Senior Project Officer - Mental Health Care Practices Gender & Protection

Job Description

Title: Senior Project Officer - Mental Health Care Practices Gender & Protection

Company Name: Action Contre la Faim (ACF)

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's in Psychology (at least 4 years), and Master's in Applied Psychology (Clinical/Counseling Psychology).

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Ensure the coverage of beneficiaries in terms of psychosocial and psychological support and its quality. Direct support is also required and flexibility is highly expected for this position.
∎ Contract Duration: May 2020 (With high possibility of extension).
∎ Start Date: As soon as possible.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Ensure the psycho-social and Psychological support to the beneficiaries & follow-up of defined objectives;
∎ Provision of technical supervision with team on a weekly basis to discuss cases and review monitoring of activities;
∎ Organize and conduct training in psychology when required, especially on-job training (e.g. demonstrations, role playing);
∎ Continuation of services in the MH corner in strong collaboration with the Psychiatrist and other Doctors within the hospital and follow-up with complex cases;
∎ Contribute to the mapping of relevant actors (referral network) and set up of referral systems to other services available.
∎ Schedule and coordinate the activities inside and outside the MH Corner & Collaborate with other stakeholder inside and outside of Hospital(where required)
∎ Follow the progress in activities of each team member and check that they follow every BNF appropriately;
∎ Participate in the coordination meetings
∎ Compile and write the activity reports with recommendations after collecting and analysing data;
∎ Observe and analyse the MHPSS needs of the beneficiaries, detect the cases and refer them ;
∎ Respect confidentiality regarding the content of clinical interviews, except when exchanging information with other team members to draw joint action plans in the best interest of the beneficiaries.
∎ Read and ensure a full understanding of ACFs Gender Minimum Standards & Child Protection Policies, asking questions and/or for support when necessary;

Additional Requirements:
∎ 2/3 years of work experience in the field of mental health is an asset.
∎ Sense of confidentiality
∎ Good knowledge of child development
∎ Project management and training aptitudes
∎ Knowledge of humanitarian psychiatry
∎ Experience in team management,
∎ Excellent written and public communication and negotiation skills, English and local languages,
∎ Computer Skills: Word, Excel, Power Point

Salary: Tk. 71000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus: 1-month Gross salary every year.
∎ Provident Fund: 7.5% of Basic Salary.
∎ Performance Bonus: from 30 % to 80% of monthly Gross salary per year depending on performance.
∎ End of Contract Benefits: As per organization policy.
∎ Medical coverage: 80% hospitalization coverage medical expenses (max limit BDT 120,000 per year).
∎ 18 days of paid annual leave per year.
∎ 10 days of paid casual leave per year.
∎ 14 days of paid sick leave per year.
∎ Paternity Leave, Compassionate Leave, Maternity Leave and Marriage Leave.
∎ Birth Allowance and Marriage Allowance.
∎ Mobile Allowance and Food Allowance.
∎ Free and unlimited access to the certifying e-learning platform Cross knowledge.
∎ Participation to external training costs upon eligibility of the request.

Application Deadline: December 22, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Action Contre la Faim (ACF)
∎ Address : Orin Tower, House # 23, Road # 113/A, Gulshan - 2, Dhaka 1212
∎ Web : www.actioncontrelafaim.org
∎ Business : Action Contre la Faim | Action Against Hunger is a humanitarian non-Governmental, non-political, neutral and non-profit international organization (INGO) that was established in France in 1979 to deliver aid in countries throughout the world. The aim of Action Against Hunger is to save lives by combating Hunger and Disasters that threaten the Lives of vulnerable Children, Women & Men. Since 2007, Action Against Hunger has been providing assistance to vulnerable populations in Bangladesh in the arena of Nutrition & Health, Mental Health & Care Practices (MHCP), Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL & DRR), and Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH).

Category: NGO/Development