Afghanistan: Emergency / Technical Psychosocial Support - Afghanistan

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JOB CONTEXT:

Handicap International has been present in Afghanistan since the 1980’s. The country is going through a turbulent period, since NATO and US military interventions in 2001 removed the Taliban from power. As a result, Afghanistan remains one of the most impoverished countries in the world.

Despite the country having moved towards a more progressive democracy, conflict is still ongoing and, in some areas, escalating. Since September 28th 2015, armed conflict between Afghan Forces and the Taliban over the control of Kunduz in the North of the country have led to hundreds of civilians being reported as wounded by MSF hospital in Kunduz prior to its bombing on October 3rd 2015.

Today, 350 000 civilians including around 40 000 IDPs are still trapped within Kunduz and are at risk of becoming victims of an armed conflict which is still going on. After the bombing of MSF Kunduz Trauma center on October 3rd 2015, all quality emergency rehabilitation care has stopped, leaving injured victims with no more access to quality care: instead, an increasing sizable number has been referred to other care institutions that will run out of capacity to absorb these patients’ needs.

Handicap International is potentially deploying an emergency team in order to respond to the crisis in the Kunduz city.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

You will be under the direct management of the Emergency Coordinator and will work in close cooperation with the Afghan team (especially PM, PSS and Rehabilitation Team Leader).

As a Technical Psychosocial Support, your responsibilities will be the followings:

• Participate in the definition of the strategy of intervention within the project and related operational modalities and tools;


• Ensuring and supervise the quality of the psychosocial support provided to People with Injuries and People with Disabilities (PwIs and PwDs), including children, and their caregivers, by the whole rehabilitation team (Physiotherapists- PTs; psychosocial workers- PSWs; Prosthesis and orthosis workers – P&Os)


• Ensure the implementation of the HI comprehensive approach of rehabilitation through individual, family or group interventions


• Ensure that the PSWs provide indirect response through referrals to stakeholders working in social, protection, psychosocial and mental health sectors or any other relevant sectors according to the needs of the beneficiaries (including close follow-up on the process and response).

Regarding your mains tasks, you will be in charge of:

• Ensuring the psychosocial technical support of the project staffs within handicap international’s comprehensive approach of rehabilitation (Ensuring the relevance and quality of the intervention and of the technical tools


• The representation, external coordination and training of partners


• The capitalization and Reporting


• Demonstrating willingness to improve professional competences and abilities to increase care quality


• The respect of hygiene and security rules


• Demonstrating an ethics and professional practice

JOB ENVIRONMENT:

You will be based in Kabul with frequent travels to Kunduz (depending on security conditions)

PROFILE

• You hold a diploma in Psychology or Psychosocial


• You have a proven experience (3 years at least) in Psychosocial field


• You have a previous experience in rehabilitation and experience in training and technical supervision in field of psychosocial support with NGOs, preferably in emergency context


• Experience in the field of disability, protection and/ or inclusion would be an asset


• You are recognized for your strong interpersonal and communication skills


• Working in stressful situations/ contexts is not a problem for you


• You gave good reporting skills


• You are interested in disabilities issues


• EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS:

Salary: 1900 et 2200€ gross salary/month + 457 Euros net/month expatriation allowance + 50% of the medical cover taken in charge by HI + repatriation insurance + indemnity for partner and children