Job Description

Duration:  One Year (with possibility of extension)

Duty Station: Gursum Woreda, Fafan Zone, Somali Region with frequent travel to Dire Dawa and Jigjiga

Roles and Responsibilities

• Participate in the recruitment of Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) workers.
•  Provide technical guidance, on the job training, coaching and mentoring to CBR workers on child protection, parenting and other PSS supports
• Provide direct Psychosocial support to caregivers
• Design and implement psychosocial activities, including individual and group counselling, parenting activities, etc.
• Develop adequate PSS tools.
• Facilitate community conversations and awareness raising activities using IEC and public events in collaboration with project staffs.
• Conduct regular home to home visits together with the physiotherapists and provide some psychosocial support in their premises.  
• Participate in activity reporting and lessons learning.
• Accompany referred cases for rehabilitation and psychiatry services.
• Supporting Karamara hospital rehabilitation and Psychiatry centers. 
• Ensures persons with disabilities and care givers have positive mind sets on Income Generating Activities (IGAs),
• Ensures proper documentation is put in place
•  Prepares case stories and reports as required by the project
• Works closely with other project staffs, Government stakeholders and CBR committees for the realization of project objectives and goals
• Performs other, similar duties as assigned by the Project Manager

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Counseling or other related field.
• 2+ - 5 years’ direct experience on PSS
• Prior Team Management Experience
• Excellent knowledge of Child Protection standards and basic principles.
• Good knowledge of PSS (Psychosocial support)
• Excellent knowledge of psychosocial support basic principles and PSS key messages to vulnerable children and caregivers.
• Excellent knowledge of basic facilitation skills.
• Excellent knowledge of safe identification and referral principles.

Desirables:

• Prior experience of working in Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) projects
• Knowledge of local language, Somali
• Experience in NGO environment 

How to Apply

Interested applicants who meet the above criteria should fill in the attached application form Job application form updated.docx and submit it with a 1 page motivation letter through ethiojobs or email it at recruitment@ethiopia.hi.org on or before the above mentioned deadline.

Please clearly state the position you apply in the subject of your email. Only short listed candidates will be contacted for exam/interview no phone calls please.

We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting child protection and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position involves working with beneficiaries and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to complete a police check and sign self-declaration form to help us verify your suitability to work with children including checks with past employers.

Humanity & Inclusion is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes women and persons with disabilities to apply.