For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies. Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.
MdM currently works in 44 countries across all continents where it focuses on 4 priority areas: caring for the health of migrants and displaced persons, promoting sexual and reproductive health, combating HIV and reducing the harm and risks associated with drug use, crises and conflicts.
Since 15th of March 2011, following the demonstrations in Dera’a and then in the major cities of Syria, the situation has been worsening. Protesters demand the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad, the overthrow of his government, and an end to nearly five decades of Ba’ath Party rule. The conflict between the Syrian army and opposition resulted in massive displacements of populations within the country and, into adjacent countries. International community tries to solve the problem, for the moment however, proposed solutions failed. In February 2012, MdM decided to launch the exploratory mission in the 3 Syria neighboring countries. Assessment of the humanitarian needs, MdM’s network as well as the local medical partners’ revival and the prepositioning for the intervention inside of Syria as soon as Syrian border will be open for humanitarian aid, were the goals of the mission.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the responsibility of the Medical Coordinator, the Mental Health Program Coordinator is in charge of the implementation, follow up and supervision of the different psychosocial and mental health activities of MdM in Jordan, as part of the comprehensive Primary Health Care package provided by MdM to the benefit of the Syrian refugees impacted by the crisis in Syria through: - The camp of Zaatari (hosting approximately 100,000 refugees. - The clinic in Ramtha city, and most probably a forthcoming support to a PHC setting in the Governorate of Irbid. - A network of Syrian Doctors providing psycho-social support to Syrian refugees in urban neighborhoods of Amman.
More specifically:
- Program Management
- Contributes to the overall planning, assessment and evaluation of the Mental Health component of the PHC programme implemented by MdM
- Provide technical support in mental health related issues to MDMs’ and partners’ medical staff;
- Ensure mental health components of the program is consistent and in link with the refugees’ community needs;
- Is in charge of the coordination with Partners about the most appropriate psycho-social activities to be developed and proposed within the Mental Health care approach.
- Organize, in consultation with International Organizations and the MoH, the capacity building for MDMs’ medical staff
- Under the supervision of the medical coordinator, review the list of essential and first line drugs (based on the MoH norms) to be ordered to enable the GPs handling the care of the most common MH care cases detected
- Develop or adapt specific didactic materials for technical topics and capacity building activities;
- Conduct theoretical and on the job training;
- Develop and implement referral mechanisms
- Develop, with the part-time appointed psychiatrist, acting as a consultant for the programme, a referral system for psychosocial and mental health cases from the Primary to the Secondary specialized level.
- Agree with the MdM Partners in Zaatari camp on the most appropriate strategy to outreach the refugees and organize the system of primary MH care, and relevant referral to PHC or second line facilities, for further follow-up of patients requiring specialized Mental Health Care.
- Create and implement a data collection system for Mental Health activities.
- Centralize and report regularly all information regarding activities (data, monthly reports), respecting quality standards
- Participate to the development of the general strategy on MdM activities with the General Coordinator, the Medical Coordinator and the team
- Team management
- Participate / ensure the recruitment of national Para-medical staff (as per the requirements), particularly the social workers: definition of the job description, interview the candidates, train the new staff, evaluate their performance.
- Support and supervise national mental health staff and the social workers volunteers or professional staff.
- Emphasize on capacity building of the national medical team especially.
- Coordination with UN agencies, NGOs, local medical authorities and local authorities
- Participate to specific coordination meetings.
- Represents MDM towards health local authorities and national/international health partners regarding mental health related issues and upon request from the Medical Coordinator.
- Participate to other strategic/coordination meeting under delegation of the medical coordinator
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- Starting: 15/05/2013
- Duration: 8 months
- Contract : EMPLOYEE (French contract)
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:
- Licensed Psychologist.
- Experience of work in a Muslim/Middle East country is appreciable.
- Experience in a similar position.
- Knowledge of public health issues, in relation to Mental Health in situations of conflict/civil war.
- Experience in negotiations with local authorities, partners and staff in difficult contexts is an asset.
- Ability to train national staff on mental health/social issues.
- Ability to take effective decisions according to the context.
- Capacity to create relationships with the communities.
- Ability to manage a team.
- Patience
- Ability to transfer competences and provide capacity building.
- Reactivity, anticipation, adaptability and capacity to take initiatives to changing requirements
- Organisational skills, rigor
- Ability to synthesise
- Listening and diplomacy skills
- Good writing and communication skills inside the team and from widely-varied organizations and agencies
- Team spirit
- Interest for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
- Strong commitment to the organisation and its values
Languages: Fluent English (oral and written) mandatory Arabic or French an asset
How to apply:
To apply this position, please send a resume and a cover letter via this link :http://mdm.profilsearch.com/recrute/internet/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=825&...
To have a look at all our vacancies : http://www.medecinsdumonde.org/Agir-Donner/Travailler-avec-MdM/Postes-po...
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