MHPSS Officer - Syria (Aleppo)

Position:              MHPSS Officer 

Division:               Programs

Location:             Based in the field  

Organization

Dorcas is a Christian relief and development organisation. Dorcas is committed to fulfil the command Jesus Christ gave to His followers to take care of the poor and oppressed (Mt.25.31-46), irrespective of their race, religion, gender or political conviction, by encouraging self-reliance through development, providing social care and assisting in emergency situations.

Department

The Project Officer is part of Beirut field office and reports to the Project Manager/MHPSS Technical Coordinator

How to Apply: 

Please send your resume and a cover letter to [email protected] by Tuesday January 2nd 2024 the latest. The applicant should clearly specify in the subject of the email the position. Failure to do so will result in the application being disregarded.

Position
The MHPSS Officer is responsible for supporting the MHPSS component of a project in Aleppo. The projects include integration of mental health in the PHC and support for nurses.

Job description:

Result Area 1: Technical and Capacity building

• Oversee the capacity building, monitoring, quality-assuring and evidence-building in the project with regards to MHPSS.
• Technical follow-up of the project and nurses team to ensure compliance of the activities to technical guidelines provided by MHPSS TC and international standards in MHPSS
• Direct management and monitoring of project activities and implementation, in close collaboration with logistics, administrative and finance departments.

Result Area 2: Organisation/management

• Ensuring the implementation of the project and its re-orientation when needed;
• Support the project manager to plan and implement the project
• Support the project manager in updating planning documents

Result Area 3: Internal and external reporting

• Support  to the preparation of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual (final) reports in English.

• Provide internal reporting to the project manager and MHPSS TC according to Dorcas internal tools
• Support in the reporting for the donors

Ethics 

• Shows professional ethics
• Respects children’s privacy and confidentiality
• Respect Dorcas code of conduct
• Respect Dorcas Child Protection policy

Knowledge and skills:

• Bachelor degree in Psychology/Master is preferable
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in humanitarian aid and MHPSS preferably in an international or large local non-governmental organization (INGO);
• Good command of English in both speech and writing;
• Knowledge of cultural differences in working and negotiating;
• Fluent in Arabic
• Planning, monitoring and evaluation skills;
• Good Communication skills both verbally and in writing;
• Flexibility, ability to work with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural people
• Able to cope and work in considerably stressful environment
• Good time management and task management skills
• Able to work independently and with autonomy, while following objectives and instructions
• High level of diplomacy, cultural sensitivity and security awareness
• Desire to develop his/her expertise and knowledge.Motivated, dynamic; able and willing to take initiatives
• Adherence to the mission and vision of Dorcas;