Project Assistant- Mental Health

Qualifications

• A Bachelors Degree in Psychology, Psychotherapy, Community psychology or other relevant areas.
  

• A minimum of (3) three or more years field experience working with communities in child protection and MHPSS programming and program management in an NGO context.
  

• Past exposure and experience with integrated Child Protection and MHPSS operations in humanitarian context.
  

• Past experience in working with communities.
  

• Excellent analytical, documentation, problem solving, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
  

• Working knowledge of humanitarian industry including sphere standards, NGO code of conduct and humanitarian charter.
  

• Very strong communication skills.
  

• Regular updates and monitoring of MHPSS activities ensure technical support to Community structures and Children.
  

• Support community-based child protection and MHPSS structures, children’s groups and stake holders in advocating for child protection and participation, and MHPSS interventions.
  

• Facilitate the integration of child protection, MHPSS and social cohesion activities within the refugee settlements and host communities.
  

• Provide information for projects design, implementation, monitoring and reporting
  

• Mobilize community meetings with children and key stakeholders at all implementation levels to achieve Child protection and MHPSS outcomes.
  

Technical support and Capacity Building

• Organize and conduct monthly meetings with community structures (CPCs, Parents, volunteers) and children on child protection, positive parenting, child participation and MHPSS
  

• Mentor and build the capacity of children, community, community structures in child protection, positive parenting, MHPSS and the learning frame work using approved approached and models.
  

• Support communities, community structures, partners and children in maintaining the minimum standards for child participation and MHPSS.
  

• Develop tools to manage data and information collection and analysis in establishing and maintaining a Monitoring and Evaluation adherences
  

Networking, Coordination and Collaboration

• Participate in coordination meetings in the Zones of allocation
  

• Support all referral needs that may arise from time to time in the community and ensure that all children referred for any services are well documented.
  

• Represent the organization in Zonal sector meetings and cluster coordination meetings giving updates and progress of implementation and establish strategic partnerships with other organizations.
  

• Establish and liaise closely with other partners, agencies and local leaders regarding project activities to ensure a coordinated approach to project implementation, including participation in relevant workshops, meetings and keep the Facilitator informed.
  

• Prepare and submit monthly payment requisitions for community structures, volunteers in line with financial policy requirements
  

• Prepare and submit all payment requisitions for activities conducted within 3 days from the last day of an activity.
  

• Prepare concepts notes, project activity budgets, expenditure, preparation of activity quarterly financial and narrative reports as per the grant guidelines and submit them within the agreed timeframes.
  

• Preparation of payment advance and purchase requests for appropriate project transactions in line with approved M&E documents.