Senior Psychologist
Job Description
Title: Senior Psychologist
Company Name: ActionAid Bangladesh
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from a reputed university.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 4 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Project: Promoting Women and Girl`s Leadership for prevention of Gender Based Violence
∎ in Emergency" Project (Phase III), funded by UNICEF
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Key responsibilities include (not limited to)
∎
∎ Arrange overall planning and providing of psychosocial support to the project participants;
∎ Provide individual or group psychological support such as counselling and support to Rohingya women and adolescent girls referred by the team in line with case plan objectives;
∎ Closely monitor and document the psychological progress of cases referred by the case workers;
∎ Produce and maintain accurate clinical records of the beneficiaries;
∎ Refer cases and liaise with relevant sectoral focal in the assigned camps;
∎ Provide technical support in developing content and facilitating Para counselling and Psychological First Aid training for case workers and psychosocial support workers;
∎ Develop technical reports on specific cases identified during the individual psychological support sessions;
∎ Share weekly/bi-weekly update of psychosocial counselling support provided to participants with project team;
∎ Coordinate feedback meetings with the team.
∎ Demonstrate the desire and willingness to support AAB and Penny Appeal in supporting refugees, especially those with specific needs.
∎ Provide services without any financial returns or other forms of remuneration or exchange from UNICEF, AAB or from refugees (Note: accepting gifts or money from refugees leads to termination of the volunteering activity immediately).
∎ Pledge to interact with the refugees fairly with respect and dignity, as well as act responsibly.
∎ Respect confidentiality of information without sharing it with any other party.
∎ Ensure that information obtained during meetings is dealt with confidentially.
∎ Contribute to building a harmonious environment, based on team spirit, mutual respect and understanding.
∎ Behave properly and positively with refugees, both professionally and personally, in accordance with the highest standards.
∎ Perform duties and conduct private affairs in a manner that avoids conflicts of interest.
∎ Treat refugees equally without discrimination, as well as in accordance with the principles and standards of AAB and its Code of Conduct.
∎ Refrain, prevent, oppose and combat all exploitation and abuse of refugees and other persons of concern, including those of a sexual nature.
∎ Refrain from engaging in any sexual activity with children below 18 years old.
∎ Refrain from any involvement in criminal or unethical activities, activities that contravene human rights, or activities that compromise the image and interests of Penny Appeal and other humanitarian agencies.
∎ Demonstrate permanent readiness to carry out the tasks required to help others unconditionally.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 4 years' Experience in working with marginalized/vulnerable groups.
∎ Experience and understanding of case management and analysis.
∎ Experience in working in emergency responses targeting vulnerable women and girls.
∎ Minimum of one-year experience working with individuals with mental illness and working knowledge of the recovery model preferred.
Salary:
∎ Competitive Salary package with other admissible benefits such as mobile & modem allowance, medical benefit, group life insurance etc
Application Deadline: 24 Jun 2020
Company Information:
∎ 14 Jun 2020
∎ ActionAid Bangladesh
∎ Business : ActionAid is an international anti-poverty agency working in over 40 countries, taking sides with poor people to end poverty and injustice together.
Category: NGO/Development
