Psychologist

 The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental and nonprofit organization, founded in 1956, that works in more than 30 countries around the world. DRC has been operating in Lebanon since 2004, working with Palestinian and Iraqi refugees, as well as Lebanese communities affected by the war in 2006.  DRC is committed to basic humanitarian principles; including impartiality and neutrality, and offers the highest standards of accountability to the people it serves. DRC is inviting local candidates to apply for the position of Psychologist – Saida area to support its activities under the project “Empowerment of Women at Risk in Lebanon”, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The purpose of this project is to empower women at risk and/or survivals of SGBV by prevention and a protection-oriented response based on livelihood support. It will help promoting economic and personal self-reliance of 300 vulnerable women and raise awareness of duty-bearers about SGBV and human trafficking. The project’s outputs are as follows: -  Advocacy on violence against women towards survivors’ communities. -  Assistance to 200 women at risk through a holistic package of support services delivered in a newly established centre in Saida. -  Coordination and capacity building of local NGOs delivering services to domestic migrant workers. The WRC psychologist will implement on an ad-hoc basis psychological follow up (intervention plan) of Women Resource Centre beneficiaries (benefitting from vocational training, life skills, information sessions, and other services).  The psychologist will also coordinate with the center counselors and other focal points regarding psycho-social follow-up of beneficiaries. Key responsibilities: -  Conduct individual follow-up and psychological counseling with women beneficiaries who might be SGBV survivors or at risk. -  Refer beneficiaries to other service providers NGOs if needed -  Conduct  a monthly group support sessions for beneficiaries -  Help with developing psychological awareness materials in the center -  Conduct bi-weekly case study and intervention planning with the WRC counselors -  Attend team meetings (if needed) -  Supervise focal point of partner NGOs on the level of social intervention and follow-up (at least 1 once a month). Reporting -  Report back verbally as often as needed to the center manager on the progress of the work. -  Prepare monthly report on the implemented tasks and followed cases submitted to both DRC and WRC. Coordination -  Coordinate with WRC director and team. -  Coordinate with DRC project coordinator and project manager. Competencies: Knowledge and understanding of concepts and approaches relevant to psychological counseling and intervention, protection, mental health, women at risk and SGBV. Professionalism -  Commitment to the values, vision and mission of DRC -  Comply fully with DRC’s staff Code of Conduct and other humanitarian ethics and accountability commitments of DRC Planning & Organization -  Ability to prioritize competing demands and to plan, coordinate and monitor work/project flow, while respecting deadlines. Qualifications & Experience: -  University degree -  Minimum 4 years of work experience in  intervention with Women at risk -  NGO experience -  Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills Duration: Session basis   Starting date: September 2012 Application: Applications should include a detailed CV and a cover letter that addresses the applicant’s motivation in applying for the position and the relevance of their skills to responsibilities of the position.   Please forward application, to vacancy@drclebanon.dk. The closing date is 25 of September 2012. Only those applicants short-listed for the position will be contacted.   Female applicants are encouraged to apply.