About the organization:

Health Poverty Action/HPA (registered as Health Limited) is an international non-profit founded with the vision towards a global community with equality. HPA approaches inequality in health outcomes beyond medical reasons and from social justice. HPA has more than 37 years of experience in Africa and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2005. HPA has implemented several successful projects in Afar, Addis Ababa, Amhara, Benshangul-Gumuz, Oromia, SNNPR and Somali regions. Most of the projects targeted communities residing in hard-to-reach areas with interventions focusing on responding to health emergencies, maternal and child health; sexual and reproductive health and rights - including harmful traditional practices; prevention and control of communicable diseases; addressing malnutrition; GBV prevention and response.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The position holder shall oversee technical quality implementation and delivery of the mobile health and MHPSS services in the assigned IDP sites and Woreda. S/He will mainly be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the mobile health and nutrition services under the team, health education, provide MH consultation.

Responsibilities:

• MHPSS counsellor work with the integration of MHNT as mental health and psychosocial support into general health care.

• Provide social work and social support services linked to general health care clinics.

• Select, provide training and supervision for community volunteers.

• Develop culturally appropriate psychosocial activities, including social support activities.

• These include, but are not limited to training in psychological first aid, designing holistic recreational, vocational and social activities; development of material for awareness campaigns;

• Serve as the primary point of contact between IMC and local partners involved in psychosocial activities.

• Provide proper counselling service for those mentally ill clients need counselling and psychotherapy according to the type of illness and age category.

• Strengthen community-facility referral system for people in psychosocial problem.

• Establish, equip and run recreation centres to people in need of psychosocial support

• Work in keeping with IASC guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support and promote guidelines where appropriate.

• Coordinate/ensure activities with relevant Government Authorities, International and National Organizations, including standardized reporting practices.

• Collaborate informal service providers such as traditional healers to facilitate information sharing and referral of mental health cases to next higher level

• Represent IMC in coordination meetings when necessary

• Organize public awareness and de-stigmatization campaigns around mental health issues with support from local staff including IDPs

• Implement other activities as assigned by the line manager

Terms of Employment: Six-month contract with the possibility of extension upon satisfactory performance appraisal and availability of funding.

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

•  BA/master’s degree in psychology, Bsc in Psychiatry Nurse or related field with at least 3 years of counselling and social work experience

•  At least 2 years of mental health and psychosocial programming experience;

• In depth knowledge and experience of mental health and psychosocial programming in the humanitarian context essential.

• Familiarity with IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support In Emergency Settings

• Training experience required on mhGAP

• Proven counselling skill

• Strong organizational and supervisory skills.

• Strong writing and reporting skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work within different cultural environments

• Honest, hardworking and a self-motivated person.

• Ability to work within a team structure or in isolation, flexible, and can cope with stressful workloads and working with limited resources.

•  Local language (Amharic and Afar) skills arepreferred. 

How to Apply

Submit ONLY once your cover letter together with the application form and CV through healthlimitedjobs@gmail.com until October 31, 2023. Please make sure you mention the vacancy position, location, and your monthly gross salary expectation in your email application. Failure to comply to the detail instructions will lead of disqualification of the application.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and exam. HPA is not able to contribute towards any costs incurred by candidates during the recruitment process.