Health Counselor(MHPSS)

Rakhine

Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
Location: Rakhine
Grade: Mid level - Mid level
Occupational Groups:
- Public Health and Health Service
- Humanitarian Aid and Coordination
Closing Date: Closed

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Background/IRC Summary:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a private, non-political, non-profit, and non-religious organization. For over 90 years, we have been providing humanitarian assistance to communities affected by conflict and natural disasters in more than 40 countries. Since 2008, the IRC has been active in Myanmar, delivering humanitarian assistance in areas such as health, protection, water, and sanitation, specifically targeting families impacted by conflict and natural disasters.

Job Overview/Summary:

A brief description of the position’s role within the Department/Country Office/Program or Project/USP Office
A highlight of the position’s main goals and objectives

Scope of work: This position is specifically assigned for MHPSS services in Rakhine and Chin and he or she will directly report to Medical Doctor. He or she will responsible for implementing MHPSS activities in IDP camps and targeted villages, building MHPSS capacity of MHPSS Volunteers /Community Health Workers of both IRC and partner organization. He or she will also need to involve in front line emergency response during disaster or conflicts.

Major Responsibilities:

Implementation of MHPSS activities in IDP camps and targeted villages
MHPSS Capacity building of the mobile team members and volunteers
Monitoring and evaluation
Reporting
Other

Implementation of MHPSS activities in IDP camps and targeted villages

Organize and responsible for MHPSS services in camp and targeted villages
Identify the main mental health and psychosocial problems in targeted camps and villages
Provide awareness session related with mental health and psychosocial problems and support to community and volunteers from targeted IDPs camps and villages
Provide individual and group counseling and psychosocial support to beneficiaries who were detected mental health problem and needed psychosocial support
Facilitate and coordinate with Camp Management Committee and village leaders to get smooth program implementation activities.
Prepare monthly work plan of MHSS activities and MHPSS Volunteer work plan to cover targeted IDP camps and villages regularly.
Coordinate with partner organizations and health departments for appropriate and available referral points to get advance treatment
Provide MHPSS technical support to MHPSS Volunteers /Community Health Workers, to ensure in detecting MHPSS problems and improving knowledge of mental health and psychosocial first aid service
Coordinate with Mobile clinic teams and clinic team supervisor to integrate MHPSS component in primary health care services
Submit regularly the monthly activities and achievement report to Clinic Team Supervisor.
Participate in MHPSS working group meeting with partner organizations in Township level as representative of IRC

MHPSS Capacity building of the mobile team members and volunteers

Provide MHPSS awareness initial training and Psychological first aid training to MHPSS Volunteers /Community Health Workers as Biannually.
Organize training sessions to MHPSS Volunteers /Community Health Workers on psychosocial first aid training and MHPSS awareness session as needed.

Monitoring and evaluation

Coordinate with M & E responsible persons to organize data entry and analysis of monthly MHPSS activities ,Supportive Supervision Visits and achievements in the standard IRC - Humanitarian Health Response Database.
Participate in the MHPSS Supportive Supervision Visits to MHPSS Volunteers /Community Health Workers and Assessment in order to identify main mental health problems, coaching mechanism and impact among the IDP and community.
Assist Clinic Team Supervisor and coordinate with M & E officer to prepare Monthly narrative report and data report.

Reporting

Provide regular, on time and quality monthly narrative report to Health Manager
Assist Project Manager on preparation of donor, IRC in-country and HQ report as needed

Other

Coordinate with program support teams to implement project activities in time
In coordination with members of WPE program, Operation department, Finance Department from IRC
Remain flexible to perform other duties as required or requested.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Medical Doctor

Position directly supervises: Medical Doctor

Minimum Qualifications:

Job Requirement

Bachelors in Psychology/ B.N.Sc or Diploma in nursing with minimum 1 year experience in patient counselling.
Favorable to person who have previous experience in working in humanitarian setting Demonstrated experience in MHPSS.
Adaptable, flexible and mature in judgment.
Good assessment, analytical, planning and reporting skills.
Have ability and motivation to travel and work long continuous days in remote IDP camps/ remote villages in Shan States.
Demonstrated experience in building capacity, designing and delivering trainings Good practice on MS package.
Good communication skills.
Good in English required, knowledge of Myanmar or other local languages preferred.

If a suitable applicant is found, an interview will be conducted before the position deadline.

Myanmar nationals with relevant skills sets and proven experience of working at international level are strongly encouraged.

The IRC Core Values and Commitments

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.
IRC is committed to ensuring that IRC staff are suitable to work with children and have the knowledge s/he needs to uphold and abide by the IRC’s Child Safeguarding Policy.
Level of interaction with children: Frequent direct contact with children.
IRC ensures that its staff must actively practice the roles and responsibilities related to client responsiveness, accountability to people in affected communities and must have competencies to solicits and listens to feedback and other’s perspectives, responds to feedback with maturity and sensitivity and takes appropriate decisions and makes changes to behavior or actions in response to feedback.
IRC recognizes that gender equality is fundamental to the achievement of our organizational mission. As such, IRC is committed to the promotion of gender equality in all aspects of our operations and programs. Our organizational policies, procedures and actions demonstrate this commitment.

Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.

This vacancy is now closed.