Guba, Benishangul Gumuz
Plan International Ethiopia
ACCOUNTABILITIES and MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES Objective: - Planning and Implementation of the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Activities (30%) Ensure correct identification and recruitment of peoples with minor to sever mental problem to individual and group therapy based the established screening criteria Ensure correct identification of cases with GBV and disability provide appropriate psychosocial support Proved basic stress management and PFA to affected IDP and host communityFollow-up and track client attendance and participation and document client and project progress to asses MHPSS efficacyDocument and share learning from counseling, integration with other health/nutrition activity Coordinator with MHNT and other MHPSS counselorsImplement and facilitate awareness-raising sessions at centres and community levels, based on a guidebook; particularly on child development, mothering practices, mother and child interactions and breastfeeding practicesEnsure IYCF and hygiene sanitation key messages are integrated in MHPSS activity Use established protocols to refer clients in need of clinical treatmentMaintain confidentiality in all matters relating to group participants, consistent with organizational policies and lawsCollect key client data and prepare reports on progress made, together with observations, challenges faced, and lessons learnedWork closely with project technical staff in ensuring coordination and integration across all activities Objective: - Technical Support and Capacity Building (30%)Jointly develop monthly, weekly work plan with other MHNT staffsDevelop and maintain close working relationship with partners responsible for MNCH-N, DRM, MHPSS TWG in their designated areaProvides support for health and nutrition trainings, workshops, and meetings conducted at zonal/woreda/Kebele levelConduct training need assessment to identify relevant community members (Women affair, CSW, HAD, HEW, HWs) knowledge gap and design appropriate training accordinglyAssist project staffs MHNT and others to include MHPSS key messages in their activityTrain staffs, CSW, volunteers on mental health impact on nutrition and child developmentEnsure community level referral linkage and collaborationStrengthen referral linkage of critical cases between PHCUs and HospitalsObjective: - Monitoring and Supervision (20%) Maintain up-to-date data related to nutrition and MHPSS activities and deliver to H &N coordinatorEnsure close working relationship with the MHNT and establish coordination and integration of the health and nutrition and the MHPSS activities.Facilitate/Conduct joint, supportive supervision with MHNT and CO level health and nutrition thematic specialist on the activities.Facilitates and encourages regular review meeting and review schedules at all woreda levels and help the different institutions have it institutionalized commitment;Together with other health and nutrition team sets project quality standards and action steps and monitor the performance accordingly; Prepare a monthly program and program support plan that helps to visit field activities and provide formal and informal feedback to the program staff in terms of recommendations for improved performance;Conducts regular mentoring to community health workers and health extension workers and develop their group and individual counselling skills. Objective: - Ensuring on time reporting, data quality and learning documentation (20%) Prepare and submit weekly, monthly, quarterly high-quality reportsEstablishes and maintains documentation system for all program activities including, minutes of technical meetingsDocument project learning, success stories, case studies, and learning briefs Ensure improved data collection and reporting systems during supportive supervision or monitoring field visits to each project operational areas Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) Understand and put into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC).Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work.Ensure that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.