Job Expired

company-logo

Project Officer

Hope for justice (former Retrak Ethiopia)

job-description-icon

Social Science

Psychology

Bahir Dar

3 years

1 Position

2022-03-17

to

2022-03-21

Required Skills
Required skills have not yet been specified for this position this job
Fields of study
No fields of study

Full Time

Share

Job Description

Programmatic:

  • Recruiting project beneficiaries in collaboration with Project Managers
  • Provide BCC and life skills interventions such as Life skills , Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) on gender based violence , HIV, SRH, violence and COVID 19
  • Provide parenting training for parents
  • Provide psychosocial support to children to prepare them for reintegration.
  • Provide counselling and therapeutic interventions for the children
  • Provide training Life Skills training for the children at the Lighthouse
  • Participate in regular child care reviews to assess the progress of children through the Hope for Justice programmes
  • Travel to rural areas to reunify children with their families and follow them up
  • Provide families during the reunification process with training in effective parenting and child protection as well as emotional/psycho-social support to care for their children within the family.
  • Provide families with IGA grant and small business skills training to strengthen the families’ economic stability if necessary.
  • Provide older children who growing in independence and learning skills with support to manage their own lives independently
  • Conduct awareness raising in the community about dangers of domestic work, trafficking, child labor.
  • Complete any other assessments of children/families as requested by Country Programmes Director
  • Keep good, accurate and confidential records of all counselling sessions
  • Make appropriate professional referrals for children who require psychiatric assessment/treatment
  • Implement all project activities according to Hope for Justice work policies
  • Work closely with government officials, community leaders and project partners to ensure the best outcomes are achieved.
  • Assist in timely submission of quarterly, semi-annual and final reports for donors and government.
  • Maintain proper documentation of the project documents and reports. 
  • Participates in site visits as necessary and facilitate logistical support for trips
  • Ensure monthly reports of activities are sent to MEL team

Child Safeguarding:

  • Maintain policies, procedures and systems that provide the requisite safeguarding measures for children accessing our services in collaboration with the Country DSO.

General

  • Uphold and work within Hope for Justice’s policies and procedures, including Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Child & Vulnerable Adult Protection policies.
  • Promote Hope for Justice’s core values of Honoring, Openness, Professionalism and Empowerment across the organization and partners
  • Undertake any other duties, as appropriate to the post, as delegated by Project Manager
  • Represent the organization in different review meeting, workshop and network meetings.

Job Requirements

  • BA Degree in Social Science, Psychology or related
  • At least 3 years’ experience working in a project position
  • Experience working with vulnerable children and families

How to Apply

All qualified candidates must fill below table and including your CV & Application letter (2- 3-page CV) with recent experience letter and credential document to Hope for Justice, info.ethiopia@hopeforjustice.org before 21 of March 2022.

Note: Specify the position title & location in the subject line of your email. 

Related Jobs

2 days left

AL Afiay Share Company

Psychologist

Psychologist

time-icon

Full Time

1 yrs

8 Positions


Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Psychology or Special Need or in a related field of study with relevant work experience

Addis Ababa

2 days left

SOS Children's Village Addis Ababa

CP and MHPSS Officer

Mental Health Officer

time-icon

Full Time

3 yrs

1 Position


BSc Degree in Psychology, Social work, Nursing and Sociology or in a related field of study with relevant work experience Duties and Responsibilities: - Assess MHPSS and protection needs and identify vulnerabilities and risks in the project implementation areas at both the health facility and community levels. - Implement MHPSS & protection activities and provide psychological consultation on regular bases at Sekota - Conduct regular awareness-raising sessions with target communities

Sekota