MHPSS Emergency Program Officer

Background:

When catastrophe hits, International Medical Corps is often one of the first humanitarian aid organizations on the scene providing rapid and effective aid that saves lives, reduces suffering, and promotes self-reliance.

International Medical Corps: provides safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable and patient centered care; offers needs- based response according to the context and type of Sudden Onset Disaster and/or outbreak in the affected nation: adopts a human rights-based approach to their response; ensures they are accessible to all sections of the population affected by the SOD and/or outbreak particularly the vulnerable; and treats patients in a medically ethical manner consistent with the World Medical Association Medical Ethics Manual.

 International Medical Corps is accountable to: patients and communities; host government, Ministry of Health; our organization and donors. International Medical Corps commits to a coordinated response under the national health emergency management authorities. International Medical Corps collaborates with the national health system, the cluster and the humanitarian community.

Job Purpose: Provide support to the case management team through the setting up and managing an efficient activity and reporting monitoring system, oversee the accuracy of data collection and follow-up on discrepancies detected.

Main Responsibilities: 

• Monitor quality activity implementation through attending and monitoring sessions as well as follow-up on the supporting documents and reporting
• Build the MHPSS CM team’s capacity to document and fill the Data collection sheet (DCS), qualitative reports and utilize the evidence for program improvement
• Audit the information reported on the DCS and check the discrepancies found
• Make sure reporting is done regularly and on a timely manner
• Contribute to continuous analysis of the DCS and facilitate better understanding of challenges faced on field level
• Utilize findings to recommend trainings and detect areas where CM teams need further support and trainings
• Design and Conduct training (remote and on the job) related to Data management to case managers working with the MHPSS team.
• Support participatory appraisal, monitoring and evaluation in collaboration with M&E
• Undertake field monitoring visits to assess progress and identify technical quality and implementation issues, provide solutions and implement modifications and improvement
• Ensure that monitoring and evaluation reports are made

Desirable Qualifications :

• Advanced degree in healthcare management/ Project management

Essential Experience: 

• 1 to 2 years of previous relevant experience
•  Basic understanding on Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

Essential Competency: 

• Excellent Communication skills
• Excellent command of written and spoken Arabic and English
• Highly organized
• Able to work within a team and under stress
• Excellent command of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Ability to maintain electronic database
• Experience in or understanding of program accountability principles
• Strong understanding of the project cycle and of M&E systems
• Very good listening and facilitation skills
• Knowledge of, respect and empathy for the communities we are working with

General specifications for all positions:

• Experience in working closely with community members throughout a program cycle
• Experience in or understanding of program accountability principles
• Knowledge of, respect and empathy for the communities we are working with
• Commitment to championing community and partner points of view
• Strong understanding of the project cycle and of M&E systems
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills
• Non-discriminatory and readiness to involve men, women, girls and boys from diverse backgrounds, particularly the most marginalized segments of the community
• Very good listening and facilitation skills – capable of managing and facilitating group discussions with program participants, local officials, partners and all levels of staff
• Ability to mobilize people – to develop and maintain relationships with staff and communities to ensure their participation in International Medical Corps ways of working
• International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps.