MHPSS Community Focal Point

Job Description

Title: MHPSS Community Focal Point

Company Name: Enroute International Limited

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 1 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

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

• At least 1 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Experience Requirement:

• At least 1 years of previous experiences in emergency settings, mobilising 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 behavioural competencies:

• Behavioural:

• 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; h) 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.

• Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Languages:

• English is required.

• Knowledge of Rohingya and/or one of regional languages an advantage

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, analysing, 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.

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