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👉 Salary : Attractive
👉 Employment Type: Full time
👉 Job Level : Senior Level (5+ years experience) 👉 Deadline : Mar 08, 2024

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Job Description

The Tigray RFSA MHPSS Coordinator manages and closely supports RFSA MHPSS officers and facilitators to pilot the new GPM+ approach along with some of the advanced digital innovations and other related RFSA MHPSS activities in Tigray region. The MHPSS coordinator is mainly responsible for leading, coordinating, supervising, monitoring and reporting the overall RFSA MHPSS program implementation liaising with program purposes and stakeholders.

Job Description

Lead and coordinate MHPSS program Implementation

Lead and coordinate overall planning and implementation of MHPSS program in Tigray RFSA operation areas
Develop detail action plan and Ensure effective implementation of overall health and nutrition component in line with the existing donor approved project document in collaboration with other the project staff and other stakeholders
Design strategic frame work to coordinate MHPSS officers for better MHPSS intervention
Ensure quality of program implementation throughout the project life cycle
Lead and represent MHPSS team in different TWG and Cluster meetings
Work closely with government health bureau, partners, and other stakeholders at regional/zonal /woreda and kebele level
Provide technical support for the development and use of mental health job aids and or social and behavior change communication (SBCC) material that support the demand generation activities on mental health.
To ensure MHPSS & national protocols are respected and followed in all intervention areas
Lead and coordinate innovative digital execution in MHPSS service provision

To participate in technical staff recruitment, training and supervision

Technical support and Capacity building

Conduct capacity and Need assessment under MHPSS implementation in assigned operation area
Joint planning with Officers and facilitators for strategic coaching and technical support provision
Facilitate and support capacity building activity to staffs and government professionals
Conduct regular on job technical support to MHPSS officers and health system
Ensure MHPSS technical quality standards from the program and national protocol perspective
Technical assistance in advanced digital innovation implementation in the project
Ensure Teams improvement areas towards brief psychotherapy intervention and overall MHPSS execution

Monitoring and supervision

Plan regular supervision and monitoring plan with team
Conduct regular on job and on call supervision to MHPSS officers
Ensure harmonious a result based supervision from top to bottom level at regional level
Follow-up and track client attendance, participation and document client progress to assess MHPSS activity `efficacy.
Conduct supervision to ensure quality MHPSS service provision
Ensure the program implementation along with advanced technology and innovation for better result
Close coaching on GPM+ and other piloted activities under MHPSS activities
Ensure the proper documentation of MHPSS clients file and maintain confidentiality at all levels consistent with organizational protocols.

Ensuring on time reporting, data quality and learning documentation

Collect key MHPSS client data and prepare reports on progress made, together with observations, challenges faced, and lessons learned.
Analyze each zonal based MHPSS data and extract evidence and share in review meeting to support informed decision by respective regional office and Head offices
Recording and Documentation of best practices and share to respective line manager.

Job Requirements

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

A minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience in MHPSS intervention.
Experience in coordinating and leading MHPSS implementation.
Practical experience in MHPSS implementation during adversity and resilience
Experience in coordination and collaboration with different internal external programs across sectors.
A person who has completed an IPT-G and G-PM+ training course is an asset.
Broad and in-depth understanding of issues relating to common mental health and psychological problems.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

B. A/ B.sc degree in Psychology, Public health, Psychiatric Nursing, or social work

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

Excellent communication and advocacy skill
Excellent team supervision, coaching and monitoring capacity
Strong problem solving ability and using challenges/treats as opportunity for better result
Excellent ability to quality data and success learning documentation
Strong ability to Work under hardship, emergency and tight schedule
Excellent collaborative and networking skill with government and other stakeholders

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement: Frequent travel to the operation woredas and kebeles to coordinate and provide appropriate technical support

Language Requirements: English, Amharic and Tigrigna

Ability to communicate and write clearly in English and local language of the operation area (Tigrigna) is a must.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should follow the below link to apply

https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/WorldVisionInternational/job/Mekele-Ethiopia/Mental-Health-and-Psychosocial-Support-Coordinator--RFSA-_JR29804

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