PHCC staff care - Call for consultancy

Background about the consultancy request:
Under the project funded by Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) called “Transforming
Lives with Integrated Solutions for Health, Nutrition, and Protection”, Relief International (RI)
and Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) are working in improving access to quality primary
health care for vulnerable populations in Lebanon, and ensuring continuous access to care.
Since war began in Gaza in October 2023, violence and ongoing clashes have been escalating
on the Southern border of Lebanon, when at the end of September 2024 they reached Beirut,
marking a new cycle of violence. It has led to: 2,169 people killed and 10,212 persons wounded
within one year of conflict, as of 12 October 2024, as reported by the Ministry of Public Health
(MoPH). Among those, at least 94 health workers have been killed while on duty (WHO).
In this situation, continuity of care in Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs) in the South,
which keep providing affordable, essential and comprehensive health care for individuals and
families in the community, needs to be maintained.
With the current emergency situation, the consortium is launching a call for staff care
consultants to provide staff care sessions to their supported PHCC staff.
Duration of the consultancy: four months
Targeted population: Staff of 2 PHCCs.
Location: Chebaa : online remotely, Saida: Hybrid (in person and online)

OBJECTIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Consultancy objectives:
- To provide the PHCCs employees group staff care sessions during the current period
of stress (expected group session on a bi monthly basis for each PHCC)
- To provide individual psychosocial support sessions and orientation to staff who need
it.
- To come up with tailored key messages about self-care during the times of conflict for
the frontline health workers.
- To provide a monthly report with recommendations to mitigate the current psychosocial
risk at level of the staff well-being, while maintaining strict professional standards,
including standards of confidentiality.
Staff care consultants’ responsibilities:
- To conduct participatory assessments (FGDs, KIIs, or one on one meetings, as relevant)
to be able to understand the current MHPSS focused needs among the health staff of
PHCCs
- To provide maximum two pager report including the summarized and categorized result
of those participatory needs assessment exercise.
- To prepare the methodology for the group and/or individual sessions
- To provide the sessions based on an agreed schedule with the PHCC focal points
- To provide a report addressed to the consortium partners including recommendations.

DELIVERABLES:
- Two pager of needs assessment report
- The proposed methodology for the sessions
- Monthly reports with recommendations to mitigate the current psychosocial risk at level
of the staff well-being while maintaining standards of confidentiality.

REQUESTED PROFILE:
- Master’s Degree in Psychology.
- MoPH License to practice
- At least three-year experience as a psychotherapist
- Trained in staff care
- Experience in provision of staff care in humanitarian organizations
- Very good knowledge of written and spoken Arabic and English.
- Very good communication, analytical and teamwork skills

SELECTION PROCESS:
A competitive selection process will take place taking into consideration the entire offers
including CV, technical and financial aspects.
Required documents:
- CV and Cover Letter
- The technical and methodological approach for the staff care consultancy including
the possibility to have the sessions online or on site.
- A copy of legal documents (MOF registration, VAT registration, Commercial
Circular …)
- References of previous experience
- Financial offer (Price including taxes, the validity of the offer, terms of payment,
payment modality, etc).
Deadline to apply: 12/12/2024 – 4:00PM
Expected date to start the consultancy: Mid of December
The proposal must be sent by email to: and must mention in the subject of the email “PHCCs
staff care consultant”, before 12th of December 2024, 4:00 PM.