Country: Serbia
Closing date: 27 Dec 2016
For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies. Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations. MdM currently works in 41 countries across all continents where it focuses on 4 priority areas: caring for the health of migrants and displaced persons, promoting sexual and reproductive health, combating HIV and reducing the harm and risks associated with drug use, crises and conflicts.
Since the beginning of the 2015, more than 600.000 migrants and refugees arrived in the Balkans. After the agreement among EU and Turkey in March 2016, the influx of migrants significantly decrease but the Balkan route remains to be crossing path through Hungarian border to EU western countries. As a general observation, migrant health is impacted on by life in their country of origin, life in transit and life on arrival in their host country.
MdM started a project funded by DG ECHO in January 2016 for 9 months (extension under negotiation), to improve access to healthcare for migrants transiting through Serbia.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the supervision of the medical coordinator you will be responsible for the implementation of the mental health and psychosocial activities in Serbia and Bulgaria in order to facilitate the delivery of a quality mental health & psychosocial support for individuals and their communities.
This will be done in both countries in close collaboration with the medical coordinators,the general coordinators, the medical advisor in HQ and MdM Partners in line with MdM values and mission.
As Mental health and psychosocial support advisor you will be in charge of:
Program Support
Contribute to the overall planning, assessment and evaluation of the MHPSS (Mental Health Psychosocial Support) components of MdM programs
Provide technical support in mental health and psychosocial support related issues
Ensure MHPSS components of both programs are consistent and in link with the identified needs
Assess needs of training for MdM France staff and partners and organize trainings accordingly (in priority psychologists and translators)
Develop or adapt specific didactic materials for technical topics and capacity building activities
Keep and improve a referral system for MHPSS cases
Keep and improve the current data collection system for mental health activities according with the needs of reporting
On ad-hoc basis in coordination with medco support emotional supervision of the field teams facing difficult situations and propose further action
Adapt and implement the follow of ‘violence reported case’: to fuel MDM regional advocacy as well as to provide cases with further support beyond MDM medical consultation and psychologist support.
Team management
Participate in/ensure the recruitment of national mental health and psychosocial staff (as per the requirements), definition of the job description, interview the candidates, train the new staff, evaluate their performance
Provide on the job support to national MHPSS staff
Coordination with MdM, NGOs, UN, international and local organization working in MHPSS field
Participate to specific coordination meetings
Represents MdM towards health local authorities and national/international health partners regarding MHPSS issues, under delegation of medical coordinator and regional General Coordinator
Participate to other strategic/coordination meeting, under delegation of medical coordinator and regional Coordinator
Participate in need assessment if required. - Participate in proposal writing and reporting if required
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Status : Employee
Contract : Fixed-term contract
Duration : 3 months
Position to be filled as soon as possible
Field visits to Sofia
Single posting
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:
Profile required
Psychologist with psychosocial and clinical experience
Experience in a similar position
Experience working in different cultures and contexts, notably in emergency settings
Ability to train national staff on mental health/psychosocial issues
Ability to synthesize complex information in a systematic manner
Capacity to create relationships with the communities
Ability to transfer competences and provide capacity building
Interest for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
Languages
English Fluent speaking and writing
Bosnian / Serbian / Macedonian / Croatian / Arabic / Dari / Pashtun / French Any of these languages would be an asset
You are committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and motivated by its non-statutory, NFP model.
TELEPHONE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Médecins du Monde reserves the right to fill the vacancy before the closing date for applications.
MdM stands up for the integration of people living with disabilities and fights against discrimination
How to apply:
Please apply via :
https://mdm.profilsearch.com/recrute/intranet/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=1722&idpartenaire=128