Job Detail

Medair is an international humanitarian organization established in 1988. Medair has been operating in Afghanistan since 1996 with programs mainly in the Health, Water & Sanitation, and Livelihoods sectors with significant reconstruction activities in remote areas. Current projects are Water & Sanitation, Food Security, & Disaster Risk Reduction

Medair Afghanistan has been operating since 1996 and currently works in three provinces: Daykundi, Uruzgan, and Kandahar. The country's main office is in Kabul, with multiple field offices. Medair implements WASH, Food Security, Health and Nutrition programming.

Overall Purpose

To be a member of a Health & Nutrition team providing integrated health & nutrition services to targeted communities. The PSS will deliver basic mental health consultations, psychoeducation, and psychosocial lay counselling to beneficiaries through individual or group sessions. Cases requiring specialized MH care will be referred to mental health specialists.

Project Overview

Medair is implementing an integrated IMAM (including IYCF), RH (ANC, PNC & FP), IMNCI, Mental Health and PSS project in Uruzgan Province. Medair’s Health and Nutrition project in Uruzgan Province is designed to lifesaving integrated humanitarian emergency response to conflict, drought and COVID 19-affected populations, through integrated mobile health and nutrition teams (MHNT). The programme addresses some key determinants of health and malnutrition through promotion of improved Maternal Infant and Child Nutrition (MIYCN) practices and linked health and hygiene practices. The project aims to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on health and nutrition outcomes of women and children.

MAIN ACTIVITIES & RESPONSIBILITES

Psycho-Social & Mental health support

• Carry out assessments to identify mental health and psychosocial support needs in the communities in which Medair operates and recommend suitable interventions based on assessment outcomes
• Administer medication and review effects of medication
• Provision of psychoeducation and awareness sessions to increase understanding about MH and reduce stigma of mental health conditions within communities
• Provide individual lay counselling sessions for health and nutrition beneficiaries referred through MHNT or community HN activities, following agreed curriculum
• Educate beneficiaries about stress, anxiety, depression, and maternal mental health issues, etc., at the clinic during individual sessions and in waiting room and through group sessions in the community
• Provide screening of each beneficiary with validated screening scales (WHO-5 tool)
• Measure improvement in coping and well-being of beneficiaries by using validated screening scales
• Develop referral pathway and refer patients with complex mental health conditions to appropriate care facilities as needed
• Support and train the Health Promotion team in mental health education and support the team in developing care group materials around basic mental health and psychosocial support
• Ensure good continuity of care and follow up, in the local language (Pashto)
• Treat every beneficiary and related information with confidentiality and dignity

Quality Management and reporting

• Aim to achieve the highest quality programming possible within the challenging context of Afghanistan
• Ensure all patients are treated based on national and international guidelines and in line with Medair’s Strategic Approach for MHPSS
• Keep clear and up to date records in a confidential manner and assist the H&N Project Manager in the preparation of the weekly and monthly reports to DoPH, Medair and other organisations as requested. Ensure the logistics team is notified of any needs regarding supplies and equipment in the clinic

Additional duties

• Prepare and give trainings as asked by Medair
• Perform any other duties not listed in the JD but requested by line manager

nterested applicants should forward their CV and applications via this link: https://form.123formbuilder.com/5821821/form  (copy, paste and open with a new page)

  by not later than 20-November-2022, late applications will not be considered after 5pm. 

For technical questions only, please message jobs-khr@medair.org

Note: PLEASE indicate the position vacancy number & position tittle both in your CV  or in your Cover Letter. 

“Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staffs are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, Medair’s accountability policies and best practices”