, engage community leaders, community-based organizations, and other service providers in supporting beneficiaries to access MHPSS services as well as ensuring their feedback for quality monitoring and accountability.
9. Lead the development of MHPSS-related IEC materials Including training tools translation in Pashto.
10. Oversee monitoring and evaluation of MHPSS programming, and collection and analysis of program data.
11. Deliver MHPSS reporting and case supervision report on a regular basis.
12. Coordinate regularly with other teams, including Medical, protection and Nutrition, for integrated approach to activities and trainings
13. Participate in MHPSS local coordination meetings for information sharing, collaboration with partners, referral mechanisms, and advocacy for best practices and IASC MHPSS guidelines.
14. Provincial level MHPSS activities planning and managing.
15. MHPSS Policies and standards and SOPs implementations.
16. Supporting the HR team for MHPSS Team recruitment process.
17. Coordination with other departments for the implementation and team work.
18. Any other task as part of teamwork in the organization.

Organizational Responsibilities:

Policy Adherence

• Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles and respect international humanitarian law.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Compliance & Ethics:

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, it maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.

Safeguarding

• It is all staff’s shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect the populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children and adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons. 

Qualifications:

• The qualified candidate will be a mental health professional (BA of psychologist, clinical/counseling psychologist, clinical social worker).

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience coordinating MHPSS projects in humanitarian settings, and supervision of MHPSS team.

Competency:

• Knowledgeable in and experience following IASC Guidelines on MHPSS in Emergencies and international best practices on the integration of MHPSS into primary health care settings.
• Training experience required; capacity and proven track record in national staff and partner training and capacity-building.
• Strong organizational and supervisory skills
• Ability to work within a team structure or independently, flexible, and can cope with stressful workload.
• Honest, hardworking, and self-motivated
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work within different cultural environments.
• Fluency in English, Dari and or/ Pashto required,
• Having qualifications/ experience of Problem Management +, thinking healthy and PFA will be an advantage.

Submission Guideline:

Dear Applicant,

International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps at the website provided at the end of this document. 

Please note that:

• IMC commits to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
• IMC will conduct his recruitment on the base of need only.
• Only HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
• IMC may keep data of your application for its pool of candidate and might propose you other position than the one you applied for based on your qualification.
• Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

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Make sure that you have Entered All Education, Work Experiences Details Completely, Accurate & at the end of the application you press Submit.

Preference will be given to local residence applicants.

Website for reporting misconduct: www.InternationalMedicalCorps.ethicspoint.com. Please do not submit your CV or application to this website, it will not be considered for review.

Equal Opportunities:

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.

Misconduct Disclosure Scheme:

All offers of employment at International Medical Corps are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. The International Medical Corps participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme from the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). In accordance with this, we will request information from an applicant’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.