Overview
Provide basic MHPSS support to vulnerable migrants and assist in the provision of technical support to IOM staff. Organize and participate in psychosocial activities and support project monitoring and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide basic MHPSS support to vulnerable migrants, including at the IOM Migrant Transit Center and partner shelter facilities in Addis Ababa.
- Facilitate the referral of migrants with mental health needs to partner NGO shelters and psychiatric hospitals/clinics.
- Assist in the provision of technical support to IOM staff working at IOM’s Migration Response Centres (MRC).
- Organize and participate in group and individual psychosocial activities to promote mental health and wellbeing.
- Assist in the implementation and coordination of the design of MHPSS activities.
- Contribute to the preparation of an MHPSS activity work plan for PxU.
- Support the implementation of Ethiopia’s National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in terms of MHPSS services and referral pathways.
- Contribute to SOP development and capacity-development activities targeting MHPSS service providers.
- Participate in relevant trainings on MHPSS provision and assist in roll-out of trainings to IOM staff and external partners.
- Support project monitoring and project reporting with regards to MHPSS activities.
- Support the mainstreaming MHPSS provision across PxU programs.
- Support PxU’s Information Management officer by maintaining up-to-date records of MHPSS assistance provided and sharing regular updates.
- Participate in MHPSS thematic meetings organized by external partners and IOM.
- Undertake field missions when necessary to provide MHPSS assistance to migrants’ home communities and to provide technical support and backstopping to IOM field-level operations.
- Undertake all administrative and office related to support the successful implementation of tasks and the project activities.
- Undertake any other duty as may be assigned by the direct supervisor.
Required Experience
- University Degree with at least three years of relevant working experience.
OR
- Secondary School Diploma with at least five years of relevant working experience.
- Experience in MHPSS work such as counseling, protection and social work activities targeting IDPs, migrants and/or refugees.
- Experience in liaising with governmental authorities, national/international institutions, United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations.
- Experience in conducting training on MHPSS.
- Experience working with migrants returning to Ethiopia from the Eastern, Southern, and Northern routes.
- Previous working experience with NGOs or international organizations is an added advantage.
Qualifications
- University Degree
OR
- Secondary School Diploma
