The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Save the Children International seeks to always be a child safe organization through fulfilling its obligations to the community and through programme implementation carried out by the organization for safeguarding children and to improve the living standards of the child.
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Position: MHPSS Assistant (ONLY NATIONAL)
Location: Taiz
Contract Length: 6 Months
Grade: 5
The Opportunity:
The CP MHPSS Assistant will be responsible for Support MHPSS officer in providing and/or ensuring provision of MHPSS and PM+ services to vulnerable and at risk children, their families and communities in the community, CFSs, community centres and schools using any of the SCI MHPSS models including child and youth resilience EASE, HEART, PM+, structured play and recreation, home-based care, individual counselling, group counselling, among others.
SCOPE OF ROLE
Reports to: CM officer
Staff reporting to this post: MHPSS Facilitators
Key Areas of Responsibilities
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Program Implementation:
- Facilitate the planning and rollout of SCI MHPSS models, including child and youth resilience EASE programs, HEART, PM+, structured play and recreation, home-based care, individual and group counselling, ensuring adherence while ensuring MHPSS and child protection principles and standards are followed and complied with.
- Enhance the capacity of MOSAL MHPSS facilitators and key stakeholders by training them on MHPSS integration into their daily work with vulnerable and at-risk children, caregivers, and their communities.
- Collaborate with the CP/MHPSS officer to conduct assessments, understand the MHPSS needs of children, caregivers, teachers, and community members, and use the findings to develop appropriate MHPSS prevention and response interventions.
- Work closely with the CP/MHPSS officer to create and implement tools for MHPSS interventions, as well as measure the impact of SCI and partner MHPSS initiatives.
- Conduct a mapping of MHPSS services across different locations and maintain relationships with MHPSS service providers to facilitate cross-referrals.
- Ensures that case management staff are appropriately reflecting MHPSS support in their daily work with children and caregivers.
- Provide appropriate tailored/focused counselling support for cases with mental and psychological support that may require such support.
- In coordination with appropriate CP and other sectoral staff, participate in the monitoring and evaluation of MHPSS interventions/services.
- Conduct regular visits to project sites to support MHPSS interventions and conduct counselling sessions for children, caregivers, and other stakeholders.
- Compile the weekly and periodic data, as appropriate, of cases supported with MHPSS services and provide high quality periodic reports as may be required from time to time.
- Carryout other duties as assigned by the line manager.
General:
- Deliver results in line with the current proposals and Save the Children’s strategy
- Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to safeguarding policy and code of conduct, MHPSS and child protection principles and standards
- Ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and SCI Code of Conduct.
- Perform other responsibilities as agreed with line management.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
- Previous experience in a similar field.
- At least 2 years’ experience in a humanitarian work context with INGO
- Computer literate: MS Office
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Fluency in written & spoken Arabic; able to communicate and write in English is essential.
- Commitment to Save the Children Code of Conduct, Child Safeguarding Policy and values
- Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
- Experience of working directly with children and/or adolescents
- Training skills, ability to conduct trainings
Desirable:
- Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
- Oral and written English Language skills.
- Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts NGO or humanitarian programming experience.
Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.
Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom Save the Children is in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse. In addition, it is Save the Children’s policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that place children at the risk of any kind of child abuse. All our representatives are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation. Any violations of this policy will be treated as a serious issue.
We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws.
Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at
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“Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer. Women are strongly encouraged to apply”