MHPSS Officer at Medecins Du Monde

Medecins du Monde (MdM) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including France. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, and from those whose expertise in other fields is needed for its activities, to enlist all competent support required for the achievement of its projects, and to seek at all times to encourage close working relationships with populations in its care. MdM operating in Nigeria, Borno state since October 2016.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: MHPSS Officer

Location: Katsina
Employment Type: Full-Time

Responsibilities

• The Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Roving Officer supervise the implementation and monitoring and evaluation of MHPSS components of the programs in MdM clinics in Borno State, Nigeria and contributes to their development Under the supervision of the MHPSS Technical Advisor He/she is working in collaboration with Medical Supervisor.

Implementation  and Monitoring of the MHPSS program:

• He/She supports the project team and trainers during the training phase
• He/She supports to prepare of handouts and materials for training on mhGAP and Basic PSS under the supervision of the Technical Advisor.
• He/She communicates, provides technical guidance, and support to clinic staff
• He/She supports in the supervision process set up for MHPSS clinic staff
• He/She supports in the collection of mental health data for project follow-up, coordinates with the MEAL team and reports to the line Manager.
• He/She supports in monitoring and evaluation, data collection during training, supervision and on the stage of service provision

Quality Assurance of MHPSS Projects Activities and Communication

• He/She proactively participates in relevant team meetings, as requested by the Technical advisor and Medical Supervisor
• He/She debriefs on a weekly basis with the clinic staff
• He/She provides follow-up on the day-to-day progress of activities at the field level, mainly the activities implemented by the clinic staff based on a previous well-set plan designed by the operational and technical managers.
• He/She establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with relevant partners and other project stakeholders working in the project areas.
• He/She ensures documents are recorded and maintained confidentially at all times.
• He/she ensures that confidentiality and consent processes are in place and adhered to.
• He/she assists in the development, modification and implementation of the technical monitoring tools for the project’s activities for all MHPSS components, in collaboration with MHPSS TA
• He/She will support the program in proposal writing and reporting
• He/She support the counsellors in compiling and ensuring timely submission of monthly reports
• He/She will ensure timely submission of monthly Sitrep to the T.A and HPM  

Other Activities:

• He/She supports follow up of the referred cases, with the client and the referring counsellor.
• He/She supports in dissemination and implementation of awareness campaign and sensitization
• He/She supports for the workshops, training, and meetings that hosted as part of the project.
• Other duties as assigned by the line Manager

Team management and support at the field level:

• Provide supervision to the team in the field
• Liaise with each member of the team in provision of health services.
• Ensure that team have necessary available resources to achieve team objective.

Involved in project planning and intervention:

• Participate in planning of project intervention
• Contribute to the identification of difficulties and share propositions.
• Participate in representation with stakeholders on behalf of the MHPSS TA.
• Attend stakeholder meeting on behalf of MDM when called upon
• Attend and report the meeting minutes.
• Work closely with existing MDM team and other partners in area of operation
• Participate in a pro-active way to MdM internal meetings (medical, security etc.)
• Participate in all the relevant trainings organised by MDM and partners.

Hierarchical & Functional links:

• He/she works under the supervision of the Medical Supervisor in the clinic hierarchy and technically to the Mental Health Technical Advisor.
• The selected candidate shall respect Médecins du Monde - France’s schedule and Terms and Conditions of Engagement for National Staff and is expected to be available anytime to answer to an emergency and be flexible and available beyond normal working hours if requested.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title and Location as the subject of the email.