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• Direct office operations with regard to psychosocial assistance;
• Facilitate the establishment of a coordinated multi-sectoral
  psychosocial office and a psychosocial response strategy;
• Provide counseling services and other short term therapeutic services
  to refugees at heightened risk referred to office;
• Conduct Best Interest Assessments/Determinations and conduct
  determination of family composition interviews;
• Conduct psychosocial/mental state assessments and prepare related
  reports; assess refugees in need of psychiatric care, refer those in need to a
  psychiatrist and monitor progress;
• Conduct home visits to assess individual psychosocial needs;
• Facilitate internal and external capacity building activities;
• Ensure up to date record keeping including case preparation, keeping
  continuous counseling notes and daily records
• Prepare periodic reports and collect, analyze and compile psychosocial
  services data;
• Provide support to caseworkers in the tracking of individual cases,
  updating status, and maintaining client database etc.;
• Provide direct services to children in the children therapy center
• Provide supervision for all activities to be carried out by counseling
  psychologists, social workers and refugee incentives workers at field sites.
• To attend monthly debriefing and supervision sessions
• Incorporate a child protection policy into the Standard Operating
  Procedures of the child therapy center and ensure its adherence by all staff
  members
• Perform other duties as required.

• Computer literacy a must with strong knowledge of ACCESS, EXCEL and
  WORD
• Ideal candidate should have a keen awareness and a good knowledge of
  psychosocial issues and the complexities of working on these issues with a
  refugee population.
• Excellent report writing skills and proven ability to conduct
  psychological assessments;
• Experience in planning and implementing psychosocial project activities
• Group facilitation skills and experience 
• At least one year of training
  experience
• Experience in project management in an NGO setting
• Diplomacy and assertiveness
• Ability to confront and discuss sensitive issues with respect and
  confidentiality

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