Deputy for (MHPSS) the Mental Health and Psychological Support Technical Coordinator

Re- Advertised For Jordanian Nationality only.

Deputy for (MHPSS) the Mental Health and Psychological Support Technical Coordinator

Amman

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OBJECTIVES OF THE POSITION

Based in Amman, with frequent travels to other operational hubs of Syria mission, under the direct management of the MHPSS Technical Coordinator and the supervision of the Technical Unit Coordinator, with functional links with the HQ MHPSS Global Specialist, the Mental Health and Psychosocial Deputy Technical Coordinator is responsible for supporting the MHPSS technical coordinator in his/her tasks according to priorities and needs. The Deputy TC will contribute to guarantee the technical quality and to ensure the coherence of the mental health and psychosocial activities.

The Deputy TC will fill the following main roles:

1. Provide technical support in the domain of MHPSS to hubs and to assist the MHPSS Technical Coordinator in the development and implementation of MHPSS strategy
2. Ensure the quality of the MHPSS services (individual and group intervention) for HI programs beneficiaries as well as the compliance with HI’s frameworks and strategy
3. Contribute to the development and monitor the implementation of the HI guidelines to ensure the technical coherence among all hubs
4. Analyse team needs and to propose an adequate capacity building plan among the mission’s MHPSS staff members
5. Support the MHPSS Coordinator in monitoring, tools and strategy development, and representational tasks as requested

Hierarchical & Functional links:

Line manager: MHPPS Technical Coordinator

Line manager+1: Technical Unit Coordinator

Team managed: N/A

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide targeted technical support to MHPSS team (Technical Advisors, PSS Managers and PSS Officers)
2. To have regular online meetings with Technical Advisors (TA) of hubs
3. When possible, to visit field teams and to provide technical support at field level (including inside Syria)
4. To update the MHPSS online toolbox with Activity Factsheets, approved guidelines and manuals, presentations and other relevant technical documents in English and Arabic
5. To facilitate the participation and communication among all MHPSS team
6. To participate in recruitment (designing technical job descriptions, tests and interviews)
7. To support the TAs during emergency interventions
8. To give inputs on purchases of psychosocial support equipment
9. Capacity building
10. To assess, analyze, prioritize and respond to knowledge needs of the MHPSS team
11. To ensure the MHPSS staff induction when needed
12. To co-design and implement a capacity building plan for all MHPSS team
13. To support the TAs in the training of the field teams (design of trainings, choice of the most appropriate methodology, validation/harmonization of didactical material, check of translated technical documents) and to organize direct trainings to field teams if needed
14. Technical development
15. To support TAs in the adaptation of the HI approach and tools to the specific conditions of each setting in each hub
16. To improve specific tools for MHPSS work with People with Disabilities, Injuries and Amputations in the framework of the Comprehensive Rehabilitation approach
17. To develop/implement new MHPSS approaches and services, namely MHPSS Stand Alone (SA) and on topics requested from the Hubs.
18. To support the technical coordinator in ensuring the quality of translation of technical documents and their adaptation to the local culture
19. Monitoring of quality of MHPSS services
20. To visit MHPSS teams on the field if possible and to monitor ongoing MHPSS activities
21. To provide technical documents and training materials with evidence-based content
22. To ensure the implementation of the HI approach and tools in all hubs, supporting the TAs in solving challenges related to the specificities of each context
23. To ensure the implementation of the latest HI assessment model
24. To follow-up technical reports from TAs
25. To make sure all the project monitoring and follow-up documents are regularly transferred to HI Database Manager and contribute to analyze data on a regular basis
26. Communication and strategy development
27. To collaborate and share information, tools and trainings with the Physical Rehabilitation Technical Coordinator, Livelihood Technical Coordinator and TAs
28. To actively participate in the Technical Unit (TU) activities under the management of the MHPSS Technical Coordinator as requested
29. To collaborate with Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning department (MEAL) for data analysis related to MHPSS
30. To collaborate with the TAs and within the TU in order to adapt the strategy, the approach and the tools to the context changes to ensure that the MHPSS technical components are relevant, effective/impactful, efficient, and sustainable;
31. To contribute to the monthly situation report (SITREP) by providing relevant data related to the MHPSS Technical Coordinator
32. To respect the human resources, security, logistical and administrative procedures
33. Confidentiality
34. Respect the confidentiality of all information and data received.
35. Restrict information sharing only to relevant internal staff and none to external sources.
36. Respect and promote HI’s policies and report to the line manager any non-respect of these policies amongst the teams or partners.
37. Address needs and requests in a professional way.
38. Report any incident or act that causes any harm to beneficiary or to others

Others:

• Note that this job description must remain flexible, to respond to additional tasks or changes as identified by the line manager and the technical referent.
• This is a highly mobile position. Employee should expect to spend at least 50% of the working time outside of Jordan, with trips to Beirut (Lebanon), Erbil and Dohuk (northern Iraq) and some accessible parts of Syria

PROFILE SOUGHT

Qualifications/training:

Essential:

• Formal degree in Psychology (Master degree of Psychology preferable)

Preferred:

• A complementary degree in Sociology / Social Work / Community based approaches would be an asset.

About you

To be successful in this role you must have:

Essential:

• 5 years of Professional experience after graduation in the related field: provision of MHPSS services of different levels (psychosocial counselling, training and supervision of MHPSS f staff), of which 3 years in senior positions
• 3 years experience in INGO in emergency context responsible position.
• Strong proven knowledge and experience in psychosocial approaches, implementation of MHPSS programs in emergency contexts and trauma-work.
• Experience with PwD/PwI
• Proven experience in providing technical support to field teams, implementing trainings

Preferred:

• 1 year (minimum) of project management of MHPSS project with team management
• Experience in remote management would be an asset

Competencies:

Essential:

• Arabic and English mandatory (oral and written)
• Understanding of a comprehensive approach of vulnerability and disabilities issues and their interactions with psychosocial consequences
• Good report writing skills
• Demonstrated effective communication, analytical and problem solving skills

Personal qualities:

Essential:

• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and in a multidisciplinary teamwork.
• Ability to work under high pressure with a great level of personal organisation
• Diplomacy sense
• Flexibility
• Ability to travel extensively

Note that this job description must remain flexible, to respond to additional tasks or changes as identified by line manager.

We offer

HI will offer the successful applicant a Six Month contract, renewable dependent on both funding and performance.

Starting Salary: 2,003

HI is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.