Job Title: Psychosocial Programme Manager
Reports to: Senior Protection Officer/Head of Office
Organisation: Hebrew Immigration Aid Society
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
The incumbent will be charged to perform the following functions:
· Direct the office operations with regard to psychosocial assistance;
· Oversee counseling psychologists at two field sites in Nsambya and Rubaga and ensure activities are running smoothly;
· Provide counseling services and other short term therapeutic services to refugees 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.;
· Conduct individual and group therapy sessions for children and adults;
· Provide supervision for all activities to be carried out by children at the child therapy center
· To attend monthly debriefing and supervision sessions
· Perform other duties as required.
Qualifications & Skills:
· A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in psychology, counseling psychology or its equivalent from a recognized university.
· Master’s degree a plus
· 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
Experience
· No less than three years job experience in trauma counseling, preferably in the NGO sector. Knowledge of refugee protection and assistance a plus.
· Languages Proficiency in English.
· Working knowledge of Swahili and/French an added advantage
How to apply:
Please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected] Indicate Vacancy Notice No HRTK/UG/PPM/01/13 in the subject line. Important: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Canvassing will lead to immediate disqualification. Late applications will not be considered
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