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Key Responsibilities:

Reports to: Project Coordinator - Mental Health and Psychosocial Support

Location: Dzaipi, Adjumani

Key Result Areas:

Activity implementation

• Regular updates and monitoring of MHPSS activities ensure technical support to Community structures and Children.

• Support community-based child protection and MHPSS structures, children’s groups and stake holders in advocating for child protection and participation, and MHPSS interventions.
• Facilitate the integration of child protection, MHPSS and social cohesion activities within the refugee settlements and host communities.
• Provide information for projects design, implementation, monitoring and reporting
• Mobilize community meetings with children and key stakeholders at all implementation levels to achieve Child protection and MHPSS outcomes.
• Build the capacity of community structures, volunteers to support child protection and MHPSS using adopted Models (PM+ and EASE)
• Facilitate case management, and data collection in line with the required and approved standards for child protection and MHPSS.
• Collect and compile statistical data and information regarding caregivers, community members and children participation in activities in the child protection and MHPSS activities.
• Mobilise communities to identify children with disabilities, psychological distress and model families for project’s implementation.
• Develop, monthly, quarterly and annual project management reports and submit them to the relevant authorities.

Technical support and Capacity Building

• Organize and conduct monthly meetings with community structures (CPCs, Parents, volunteers) and children on child protection, positive parenting, child participation and MHPSS
• Mentor and build the capacity of children, community, community structures in child protection, positive parenting, MHPSS and the learning frame work using approved approached and models.
• Support communities, community structures, partners and children in maintaining the minimum standards for child participation and MHPSS.
• Develop tools to manage data and information collection and analysis in establishing and maintaining a Monitoring and Evaluation adherences
• Document impact and success stories evidenced with quality pictures to share milestone with staff, partners and donors.
• Regular updates and monitoring of the Child protection and MHPSS to ensure technical support is given in regard to play equipment and materials as per the global minimum standards.
• Facilitate communities to fully participate in project activities for enhanced community ownership, peaceful coexistence and sustainability.
• Facilitate advocacy forums led by children on issues affecting them. The forums are aimed at awareness creation and sensitization of communities.

Networking, Coordination and Collaboration 

• Participate in coordination meetings in the Zones of allocation
• Support all referral needs that may arise from time to time in the community and ensure that all children referred for any services are well documented.
• Represent the organization in Zonal sector meetings and cluster coordination meetings giving updates and progress of implementation and establish strategic partnerships with other organizations.
• Establish and liaise closely with other partners, agencies and local leaders regarding project activities to ensure a coordinated approach to project implementation, including participation in relevant workshops, meetings and keep the Facilitator informed.

Financial Management, Budget Control and Monitoring

• Prepare and submit monthly payment requisitions for community structures, volunteers in line with financial policy requirements
• Prepare and submit all payment requisitions for activities conducted within 3 days from the last day of an activity.
• Prepare concepts notes, project activity budgets, expenditure, preparation of activity quarterly financial and narrative reports as per the grant guidelines and submit them within the agreed timeframes.
• Preparation of payment advance and purchase requests for appropriate project transactions in line with approved M&E documents.
• File all accountability and attendance lists in line with audit requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• A Bachelors Degree in Psychology, Psychotherapy, Community psychology or other relevant areas.
• A minimum of (3) three or more years field experience working with communities in child protection and MHPSS programming and program management in an NGO context.
• Past exposure and experience with integrated Child Protection and MHPSS operations in humanitarian context.
• Past experience in working with communities.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, problem solving, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Working knowledge of humanitarian industry including sphere standards, NGO code of conduct and humanitarian charter.
• Very strong communication skills.
• ABILITY TO RIDE A MOTORCYCLE WITH A VALID RIDING LICENCE IS A MUST.
• Possess the ability to work with different partners, local authorities, local organizations and NGOs to develop and maintain positive relationships.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible world view, emotional maturity and physical stamina.
• Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts, psychological stressful environments and physical hardship conditions with limited resources.
• Ability to cope and deal with stress and work under stressful work conditions is required.
• Knowledge of the local language (Madi or Arabic) is added advantage.