MHPSS Specialist

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Actively lead or participate in coordination mechanisms within the community in reference to outreach, awareness raising, advocacy of principles of IASC MHPSS guidelines

Identify and train local social work / community mobilizers on community outreach, mental health case management, identification of cases, support and follow up, as well as awareness raising

Ensure the development and implementation of a functional two-way referral system within the MHPSS team (between community and SOS facilities), through the effective collaboration between different stakeholders and service providers

Guides the implementation of MHPSS programming with a focus on technical aspects and quality assurance through close monitoring and supervision

Engage trained staff in on the job mentoring and support

Provide mental health and psychosocial support services as needed

Ensure that MHPSS program components are implemented according to approved work plan, to achieve project deliverables. Via strong planning and monitoring, identifying potential obstacles to programmatic success in a timely fashion, and implementing corrective actions as needed in liaison with VTeC Supervisor & Project Manager

Ensure technical oversight and field monitoring of the MHPSS staff to ensure quality control and adequate implementation of the planned tools and frameworks

Ensure completion of pre & post knowledge tests (to assess, monitor and evaluate efficiency of PSS curricular provided) and on the job supervision checklists

Support collection and reporting of project data by community mobilizers

Provide training and capacity building in other MHPSS topics as found relevant and appropriate, depending on identified needs (such as psychological first aid, IASC guidelines, etc…)

Develop, train and implement psychosocial and recreational activities (such as child friendly and youth friendly activities)

Contribute to the development of case studies of success stories and lessons learned, to highlight the EiE Project’s areas of expertise and added value

Assist in the development of new proposals as per needs identified by MHPSS team on the field

Provides regular comprehensive updates and reports to the VTeC supervisor in reference to project’s status, current and emerging issues

Develop scope of work, project deliverables and monitoring and evaluation indicators and targets (in terms of MHPSS) together with the VTeC supervisor and Project Manager as/when required.

Knowledge Management:

To lead and participate in weekly team meetings with MHPSS team, and engage effectively with the VteC educational team in close coordination with VteC supervisor

To ensure appropriate and adequate documentation of data collected (hard & soft copies)

Sharing of information within the field-level with the project’s team as lessons learned

Ensure proficiency in compiling weekly reports, mothly reports and sitreps

Any other duties found related to the nature of the job as suggested by the VteC Supervisor and Project Manager.

Child Protection

SOS Children’s Villages works in accordance with the UNCRC: The best interest of the child is our primary consideration. Every child has the right to develop to his or her full potential, to quality, education, participation and non-discrimination. Everybody has the responsibility to protect children from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence,maltreatment, neglect, harm and discrimination.