Terms of Reference: Psychologist/ Psychosocial consultant | Job
Title: Psychologist/ Psychosocial
Consultant | Organization: War Child| Job Location: Occupied Palestinian
Territory, Gaza Strip
Starting date + period: September, 2015, 4 months
Reporting: Program
Development Manager (PDM)
About War Child
War Child (WC) is an independent and impartial international non-governmental organization investing in a peaceful future for children and young people affected by armed conflict. We strive to empower children and young people while enabling adults to bring about positive and lasting change in the lives of conflict affected children and young people.
WC believes that children and young people should play an active
role in defining the future, not only for themselves but also for their
communities. Children are creative and have the ability and skills to shape
their lives and cope with adversity, even when they have experienced armed
conflict.
Our current program works in partnerships with local organizations
to safeguard children’s rights, focused primarily in the areas of protection,
participation and advocacy.
War Child (WC) is seeking Psychologist/ Psychosocial Consultant
(PSS) on a temporary consultancy basis for 4 months with demonstrated skill,
expertise, and experience in responding to the need of WC in identifying
psychosocial priorities, respond to funding opportunities and conduct training
and capacity building for WC partners. The psychosocial consultant will work
closely with the program development management and WC team. The consultant
will ensure responses are compliant with donor requirements, technically clear
and accurate, and adhere to WC style.
General objective of the Job:
The PSS consultant is responsible for the development, coordination
and mainstreaming of PSS methods and supports WC staff, partners staff,
facilitators and volunteers with the knowledge and practical skills to carry
out psychosocial support activities based on WC “Deals” methodology or other
methodologies. The consultant shall
dedicate 40 working hours weekly to support the psychosocial program and staff
in Gaza Strip during a period of 4 months, starting September 2015- December
2015. Upon satisfactory performance and quality of the products, and the needs,
the contract can be extended to further period.
Result areas:
Developing PSS standards and tools
• Gather input for program
development and monitoring, rolling out standards, methods and tools.
• Define shared PSS
programming standards.
• Ensure that WC methods and
standards for the implementation of PSS programs are developed/ revised and
remain updated based on WC programming practice and international standards.
• Implement WC quality
standards and PSS minimum standards.
• Stimulate and monitor PSS
programming.
Developing and implementing training:
• Support the revision of
the PSS methodology and the development of new methodologies as required by the
Quality Department Manager.
• Plan, implement and
evaluate training courses on WC PSS methodology, which involves creative tools
such as games, songs, fine art, audio-visuals, group discussion,
demonstrations, and practice sessions with feedback and role play.
• Ensure that all training
requirements are met as outlined in WC training of trainers (ToT) guidelines.
Capacity Building:
• Design and provide
briefings, TOT; and tailored trainings where needed for program staff, partners
and volunteers.
• Provide ongoing support,
guidance and advice to program staff in the field of PSS.
• Advise on PSS program and
project proposals.
• Provide recommendations to
the PDM when necessary on recruitment of potential facilitators and animators.
• Develop training reports
and progress report per trainee.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
• Design and implement
monitoring and evaluation tools in coordination with the PSS/ protection
experts and provide the quality department with the necessary information to
assess the program quality.
• Assist in analysing the
data collected and reports both quantitatively and qualitatively.
• Ensure the use of WC
M&E tools and formats
• Check, support and follow
up on trainees’ comprehension and understanding of the training workshop by
using observations and interviews to verify that learning objectives were met.
• Visit project site and
provide information about progress when required.
• Evaluate and monitor
progress of the trainees through assessing their skills and knowledge in
implementing WC PSS methodology.
• Establish plans to support
learning process and the retaining of trainees skills
Coordination and representation:
• Ensure use of uniform
methods, tools and forms in activities, training and PME.
• Represent WC externally,
in relevant platforms/ networks focused on PSS theme.
• Support the identification
and packaging of PSS advocacy issues.
Knowledge and experience
• Relevant academic
background in psychology.
• Specialist knowledge of
current principles and practices of Child Protection with children in (post)
conflict areas.
• Understanding of PSS
(programming) in (post) conflict environment.
• Minimum 5 years (I) NGO
work in developing countries/ conflict areas, preferable with children.
• Minimum 5 years in PSS
programming in (post) conflict areas.
• Minimum 3 years in staff
capacity building and experience in providing trainings.
• Demonstrated experience in
monitoring and evaluation of the projects.
Skills and competencies
• Strong critical analysis
and strategic thinking skills.
• Leadership and
coordination ability.
• Proven ability to provide
(creative/ interactive) trainings.
• Excellent communication
skills; ability to give and receive feedback.
• Affinity with children and
young people.
• Result – oriented
• Familiarity with creative
methodologies.
• Positive, respectful
attitude, and collaborative approach to diversity. Culturally sensitive.
• Fluency in English and
Arabic.
• Work well in small team,
flexible to take on new tasks, comfortable in a flexible working environment
and able to work independently.
Interested candidates are invited to send their CV (including contact details of the last two references) and cover letter to info.opt@warchild.nl by 7 August 2015. Please write “Psychologist/ Psychosocial Consultant’ in the subject of the email. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Commitment to the vision and goals of War Child including adherence to the Child Safety Policy is required.
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