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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:

The Health Counselor will be responsible for implementation of mental health and psychosocial support activities in identified IDP camps and villages of targeted townships in IRC Humanitarian Health Response project. The Health Counselor needs to build MHPSS capacity to other mobile clinic staff. Coordination with camp management committee and villages leaders for smooth implementation of MHPSS activities in IDP camps area and conflicted affected communities. The Health Counselor reports to Medical Doctor (Leader) and this position is based in Mandalay or Sagaing Region with approximately 90% of time required for travel inside earthquake affected sites and/ or isolated villages from Mandalay and Sagaing Region.

Major Responsibilities:

This position is specifically assigned for MHPSS services in Earthquake impacted areas (Mandalay and Sagaing Region)

Implement MHPSS activities in IDP camps and targeted villages Build MHPSS capacity of Mobile clinic team members and community health workers.Monitoring and EvaluationReporting

Implementation of MHPSS activities in IDP camps and targeted villages

Organize and responsible for MHPSS services in camp and targeted villagesIdentify the main mental health and psychosocial problems in targeted camps and villagesProvide awareness session related with mental health and psychosocial problems and support to community and volunteers from targeted IDPs camps and villagesProvide individual counseling and psychosocial support to beneficiaries who were detected mental health problem and needed psychosocial supportFacilitate and coordinate with Camp Management Committee and village leaders to get smooth program implementation activitiesPrepare monthly work plan of MHSS activities 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 Mobile Clinic Nurse (s), Community Health Officer (s), Health Promotor (s), to ensure in detecting MHPSS problems and improving knowledge of mental health and psychosocial first aid service.Coordinate with Medical Doctor (Team Leader) to integrate MHPSS component in primary health care services.Submit regularly the monthly activities and achievement report to Medical Doctor (Team Leader). 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 and Psychological first aid training to community health volunteers as quarterly.Organize training sessions to mobile team members and volunteers 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 and achievements in the standard IRC - Humanitarian Health Response DatabaseParticipate in the MHPSS assessment in order to identify main mental health problems, coaching mechanism and impact among the IDP and community.Assist Medical Doctor (Team Leader) 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 Medical Doctor (Team Leader).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 (Team Leader)

Position directly supervises:  None

 

Minimum Qualifications:

Job Requirements:

Bachelors in Psychology, Social Work or related fieldFavorable to person with previous experience on counseling Favorable to person who have previous experience in working in humanitarian settingDemonstrated experience in MHPSSAdaptable, flexible and mature in judgmentGood assessment, analytical, planning and reporting skillsHave ability and motivation to travel and work long continuous days in remote IDP camps/ remote villages in Kachin StatesDemonstrated experience in building capacity, designing and delivering trainingsGood communication skillsGood in English required, knowledge of Myanmar or other local languages preferredGood practice on MS packageIf 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.