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• Actively participate to the actor and
  service mapping in HI area of intervention;
• Significantly contribute to the analysis
  of the mental health and psychosocial issues / needs, sources of distress,
  coping mechanisms, community-based dynamics and mechanisms, leaderships,
  representation of the beneficiaries and communities targeted by HI
  intervention;
• Actively participate to the identification
  of barriers to equal access to services;
• Take part in the development of a referral
  system;
• Identify and assess of Person with
  Specific Needs;
• The incumbent will refer internally and
  externally Person with Specific Needs (PSN);
• Recognize emergency situation or
  situations that need immediate medical care or protection measure and
  react in consequence making efforts to ensure that beneficiary get the
  appropriate services;
• The Social worker will also participate to
  the development of tailored and inclusive IEC material for the
  dissemination of information on services;
• Actively facilitate awareness raising sessions
  and information dissemination sessions and documented each of them;
• Organise and facilitate community-based
  events and collaborate with local partners;
• Use various communication means during
  activities to ensure effective inclusion of all;
• Propose relevant adaptations to ongoing
  activities and tools to the line manager in order to cope with the
  challenges faced in the field;
• Ensure regular review and propose relevant
  adaptations to ongoing activities and tools;
• Maintain complete documentation for each activity
  following the recommendations and template of the project manager;
• Represent Handicap International in this
  technical domain with any relevant stakeholders under the supervision of
  his/her manager at field level;
• Show professional ethics, respect and
  promote Handicap International mandate at any time, respecting all HI
  protection policies;

• Participate in the weekly team meetings;
• Ensure the strict application of the
  rules;
• Report any incident in which s/he’s
  involved/witnessed immediately;

• The ideal candidate for the Handicap
  International  Social Worker job opportunity must hold a human
  science (Social Works) degree with experience;
• Professional experience in the protection
  of vulnerable persons and/or refugees within NGO;
• Previous exposure and experience in social
  cohesion and/or community mobilization and/or conflict management;
• Previous experience in case management;
• Prior experience in adult trainings is
  desired
• Prior exposure and experience in MHPSS
  humanitarian intervention;
• Previous exposure and experience in GBV
  and/or child protection;
• Experience in community-based protection;
• Strong sense of neutrality and
  confidentiality;
• Excellent interpersonal and intercultural skills;
• Open and interested in disability and
  vulnerability issues;
• High diplomacy, cultural sensitivity and
  security awareness;
• Ability to work under high pressure and
  without constant supervision;
• Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency
  in MS Office (Word, Excel) and internet;
• Languages: Spoken and written
  English. Proficiency local languages are an asset (Arua)

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