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About HEWAD, Reconstruction, Health & Humanitarian Assistance Committee

HEWADis a preeminent first responder, HEWAD provides emergency relief to those struck by conflict, disaster and disease—no matter where they are, no matter what the conditions—working with them to recover, rebuild and gain the skills and tools required for self-reliance. After the emergency has passed and our disaster-relief effort has ended, we shift from emergency medical response to long-term medical support and training. HEWAD provides resources and training to help local staff provide a range of services—including healthcare, food, water and sanitation support—to their communities.

In Afghanistan where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

HEWAD is seeking candidates that transform, inspire, and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Description

• Support the implementation of the MHPSS program and manage programmatic and technical staff so that the program objectives are achieved in a timely manner.

• Mainstream psychosocial support into all projects; build a resource material for PSS in the project and support evidence generation on the linkage between MHPSS issues and other conflict drivers.

• Conduct ongoing assessment of MHPSS interventions as well as staff knowledge and skills within the HEWAD Psychosocial Counseling Centers (PSCCs), Women Friendly Health Space(WFHS) and Psychosocial Mobile Outreach(PSS MOT with attention paid to staff changes and recruitment, and an increase in number of service delivery sites. 
• Develop a plan for MHPSS counselor training, mentoring and supervision, PSCCs in charge to deliver specialized interventions that address common psychosocial responses to both long standing and acute trauma and abuse.  Deliver training sessions and maintain intensive follow-up/coaching to ensure skill development and application.
• Lead and support PSS counselors and front line staff with training reviews on PFA and other psychosocial interventions to ensure capacity of staff and community mobilisers to recognize and respond appropriately to MHPSS needs.
• Conduct individual and group supervision sessions / case review meetings with PSS counselors on a regular basis and lead and support ongoing self-care sessions of the HEWAD front line staff in collaboration with national  PSS Officers.
• Review existing monitoring tools to ensure PSS interventions are being carried out in compliance with international guidelines and best practices.
• Coordinate with UNFPA’s Implementing partners and protection/GBV sub-cluster to strengthen existing referral mechanisms between HEWAD service delivery points and other services providers.
• Represent the HEWAD in MHPSS coordination structures and maintain linkages between the  MHPSS  Working Group to support information sharing and skills transfer.
• Contribute to writing proposals, provide inputs in donor reports and engage in other resource mobilization efforts.
• Ensure the rolling out of SOPs and guidelines shared by donors for SDPs.
• Promote self-care and staff care through a systemic and integrated approach that involves direct support to staff and provision of orientation sessions on stress management and self-care.

Capacity Development:

• Update the training material tailored to the particular MHPSS intervention designed for the women and girls response and prevention intervention and modify as required in collaboration with key cluster specialists..
• Provide ongoing support to HEWAD PSS case workers’ capacity building activities, and health responders, in providing quality psychosocial first aid responses for survivors of trauma.
• Provide orientation and training to all field staff on PSEA policy and code of conduct .
• Support ongoing monitoring of PSS activities to ensure clear guidelines regarding objectives and evaluation.
• Monitor and support the HEWAD staff to sustain PSS quality through structured supervision and review these mechanisms.
• Analyze results of monitoring visits and data to identify capacity development needs 
• Contribute to the development of appropriate IEC material to support the training and programme implementation for MHPSS interventions and review existing IEC materials to ensure that PSS aspects are included in SRH IEC and MHPSS response and prevention messaging.
• Support the ongoing capacity development of the HEWAD staff to respond to emergency/humanitarian crises with awareness of PSS needs,referral options, and interventions.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Develop Monitoring and Evaluation tools to assess and monitor psychosocial wellbeing, monitoring of PSS in HEWAD and standardizing PSS support.
• Document training and supervision using tracking tools designed in collaboration with the HEWAD M&E Specialists. Create a record of participants’ progress. Report on effectiveness of training materials and process and take steps to assess and address gaps through iterative improvements to training protocols.
• Supervise and review monitoring tools for PSS interventions to support quality programming in compliance with international standards.  Conduct monitoring and provide reports on compliance and challenges.
• Conduct review of MHPSS response and prevention interventions to crisis affected populations to ensure that all interventions are in line with the Guiding Principles, including the IASC Guidelines for Integrating MHPSS Interventions in Humanitarian Settings, IASC Guidelines for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings and other international standards.
• Produce regular progress reports and contribute to SitReps as required.
• In strong collaboration with Protection adapt MHPSS work to the needs of MHPSS.
• Carry out any other duties as requested by the Programme Manager/Coordinator.

Skills Required

• COMMUNICATION

Submission Guideline:

Interested candidates should send their documents to hr@hewad.org.af  with the title "MHPSS Technical Manager along with Vacancy # in the subject line attaching the following documents:
•A detailed Curriculum Vitae up to date;
•A cover letter;

HEWAD is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. Women are encouraged to apply.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.