Psychologist

Lebanese Democratic Women Gathering is a member of a consortium composed of Euromed Feminist Initiative, Care International in Lebanon, and Legal Action Worldwide which is currently implementing the project “Strengthening access to protection, participation and services for women refugees, IDPs and host communities” in Lebanon. The objectives are to enhance security and resilience for Syrian women refugees and women from host communities through supporting and coordinating comprehensive and structured services and referral mechanisms, as well as to support national institutions in their work towards more gender sensitive policy frameworks and legislation. The activities of the project are implemented in 4 regions of Lebanon: Beirut, Mount Lebanon, North Lebanon and the Bekaa. The duration of the project is from 2018 to2020

The consortia is led by Euromed Feminist Initiative and starting September 1st 2018, will implement a multi-county project “Strengthening access to protection, participation and services for women refugees, IDPs and host communities”, funded by the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis – MADAD. The overall objective is to improve the livelihood, agency and legal and social protection for Syrian women refugees, IDPs and host communities in the region, with focus on Lebanon, Iraq/Kurdistan Region – Iraq (KR-I) and Jordan.

Context

 The psychologist in “Strengthening access to protection, participation and services for women refugees, IDPs and host communities” project will be recruited based on an open competitive process. The psychologist will be present in RDFL’s center to provide psychosocial and psychological support to GBV and SGBV survivors. The psychologist will work and liaise closely with GBV supervisor and project coordinator.

Duties and Responsibilities

General duties and responsibilities:

• The Psychologist will provide Psychological Support to most critical identified cases by the Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) case workers promoting an integrative and holistic survivor centered approach.
• Assist the SGBV/ GBV case workers in the detection of most vulnerable cases.
• Provide case management service to high risk cases
• Report & produce and maintain accurate records and follow up action plans of the beneficiaries (cases files and technical reports must be archived in locked and secure location, access to them should be restricted only to relevant, authorized  SGBV/GBV project staff)
• Psychologist will provide assistance to SGBV/GBV case workers when needed
• Developing a consistent and acceptable treatment plan with clear objectives
• Provision of a  structured clinical assessments and clear case formulation,
• Recognize mental health priority conditions.
• To develop a consistent and acceptable treatment plan with clear objectives.
• Identify cases requiring psychiatric mental health services and refer to the appropriate actors. Coordinate with these service providers to adapt the therapeutic plan of the client accordingly
• Experience providing clinical supervision or leading trainings is a plus
• Monitoring and evaluating the psychological progress of the client
• Knowledge about the predictable stresses of humanitarian aid work and the policies and practices needed to mitigate them.
• Be available to participate in meetings at RDFL centers or other 
• Participate to case management meetings at RDFL centers
• Meets with other project staff when required.
• Participate in trainings and workshops

Qualifications

- A University degree in psychology or psychotherapy

- 2 to 5 years work experience in the NGO sector
- Strong organizational skills;
- Strong interpersonal skill and communication skills;
- Knowledge of English;
- Good computer skills (word, excel…)