MHPSS Advisor

General Conditions of Employment

PU-AMI is a humanitarian organization committed to safeguarding and protecting individuals affected by our activities and to ensuring a safe and respectful environment for all staff and beneficiaries. Adherence to the ethical framework (including sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH), child safeguarding, fraud, corruption, and other forms of misconduct) is a fundamental requirement for all roles. All selected candidates must sign the Code of Conduct, complete all mandatory training and demonstrate a clear understanding of, and commitment to, PU-AMI’s ethical framework and safeguarding policies, including their responsibilities to prevent, report, and respond to concerns in accordance with the established reporting and referral procedures, and to uphold accountability to affected populations.

As part of PU-AMI's commitment to safe recruitment, all candidates will be subject to appropriate screening procedures, which may include reference checks, verification of employment history, and disclosure of any past misconduct related to safeguarding, PSEAH, or other serious violations.

PU-AMI considers the diversity of race, beliefs, languages, gender, background, and status within its human resources as a key asset to its humanitarian work and is fully committed to upholding the principle of non-discrimination throughout its recruitment processes.

Please note that PU-AMI will under no circumstances request any financial contribution for administrative fees related to recruitment. Any such request should be considered fraudulent and disregarded.
The employee shall abide by this job description, his/her employment contract, and the PU-AMI Afghanistan National Staff Regulations, including their annexes and attachments, as well as any rules, regulations, and internal policies that may be adopted by PU-AMI Afghanistan.

د استخدام عمومي شرایط
کارمند باید د دې دندې د تشریح، د خپلې کاري قرارداد، او د (PU-AMI) د بشري منابعو د تګلارې له ضمیمو او اړوندو اسنادو سره سم، همدارنګه د هغو ټولو اصولو، مقرراتو او داخلي تګلارو پر بنسټ چې د (PU-AMI) له‌خوا منل کېږي، عمل وکړي.

Work Relationship

·       Works under the responsibility of (د چا تر مسؤلیت لاندې کار کوي):  Deputy Country Director

·       Supervises (څوک تر نظارت لاندې لري): MHPSS Officers

·        In direct cooperation with (په مستقیمه همکاري کې له):  

Other sectoral coordinators and coordination office colleagues, regional technical and operations teams, PSS Supervisors, and PSS Providers along with other support departments, as relevant

Responsibilities and particular assignmentsمسؤلیت ها و وظایف مشخص

Activities/Main duties: 

Objective 1هدف اول : Participate and support in the analysis of MHPSS context and needs, in the definition of PSS strategy, and the design of appropriate PSS interventions

Activities/Main dutiesفعالیت ها/ وظایف عمده:

• Ensure monitoring and analysis of national MHPSS policies, program protocols, sectoral data, and key MHPSS actors in the country;
• Support with relevant MHPSS needs assessment required for PU-AMI programming and project design;
• Participate and support in the definition of terms of references for multi-sectoral needs assessment in collaboration with Deputy Country Director and MEAL team, development of survey tools and data collection formats, supervise and monitor implementation of surveys, and reflect on the survey data in the development of PSS strategy and Programme planning;
• Support adaptation of PSS interventions based on PU-AMI’s mission strategy, PUI’s Global MHPSS Intervention Framework, encouraging an integrated multi-sectoral approach in collaboration with Deputy Country Director;
• In the development of new PSS interventions, participate and support in the design of adapted activities with adequate technical relevance, ensure appropriateness of activities to community’s needs, monitor logistical and budgetary support required for the realization of quality implementation, and regularly monitor qualitative and quantitative indicators relevant to the project intervention;

·       Encourage and monitor quality of PSS interventions following IASC MHPSS principles, adherence to protection mainstreaming principles by project implementation teams, and other cross-cutting topics such as gender sensitivity and environmental issues 

Objective 2هدف دوم: Support monitoring and supervision for the quality implementation of PSS activities

Activities/Main dutiesفعالیت ها/ وظایف عمده:

·        Participate and co-facilitate joint technical supervision and monitoring meetings with MHPSS Officers and Supervisors as led by Deputy Country Director in order to ensure that PSS implementation activities are in line with mission priorities and MHPSS Intervention Framework;

·        Participate to field level technical supervision and monitoring meetings co-led by MHPSS Officers and Supervisors to ensure PSS Providers are adequately guided and supported in the implementation protocols;

·        Support adaptation of technical modalities, activity guidelines, SOPs, translated materials in local languages as used in the overall implementation and quality assurance of PSS interventions;

·        Make regular technical field visits for supportive supervision and hand-holding to MHPSS Officers and Supervisors for better implementation and improved quality of PSS actions on the field;

·        In collaboration with field teams and MEAL department, ensure collation of project-wise PMT data, activity progress reports (qualitative and quantitative) on a monthly basis, as per the standards set out by the program;

·        Provide timely feedback and alert to the Deputy Country Director in the event of delays in field implementation, challenges faced by field teams, and suggest relevant adjustments with mitigation plan in terms of activities, area of intervention, targets, budget, implementation timeframe, etc.;

·        Participate and support appropriate technical evaluations relevant to field implementation teams’ knowledge and skills, process audit of implementation activities, and broader impact analyses of PSS interventions, as required;

·        Support harmonization and capitalization of internal knowledge management specific to PSS interventions through adapted evidence-based tools and practices, case-studies, and documented evidences from the field;

·        Encourage experience and knowledge sharing within the PSS teams and actively contribute to the knowledge building of PSS component at mission level in coordination with Deputy Country Director;

·        Ensure that projects, adapted methodologies, implementation procedures, and selection criteria pertinent to PSS set of interventions do not cause direct or indirect harm to intended beneficiaries, service providers/project teams in the follow-up to IASC MHPSS and protection mainstreaming principles.

Objective 3هدف سوم : Capacity-building and fostered team-work of the PSS team

Activities/Main dutiesفعالیت ها/ وظایف عمده:

·        Contribute in the technical development of PSS training materials, activity guides, evaluation tools, project management tool, supervision checklists and support Deputy Country Director co-facilitate relevant trainings and monitor cascading of the trainings for quality and implementation purpose at all levels of staff;

·        Prepare, translate, and implement appropriate pre- and post-test evaluations across thematic trainings in PSS and support Master Trainers/ MHPSS Officers and Supervisors in timely producing succinct training reports;

·        Under the supervision of the Deputy Country Director, develop training needs analysis basis to practicalities of the field, overall understanding and capacities of implementation teams and organize well-rounded inclusive training calendar for the year to improve overall capacities and knowledge of field staff;

·        As required and relevant, apart from technical trainings, focus on developing project management capacities, report-writing skills, data-management and data-analysis skills, supportive supervision framework for MHPSS Officers and Supervisors;

·        Foster PSS team’s understanding and adherence to PU-AMI’s internal regulations, institutional policies and processes of the mission;

·        Support and monitor development of individual action plans and capacity-building plans for MHPSS Officers and Supervisors, and guide them do the same for PSS Providers following the set mandate and specific project requirements.

Objective 4 هدف سوم : Ensure logistical management and administrative monitoring of PSS programs in coordination with Deputy Country Director

Activities/Main dutiesفعالیت ها/ وظایف عمده:

·        Ensure with PSS teams that the logistical needs of the programs are timely met following project-specific procurement plans and BoQs, according to minimum standards and PU-AMI’s sector recommendations (e.g., dedicated and adapted safe spaces available for PSS interventions, adapted materials available for children, etc.);

·        Ensure that orders for equipment and other supplies required by the PSS programs are timely fulfilled following PU-AMI’s set procedures and mission-specific logistic standards;

·        Contribute to analyzing bids made by suppliers for purchases with stringent technical specifications and criteria applied;

·        Ensure up-to-date budget monitoring for the PSS component on a monthly basis, following analysis of any discrepancies brought to the attention of Deputy Country Director;

·        Support in the hiring/recruitment of PSS Supervisors, and PSS Providers following HR recruitment guidelines and standards, adhering to the procedures conducting appropriate tests and interviews in collaboration with project-specific teams, and preparing necessary HR documentation;

·        Support induction of new team members (MHPSS Officers, Supervisors, Providers) ensuring their overall understanding of PSS intervention procedures and protocols;

Objective 5هدف سوم : Appropriately ensure external coordination and sectoral representation of the PU-AMI PSS program in collaboration with Deputy Country Director

Activities/Main dutiesفعالیت ها/ وظایف عمده:

·        Ensure consistent and active participation in MHPSS Technical Working Group and relevant clusters strategic to PU-AMI’s programming;

·        Ensure and coordinate with PSS Specialist the sectoral representation of PU-AMI for the MHPSS sector at the national and regional levels, to different partners and local authorities;

·        In the absence of Deputy Country Director, participate to PU-AMI’s internal coordination meetings, as suggested and required;

·        In the event of donor visit, play an active role in preparing and managing field orientation and activities as directed by the Deputy Country Director;

·        Under the guidance of the Deputy Country Director, support and guide PSS teams in managing regular communication and coordination with local bodies, representatives of various groups for inclusive development of PSS interventions and overall acceptance of the same by larger beneficiary groups. 

• Masters in Psychology and other relevant social sciences (preferably Clinical and/or Counselling Psychology, Social Work, Medicine with relevant experience in Psychiatry and clinical mental health)
• Experience of standard evidence-base technical MHPSS package of services (IPT, PM+, Thinking Healthy, mhGAP-HIG, EMDR, TF-CBT, IYCF-e/MIYCN) would be an asset
• 5 years of relevant work experience in MHPSS, GBV and Protection programming in I/NGOs
• Experience in dealing with migrants/displaced people, victims of conflicts, survivors of violence would be an asset
• Good level of project cycle management skills
• Cultural and social understanding of MHPSS in Afghanistan
• Strong oral and written communication skills pertaining to English, Pushtu, and Dari languages
• Strong MS-Office skills operating Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Strong commitment to humanitarian principles with good peoples’ management skills
• Ability to independently travel to places and provinces (project areas of intervention)
• Ability to work in volatile context and under pressure 

Dear candidates,     

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Please note:  

• You are allowed to apply only before the closing date  
• Only the candidates who meet the mandatory qualifications/requirements will be considered for the long list.  
• A maximum of 15 best candidates from the ones who meet the mandatory qualifications/requirements (longlist) will be invited for a technical test (shortlist)  
• If you are not invited for a technical test within a month period, please consider that your application was not considered for this vacancy.
• Validated copies of academic certificates/diplomas will be requested only if called for an interview.   

Kind regards,

The PU-AMI HR Team