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About Afghanistan Capacity Development and Educational Organization (ACDEO)

The Afghanistan Capacity Development and Educational Organization (ACDEO) is an Afghan, non-governmental, non-political, non-profit and nationally registered NGO established in 2012. ACDEO is committed to Afghanistan’s development and is dedicated to assisting the country’s most vulnerable individuals by enhancing social welfare and promoting a better quality of life for Afghans and their families within the framework of Islam.

ACDEO provides women and children the opportunities for mental health and psychosocial counselling, and education enabling them to help themselves and their families. ACDEO has primarily focused on supporting Afghan women and their families in different areas such as Family Support Helpline, Education Promotion and Sustainability Promotion.

ACDEO vision is “a just and peaceful Afghanistan for women, children, and men have enhanced knowledge of their rights, access to personal support, and opportunities for employment and income generation”.

ACDEO has zero tolerance approach to the ACDEO Code of Conduct including safeguarding, SH, and Fraud violations being committed by its staff, consultants, contractors, volunteers, interns, suppliers, vendors, sub-grantees/partners, implementing partners or any other associate.

Job Description

Overview:

The MHPSS Counselor will be responsible for developing and delivering training programs aimed at building the capacity on Mental Health/hygiene to communities in Kabul and Balkh. This role requires expertise in counseling theory and practices, as well as experience in training delivery and capacity building within the mental health sector.

Duties & Responsibilities of MHPSS Counselor:

1. Conduct individual and group counseling sessions to address emotional, psychological, and social issues.
2. Develop and implement intervention plans tailored to the needs of beneficiaries.
3. Assess the psychosocial needs of individuals and groups.
4. Document assessments, interventions, and progress in confidential records.
5. Plan and conduct hygiene awareness sessions focusing on topics such as handwashing, sanitation, and disease prevention.
6. Develop educational materials and tools to enhance hygiene practices.
7. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
8. Engage with community leaders, groups, and organizations to promote mental health and hygiene awareness.
9. Facilitate community meetings and discussions to address concerns and promote best practices.
10. Ability to conduct survey for identification of eligible beneficiaries for humanitarian response.
11. Collaborate with other service providers, including health, education, and protection services, to ensure comprehensive support for beneficiaries.
12. Participate in coordination meetings and contribute to joint planning efforts.
13. Track and report on the progress of psychosocial and hygiene activities.
14. Maintain accurate records and prepare regular reports for management and donors.
15. Use feedback to improve services and address emerging needs.

Skills Required

• having experience in the mentioned field

Submission Guideline:

Interested candidates are requested to send their applications along with their CVs to the attention of following address Recruitment@acdeo.org

Kindly mention vacancy number and position title in your email's subject line, otherwise you won't be shortlisted. All shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for test/Interview.

“Being committed to diversity & equal employment opportunity we highly encourage females & people living with disabilities to apply, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, language, religious sect.”

Submission Email:

Recruitment@acdeo.org