Senior Psychologist, Child Protection, HCMP

Job Description

Title: Senior Psychologist, Child Protection, HCMP

Company Name: BRAC.

Vacancy: --

Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Maximum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 2 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 30 Jan 2024

Education:

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Interpersonal communication skills
∎ Psychosocial training skill
∎ Presentation skills
∎ Networking skills
∎ Team building skills
∎ Critical thinking and motivational skills
∎ Management and leadership skills
∎ Problem solving skills
∎ Interpersonal communication skills
∎ Psychosocial training skill
∎ Presentation skills
∎ Networking skills
∎ Team building skills
∎ Critical thinking and motivational skills
∎ Management and leadership skills
∎ Problem solving skills

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Conducting individual counseling session to the FDMN’s
∎ Conducting individual counseling session to the field staffs
∎ Training facilitation on ‘Psychosocial support’ for the barefoot counselor, para counselor etc
∎ Module Development, Translation & Documentation
∎ Field Visit and monitor the Children Friendly Space (CFS)
∎ Continuous Professional Development
∎ Meeting and Reporting
∎ Providing Psychological First Aid (PFA) services in emergency situations
∎ Supporting the Field Research Assistants (FRA) for research purpose
∎ Preparation and compilation of daily/bi-weekly MIS data, weekly report to ACTED, bi-weekly 4W report of Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) etc
∎ Reporting on Psychosocial Support Services (MHPSS) and Weekly working
∎ Conducting Focus Group Discussion (FGD), Interview Method and documentation etc
∎ Taking the visitors and donors from national and international agencies to visit centers and programs of MHPSS (CFS, Adolescent Clubs, Health Centers, Static Clinics, Primary Health Centers and so on)
∎ Meeting with respective focal  in camps and relevant premises
∎ Additionally taking responsibility of the 24/7 emergency helpline and monitoring
∎ Managerial activities
∎ Perform any kind of responsibilities assigned by the Supervisor regarding my responsibilities
∎ Support in arrangement of different seminar, workshop, training related to the services
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.
∎ Senior Psychologist will be responsible for developing material, working on research, providing training and workshop on psychosocial components along with monitoring the activities of the Para Counselors and providing support through frequent field visits. Additionally has to participate in meetings, developing curriculum, planning and implementing the activities for beneficiaries
∎ Conducting individual counseling session to the FDMN’s
∎ Conducting individual counseling session to the field staffs
∎ Training facilitation on ‘Psychosocial support’ for the barefoot counselor, para counselor etc
∎ Module Development, Translation & Documentation
∎ Field Visit and monitor the Children Friendly Space (CFS)
∎ Continuous Professional Development
∎ Meeting and Reporting
∎ Providing Psychological First Aid (PFA) services in emergency situations
∎ Supporting the Field Research Assistants (FRA) for research purpose
∎ Preparation and compilation of daily/bi-weekly MIS data, weekly report to ACTED, bi-weekly 4W report of Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) etc
∎ Reporting on Psychosocial Support Services (MHPSS) and Weekly working
∎ Conducting Focus Group Discussion (FGD), Interview Method and documentation etc
∎ Taking the visitors and donors from national and international agencies to visit centers and programs of MHPSS (CFS, Adolescent Clubs, Health Centers, Static Clinics, Primary Health Centers and so on)
∎ Meeting with respective focal  in camps and relevant premises
∎ Additionally taking responsibility of the 24/7 emergency helpline and monitoring
∎ Managerial activities
∎ Perform any kind of responsibilities assigned by the Supervisor regarding my responsibilities
∎ Support in arrangement of different seminar, workshop, training related to the services
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Read Before Apply:

BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, programme participants, partners, and the communities have the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). We uphold human dignity and inclusion for all, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability, ethnic origin, or socio-economic condition. As an equal-opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from gender-diverse individuals and people with disabilities.

Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process which may include police verification.