Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Officer

Handicap International (which runs projects under its operating name, Humanity & Inclusion - HI -), is an independent and impartial international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights. Handicap International is a not-for-profit organisation with no religious or political affiliation. It operates as a federation made up of a network of associations.

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:

The MHPSS officer will be in charge of providing technical supervision and coordination of all MHPSS activities under the supervision of the Rehabilitation Project Manager. S/he will ensure that the coaching, training, and capacity-building needs of the partners are timely addressed and that the MHPSS activities meet quality standards in the humanitarian sector.

Responsibility 1: Contribute to the development of MHPSS tools for the project implementation and to the capacity-building materials of the project team at the partners’ level.

Support the development and/or adaptation of methodologies and the creation of high-complexity technical resources, including full training packages (training needs assessment tools, training manuals and materials, pre-post training tests), users’ guidelines, etc.;
Develop or adapt low/medium complexity technical instruments
Organize and/or participate in the testing of the resources whenever appropriate and adjust them based on the results of the test
Provide ad-hoc support to the team during resources use including field coaching
Assess project partner capacity building needs, define suitable training plans and training package
Train the project’s partners and relevant actors and stakeholders on the methodologies and resources of PSS intervention.
Produce training and coaching reports and coordinate feedback with the service providers for strengthening continuous staff development.

Responsibility 2: Support the implementation of project activities.

Provide ad-hoc MHPSS support, coaching, and follow-up to the project’s partners, actors, and stakeholders during the implementation of the following activities:
Through regular discussions with partners’ staff, collect information about any technical issues and needs faced by the MHPSS teams at the partner level and report them to the Rehabilitation Project Manager and relevant HI technical staff along with suggestions for improvement.
Attend mental health working group meetings to ensure regular communication with partners’ staff and provide or collect information on available services and referral modalities and criteria for specialized mental health services.
Support the partners’ staff to plan and implement internal and external referrals for specialized mental health services when needed according to the existing mechanisms and modalities.
Support the partners’ staff to plan and implement information/orientation sessions for beneficiaries to raise awareness of mental health services and knowledge according to the existing mechanisms and modalities.
Support the various initiatives towards change, in collaboration with the MHPSS team at partner’s level, including the continued improvement of technical resources.
Follow-up and monitor the MHPSS activities /services provided by the service providers in line with the identified services criteria and ensure a monthly report tracking. o Identify specific training needs, and share findings with the Rehabilitation Project Manager.

Directly carry out the following activities:

Support and supervise the required needed items for the MHPSS kits, in order to facilitate services provided by partners. o Assess the level of understanding of MHPSS among the MDR team, develop and enforce information and training package to support referrals.
Ensure efficient referrals to the rehabilitation centers, based on close follow-up and prioritization of needs by providing training to the MDR team support with regular technical Follow up and support upon on project needs.
Support the rehab project partners to identify people who are in need of MHPSS services, and link them with the available rehabilitation services.
Analyze all individual and group files, and case studies done by the partners’ MHPSS teams. Ensure compliance with technical guidelines in the implementation of activities.
Compile and report on any protection concerns and measures reported by the partners’ teams.
Develop family information/education resource and support local service providers in developing and enforcing caregivers’ support in MHPSS intervention.
Participate in the delivery of training to the partners’ staff in MHPSS perspective.
Assess the trainees’ level prior to and after training sessions to adjust the training content accordingly and record data on their improvements.
Produce necessary training reports upon request.

Responsibility 3: Contribute to project’s monitoring, lessons learning and reporting:

Ensure that the project monitoring data and documents are received on time, providing reminders to partner staff if necessary.
Verify compliance with defined methodologies and proper use of monitoring and data collection resources, requesting clarifications and providing feedback to partners if needed.
Participate in assessments and evaluations relating to the quality of MHPSS and partners’ activities.
Regularly extract specific data from the project documents sent by partners’ staff, and send it along with analysis of this data, to the line manager and other relevant HI staff.
Contribute to include and transfer the project monitoring assessment tools and follow-up documents to HI Database/ CTO system.
Develop case studies and success stories to illustrate changes induced by the project and for communication use.
Plan and produce activity reports and contribute to the production of the donor report as appropriate.
Contribute to the preparation and implementation of project quarterly reviews and participate in the organization of technical reviews and technical missions as required.
Participate in a professional network at the national level in the field of expertise of the project.
Develop lessons learning exercises, data collection and analysis, and the production of dissemination documents with identifying good practices under the project.
Facilitate the field implementation of project evaluations and research.

متطلبات الوظيفة

Advanced degree in the area of expertise 3 years of experience working in complex humanitarian crisis preferably in an NGO
Minimum 5 years’ experience the field of expertise, in emergency or/ and development context
Skills in developing training and providing coaching for capacity building
Ability to develop information material
Analytical skills
Ability to work with partners, civil society organizations or public authorities
Skills in users centered approach
Knowledge of referrals mechanisms
Very positive personality, with strong orientation towards solutions
Excellent communication skills Proactive, solution maker, strongly positive, constructive and dynamic personality

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:

HI workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in HI Code of conduct. In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.

Initial contract will be for a period up to 5 months.

Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer and

Particularly welcomes applications from persons with disabilities

Interested candidates should send their resume with motivation letter to reach on or before August 5, 2023 to recruitment@palestine.hi.org indicating your full name and the job title (MHPSS Officer Gaza) in the subject line of your e-mail application. Incomplete applications or applications received after the deadline will be disregarded.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and those shortlisted will be contacted.

recruitment@palestine.hi.org