Responsible for providing technical support and coordination of all MHPSS activities under the line management in the target provinces
Interventions projects progress
Lead implementation of CRC activities in accordance with approved workplans and targets. Provide specialized mental health assessment, treatment, follow-up, case management, and referral services. Prescribe psychotropic medications within approved national protocols and monitor treatment outcomes. Strengthen referral pathways and coordination with relevant health facilities for advanced MH care. Ensure quality, continuity, and integration of mental health, psychosocial support, and PR services. Train the project’s partners and relevant actors and stakeholders on MHPSS intervention. Supervise staff delivering MHPSS activities and Physical Rehabilitation services and share the supervision reports with direct line manager. Coordinate the implementation of MHPSS and Physical Rehabilitation activities, such as assessments, trainings, awareness campaigns, referrals, case management, and psychosocial interventions.
Timeliness and quality of reports
Ensure that the CRC data and documents are received on time. Maintain accurate patient records and clinical documentation. Plan and produce activity reports and contribute to the production of the donor report as appropriate.
Parts of programs and project proposals
Develop lessons learning exercises, data collection and analysis, and identify good practices under the project. Facilitate the field implementation of project evaluations and research. Contribute to the project proposals, as required.
Planning, monitoring and evaluation
Participate in monitoring and evaluations relating to the quality of MHPSS and PR activities. Monitor CRC performance, identify implementation challenges, and recommend corrective actions.
Result communication and open data
Collect real time data and filter necessary information for open data sources; deliver good qualitative information to the management in time; develop success stories to illustrate changes induced by the project and for communication use.
Monitoring of partners
Monitor and assess the progress of the project in relation to set targets at CRC and community level; review the data and provide timely feedback to partner to ensure target interventions are being carried out in line with national guidelines and best practices.
Capacity of partners with regard to accountability
Assesses the capacity of partner staff. Provide ongoing support to technical staff capacity-building activities, and health responders, in providing quality services. Support
Knowledge, Skills, and Experiences
MD, trained in mhGAP, preferably post-graduate studies in mental health. Additional training in Clinical Psychology, Rehabilitation, and MHPSS is highly desirable. Understanding of Mental Health issues, including common disorders, and treatment approaches; appropriate understanding of international MHPSS programming/ best practices and guidelines; understanding of the local context, cultural norms, and social dynamics within the community; understanding of the broader health system, including the roles of different stakeholders, service delivery structures, and referral mechanisms.
Ability to providing guidance, support, and motivation to achieve project goals; strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills; ability to design and deliver training sessions effectively, transferring knowledge and building the capacity of project staff and partners.
A minimum of 4 years of experience with direct mental service provision.; experience with vulnerable groups, preferably refugees, migrants, and persons with disabilities populations will be an asset.