Psychologist at Federation Handicap International (HI): (Deadline 10 February 2023)

Organization: Federation Handicap International which runs its programs under its operational name “Humanity &Inclusion” (HI)

Project

2 projects:

• Promoting Inclusion and Equity in Humanitarian Intervention in Rwanda
• Rehabilitation, inclusive humanitarian Action, MHPSS, stimulation therapy in crisis affected Sub-Saharan Africa for Vulnerable group (RIMSCASSA)

Job title

Psychologist

Technical field

Mental health and Psychosocial Support

Task

Provide mental health and psychosocial support services

Report to:

Field coordinator

Duration of contract

11 months (February 2023 to December 2023)

Mission 1: Administration and representation

Responsibilities:

• Represent HI in various technical working groups and sector coordination meetings such as: health, protection and other relevant events organized by UNHCR MINEMA and other partners…. etc.
• Proper engagement and coordination of the project community mobilizers and resource in Huye urban
• Maintain good collaboration with MINEMA, UNHCR and various operational partners present in Huye urban.
• Be a role model for the project volunteers and resource persons present in Huye: embody HI’s values on a daily basis
• Collect the monthly reports of the community volunteers, make them approved by the field coordinator and submit them to HI office-Kigali on the last day of every month to allow quick payment of their monthly incentives
• Contribute to the capacity building of the project volunteers, creating the conditions for their commitment and attachment to HI. Ensure compliance with the code of conduct and institutional policies, the mindset and expected individual and collective behaviour.

Mission 2: Operational implementation

Responsibility 1: Contribute to project planning and implementation in line with the existing frameworks

• Assess and determine appropriate psychosocial support interventions using standardized psychological assessment tests and techniques
• Provide good quality psychosocial support services through: individual or group therapy based on the assessment needs, taking into account the confidentiality and safety of the beneficiaries’ data
• Contribute to planning and preparation of the project activities, tools and other related activities such as: surveys, community awareness campaigns, home visits etc
• Ensure regular reporting of the project achievements and contribute to both internal and external reporting as requested by the field coordinator
• Contribute to identification of potential  areas of the project in which adjustments are required and put forward adaptations to his/her line manager
• Ensure proper documentation of the project achievements and regularly update the beneficiaries’ database.

Responsibility 2: Contribute to project monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning

• Contribute to project monitoring, specifically activity progress indicators and the expected outcomes.
• Contribute to project evaluations at the request of the field coordinator, and ensure that project evaluation recommendations are followed.
• Contribute to the setup and smooth running of accountability mechanisms.
• Contribute to project learning.
• Identify, document and share the project achievements, success stories, testimonies and lessons learned from the project interventions

Responsibility 3: Ensure project data management and contribute to external project communication

• Ensure proper utilization of the existing data collection and management tools
• Collect and compile project-related data in the relevant database including the beneficiary database, PM box etc.
• Ensure HI visibility in different zones of intervention

Mission 3: Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Contribute to the programme’s emergency preparedness initiatives, and in an emergency situation, adapt his/her working arrangements in order to contribute to an effective humanitarian response from HI.

Essential

Preferable

Qualification(s):

• Psychology from a recognized University

• Demonstrated move towards professional development by number of other related professional courses attended such as: psychological assessment, animation of groups, Psychological first aid, inclusion of persons with disabilities, clinical supervision etc.

Experience (type and length of experience):

• Minimum experience of at least 3 years working as a clinical psychologist in humanitarian context preferably in refugee camps, Proven record in: conducting clinical supervision, individual and group therapy sessions.

• Good experience working with most vulnerable groups such as: persons with disabilities, elderly people and persons with mental health and psychosocial issues

Competencies (knowledge, skills required for the job, (see skills repository):

• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team;
• Good capacity to conduct, psychological assessment using standardized psychological assessment tests, organize individual and group therapy sessions
• Indubitable capacity to deliver psychosocial support services using a community-based approach
• Ability to write comprehensive activity reports
• Knowing how to position oneself so things can move forward;
• Knowing how to simplify and prioritize;
• Good capacity to organize and conduct trainings and community awareness raising campaigns;
• Commendable organizational and planning skills;
• Ability to set objectives, prioritise his/her workload and other resources;

• Capacity to document the project achievements, lessons learned and ability to write good project reports
• Strong ability to supervise the community volunteers, monitor the project activities and provide recommendation to improve the efficiency and clients’ satisfaction

Personal qualities:

• Motivated
• Good communication skills
• Flexible, ability work under pressure,
• Teamwork spirit, ability to
• adapt in various situations
• Positive personality and proactiveness

Good teamwork spirit and persuasive skills