Job Title: Psycho-Social Support Officer
Organization: The
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Project Name: Accompaniment
Program for families of Missing persons in Northern Uganda.”
Program for families of Missing persons in Northern Uganda.”
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: ICRC
Protection Coordinator
Protection Coordinator
About ICRC:
The International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC) is a neutral and independent international humanitarian
organisation, which assists and protects victims of armed conflicts and other
situations of violence.
the Red Cross (ICRC) is a neutral and independent international humanitarian
organisation, which assists and protects victims of armed conflicts and other
situations of violence.
About Project:
The structure of the program is
based on a psycho-social accompaniment of support groups (constituted of family
members living in the same geographical area). The program aims to addressing
the needs of families of the missing in a holistic manner, through local
partnerships (with humanitarian actors; traditional leaders; etc.) and a
referral system for specialized services (including mental health).
based on a psycho-social accompaniment of support groups (constituted of family
members living in the same geographical area). The program aims to addressing
the needs of families of the missing in a holistic manner, through local
partnerships (with humanitarian actors; traditional leaders; etc.) and a
referral system for specialized services (including mental health).
Job Summary: The Red
Cross Psycho-Social Support Officer will provide technical support to the
Accompaniment of the families of the Missing persons
Cross Psycho-Social Support Officer will provide technical support to the
Accompaniment of the families of the Missing persons
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure
the right profiles of accompaniers will be selected and recruited (job’s
advertisement, selection of CVs, shortlisting the candidates, conducting
the interviews, selecting the accompaniers) - Actively
facilitate the training sessions of the accompaniers according to the ICRC
practical handbook (Accompanying the families of missing persons) - Facilitate
the monthly group supervision sessions and provide on-going couching and
support to the accompaniers - Offer
constant individual supervision and training to the accompaniers
throughout the whole process of the support groups - Attend
the support groups’ sessions and give feedback to the accompaniers at the
end, provide guidance and make remarks - Act
as a resource person for psychological aspects of the program during
training. - Validate
the training material and make the necessary changes/ adaptations
according to the needs - Take
part in baseline surveys by the accompaniers with families of the missing,
elaborate the results and evaluate the mental health and psycho social
component of the program - Develop
tip capacity of the accompaniers to identify the family members in need of
referral (for medical or mental health care) - Develop
the capacity of the accompaniers to provide an effective response to the
psycho-social needs of the family members during the support groups’
sessions. - Actively
participate to the sensitization and the registration of the families of
the missing persons (FoMs) according to the ICRC standards and inclusive
criteria (those who encounter ambiguous loss and miss close relatives) - Collect
and monitor and analyse monthly reports, referral forms and client files - Ensure
a good and efficient referral system for a more specialised medical or
mental health care - Validate
the pre-selected structures for referral and monitor the quality of
services provided by these referral structures - Ensure
adequate feedback received from the medical specialists regarding the
referred cases (medical and mental) - Responsible
for networking with relevant local/regional authorities,
traditional/religious leaders and humanitarian actors (within or outside
the Red Cross Movement) - Offer
regular oral and written reporting to the immediate supervisor and the
Protection Coordinator.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal International Committee of the Red Cross applicant should possess a
good University degree in Psychology by preference, or Social work
academic background. - Past
work experience in a psycho-social program or/and in relation to the
problematic of the “Missing” would be an asset - Excellent
knowledge of Luo and English, both written and spoken (mandatory);
Kiswahili or/and any local language of the area affected by the war with
the LRA would be an asset. - Excellent
knowledge of the various traditions (in particular Acholi and Langi) and
of the recent history of Northern Uganda. - Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills; ability to coach and motivate - Excellent
planning, organizational and assessment skills - Excellent
team work - High
sense of responsibility and ability to take initiative and to work - Ability
to work independently - High
degree of flexibility and willingness to work outside working hours and
duty station - Possess
the ability to represent the ICRC during meetings with external
stakeholders (local/regional authorities; traditional/religious leaders;
humanitarian actors) - Good
reporting skills - Good
computer skills - Possession
of a Valid driving license is an asset - Be
able to work in Northern Uganda, Kitgum but not exclusively, on a daily
basis and to travel to Kampala on a monthly basis
How to Apply:
All interested candidates
should send their handwritten application with a detailed CV indicating email
and phone contacts, copies (not originals) of academic and work certificates,
indicating a minimum of two professional referees. The applications should
clearly be marked “Psycho-social Support Officer” and addressed to the
Administrator in a sealed envelope should be at the following address: ICRC
Kampala office on Plot 8, John Babiiha Avenue, Kololo, P.O. Box 4442, Kampala.
Uganda
should send their handwritten application with a detailed CV indicating email
and phone contacts, copies (not originals) of academic and work certificates,
indicating a minimum of two professional referees. The applications should
clearly be marked “Psycho-social Support Officer” and addressed to the
Administrator in a sealed envelope should be at the following address: ICRC
Kampala office on Plot 8, John Babiiha Avenue, Kololo, P.O. Box 4442, Kampala.
Uganda
Note:
- Register
your application with the Receptionist (or Security guard, during out of
office hours) and receive a reference number for tracking your
application, - Only
applications that fulfill the criteria stated above will be considered. - Applicants
who are not contacted by 21st November 2014 should consider
their application unsuccessful, - No
payments are required or accepted for this process and any canvassing will
lead to disqualification.
Deadline: Friday, 14th November, 2014
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