Emergency Response - PSS Assistant (National Candidates Only - 2 vacant positions)

The Psychosocial support (PSS) GBV assistant is responsible for working within communities, conducting outreach activities, coordinating with local stakeholders. The PSS also conducts awareness-raising on protection prevention, response and self-protection for adolescent girls, and delivers Psycho-Social Support activities within the mobile setting. The PSS will be based in the Women and Girls Safe Space and will work closely with community actors, such as the municipalities, local organizations, community centers.

He /she will receive support, supervision and technical guidance from the PSS team leader/GBV coordinator and program Manager.

Major Responsibilities:

Conduct information and awareness sessions with women and girls in the community to disseminate information about available services and key protection concerns

Identify and assess communities to be engaged in the safe spaces activities

Maintain regular contact with community focal points and community outreach volunteers  

Facilitate referral of identified needs to humanitarian organizations and other service providers, ensuring follow up and feedback to the community

In close collaboration with community volunteers and community groups conduct regular safety audits to identify risks identified by women and girls within their community

Organize regular planning and reporting meetings with community groups and gather feedback on community activities on a regular basis

Conduct age appropriate and psychosocial activities for women and adolescent girls in the mobile setting following the GBV guiding principles and IA guidelines.

Identify communities with psychosocial needs and make recommendations for the provision of psychosocial activities

Prepare and submit weekly and monthly plan in a timely manner.

Participate in weekly internal meetings to ensure adherence to standards of appropriate case management, as well as community based approach and psychosocial activities

Regularly document outreach and community activities using agreed tools (including safety audits)

Prepare mobile safe spaces for women and girls adhering the IA standards.

Refer women, men, boys and girls to needed services including health, PSS, CM, basic assistance, wash, shelter and other services.

 Participating in evaluation focus groups and meetings.

Filling up daily, weekly and monthly forms and records (registration, monitoring, referrals and reporting on implementation) and reports in collaboration with other team members.

Participating in multidisciplinary teams and trainings/meetings such as PFA, PSS, GBV or mental health.

Preparing and monitoring the attendance sheet of the beneficiaries 

Update the service mapping in the target geographical areas.

Refer and coordinate with the team leader and project coordinator when needed.

Identify vulnerable children and caregivers in need of PSS in line with inter-agency selection criteria.

Maintain positive relations with local implementing actors, local authorities and other international and local stakeholders.

Participate in training as required (e.g. Safe Identification and Referral, Dealing with Disclosures, PFA, PSS, CM)

Previous work experience in emergency context 

Support the inclusion of boys and girls with special needs.

Perform any other duties relating to the nature of the job as directed by the CP officer.