MHPSS Community Focal Point

Enroute International Limited

 

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Summary

• Vacancy: —
• Location: Cox’s Bazar
• Published: 25 Aug 2024

 

Requirements

Education

• Education in social work, sociology, psychology, social studies or any other relevant field

Additional Requirements

Experience Requirement:

• At least 1 years of previous experiences in emergency settings, mobilizing community
• At least 1 year of previous experiences in providing different outreach techniques
• Experience in providing social services at community level.

Competencies: The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following technical and behavioral competencies:

• Behavioral: a) takes responsibility and manages constructive criticism; b) works effectively with all clients and stakeholders; c) promotes continuous learning; communicates clearly; d) takes initiative and drives high levels of client-oriented approach; e) plans work, anticipates risks and sets goals within area of responsibility; f) displays mastery of subject matter; g) contributes to a collegial team environment’s) creates a respectful office environment free of harassment and retaliation and promotes the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA); i) incorporates gender-related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and promotes equal gender participation; j) displays awareness of relevant technological solutions; k) works with internal and external stakeholders to meet resource needs of IOM l)good communication skills m) ability to work in a stressful environment.

• Technical: a) Effectively applies knowledge of mental health and psychosocial issues in execution of responsibilities at appropriate level; b) Maintains confidentiality and discretion in appropriate areas of work c) Skilled at developing culturally relevant psychosocial interventions.

Languages: Required: English, Advantage: Knowledge of Rohingya and/or one of regional languages

Responsibilities & Context

Job Responsibility:

• Forming different community support groups to promote mental health and psychosocial well-being
• Facilitate orientation to the community support groups to guarantee activities under the guidelines of MHPSS unit
• Scheduling weekly activities of the community support groups and monitoring the activities in the field in coordination with the Project Assistant
• Support the MHPSS team to guarantee logistics and necessary materials for the community support groups
• Facilitate focus group discussions with community members to assess risks, MHPSS concerns
• Identify locations in communities for use as safe spaces
• Build key relationships with community structures and other service providers
• Map local services and coordinate with other humanitarian actors at field level.
• Facilitate safety assessments and safety audits
• Identify and train community focal points, and also facilitate refresher training or replicate training with community leaders
• Facilitate community outreach to disseminate information on available services
• Build capacity of Cash for Work Volunteers through on job training and make them able to assist to implement community mobilization activities at community level.
• Ensure each MHPSS cash for work volunteers are working following the norms of organization, coach and mobilize them as per need.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing treatment and results data and trends based on MHPSS tools, including a daily update of the KOBO tool.
• Conducting focus group discussion for evaluating the MHPSS activities
• Scaling up the presence of MHPSS at community level
• To perform and other duties as may be needed and agreed with the Project Assistant, Senior Project Assistant and MHPSS Officer.

Compensation & Other Benefits

Monthly gross salary for this position is BDT 49,504.08.

Employment Status

Contractual

Job Location

Cox’s Bazar

Job Highlights

Job Location: Anywhere in Cox’s Bazar.

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