Responsibilities and particular assignments

General responsibilities:

The PSS specialist/supervisor will support the PSS activities in the projects. Besides this, he will work on capacity building of PSS staff. Also, he will take part in the professional translation/interpretation of psychosocial documents, checklists and in training translation.

Objective 1: Technical Support, Management and Coordination of the PSS activities

•      Support two PSS supervisors and provide support to all PSS providers in resolving the implementation challenges.

•      Support program team for planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting of the PSS activities.

•      In the presence of project manager: provide support on the management of the PSS team. In the absence of the project supervisor, manage the PSS team and activities to make sure the interventions run smoothly. Ensure that quality PSS services are delivered.

•      Conduct routine data collection and program reviews to ensure successful implementation.

•      In consultation with the project manager, elaborate the necessary logistic planning and arrangements for the execution of the planned activities.

•      Under the supervision of the project manager, he will facilitate the establishment of a sound and close collaborative relationship with parties involved in the project implementation at local level: clusters, NGOs, communities.

•      Coordinate with partner agencies in the provision and referral of services.

Objective 2: Monitoring and Reporting

•      In close coordination with the M&E officer, enter collective data about PSS activities in specific database

•      Follow up weekly data entry by the PSS teams, and compiling the monthly report.

•      Consolidate weekly data in monthly activity report (PMT)

•      In the absence of the project manager, validate the database before sharing it to relevant departments (M&E officer, program manager).

•      With the support of the Project manager, follow the progress, challenges and achievements towards project targets and indicators in PSS activities and inform line manager of any serious challenge in this regard

•      Monitor the implementation of PSS activities and report accordingly.

Objective 3: Capacity building and Training

•      Develop and implement a training plan based on training needs assessment and project objectives.

•      Provide basic technical PSS training and refreshers training for PSS Supervisors, and ensure training needs are met and performance is evaluated.

•      Provide on-job-training for PSS Supervisors regarding clinical strategies, clinical supervision, monitoring and evaluation of PSS activities.

•      Provide adapted basic PSS trainings and information to the health teams (and other concerned departments)

•      Discuss follow up cases with PSS supervisor and PSS providers and provide adapted guidance

•      Follow up referred cases with partner organizations

•      Attend all PSS related trainings given by the MHPSS Advisor and other stakeholder

•      Assist with any other related activities as deemed necessary by the expatriate project manager.

Objective 4: Demonstrate strong ethical and professional practice

•      Respect beneficiary confidentiality at all times

•      Support and guide on the psychosocial activities ensuring beneficiary’s’ personal safety.

•      Respect and promote Polices and code of conduct

•      Address needs and requests of beneficiaries in a respectful and professional manner

•      Respect and support the core principles of MHPSS Support and Humanitarian Standards, including internal PUI Intervention Framework

•      Ensure and reinforce the quality of all PSS services

•      Mainstream of protection throughout all actions; respect and ensure Do No Harm principle is being respected across all activities.

•      Report to hierarchy any incident or act that causes any harm to beneficiary or to others.