Mhpss Consultant/ Focal Person - North Of Lebanon

  General: Aiming to support social stabilization efforts in Lebanon and to enhance the psychosocial wellbeing of affected communities, IOM plans to expand its psychosocial activities in North of Lebanon. In the North of Lebanon, IOM plans to establish a multidisciplinary psychosocial team responsible of assessing the MHPSS needs and design and implement psychosocial intervention to respond to the assessed needs. The psychosocial activities will be designed in coordination with IOM social stability activities. The psychosocial team will organize workshops and induction sessions, community mobilization events, awareness sessions on non-violent communication and small scale conflict management and community-based conflict mediation targeting youth (Syrian refugees, Lebanese returnees and hosting communities). Further, induction sessions on Mental Health and Psychosocial considerations to humanitarian workers will be organized with the aim of mainstreaming mental health and psychosocial support within IOM’s general service provision. Moreover, IOM psychosocial activities will be linked with livelihood and social stabilization activities focusing on resilience. Referral of vulnerable individuals who need specialized services will be conducted, in coordination with MHPSS actors working in North of Lebanon   In the frame of the activities of the project “Multi-sector Assistance to Support Displaced Persons and Host Communities in Lebanon” under the overall supervision of the Head of the IOM Mission in Lebanon, and in coordination with the Emergency Response and Stabilization Coordinator, the supervision of the Psychosocial Program Manager, and the direct supervision of the psychosocial program coordinator, the incumbent will   Act as a focal person for the psychosocial intervention in the North of Lebanon Conduct a needs assessment Coordinate the assessment that include:   Drafting the assessment tools based on IOM MHPSS assessment tools Mapping of services in the North Meeting and coordinating with NGOs Coordination with the PSS team/assessors       4. Conduct  supportive communication sessions (individual, group and family)       5. Identify, produce and disseminate awareness and community messages related to psychosocial wellbeing, hygiene and health promotion.       6. Identify cases that require specialized intervention and refer them to the specialized services providers in collaboration with IOM specialized psychosocial staff.      7. Coordinate with the team members as to referring cases that need to be integrated within the psychosocial groups activities and vice versa respond to cases referred by other team members.      8. Follow up on the integration of cases in group activities      9. Report on the sessions conducted      10. Organize workshops and induction sessions, community mobilization events, awareness sessions on non-violent communication and small scale conflict management and community-based conflict mediation targeting youth (Syrian refugees, Lebanese returnees and hosting communities) in coordination with the team members.      11. Attending supervision and training sessions      12. any other duty as may be assigned