Date: 03/03/2022

Caritas Bangladesh (CB) is a national and non-profit development organization operating in Bangladesh since 1967. It has its Central Office in Dhaka and eight Regional Offices (Barishal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi and Sylhet Region). CB is implementing 89 on-going projects covering 189 Upazilas focusing on six main priorities i.e i) Social Welfare for Vulnerable Communities (SWVC), ii) Education and Child Development, iii) Nutrition and Health Education, iv) Disaster Management, v) Ecological Conservation and Food Security (ECFS), and vi) Development of Indigenous Peoples.

Caritas Bangladesh (CB), Cox’s Bazar office is looking for suitable candidate for immediate appointment as well as to prepare panel list for Emergency Response to the Forcibly Displaced People of Myanmar in Bangladesh.

The details of the position including job responsibilities, educational qualification and other qualities /competency required for the above positions are given below for your information:

Details of Position

Educational Qualification

The qualified candidate will have a master’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Clinical or counseling psychology, clinical social work, Psychiatry, mental health care etc.).

Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements

• Psychiatrist (preferably) or psychologist with minimum two years of experience working on MHPSS programs, preferably in humanitarian settings.
• Sound knowledge and experience on implementing IASC MHPSS guidelines in emergency settings, and supervision experience including IG, HIG and operational manual
• Training experience on Psychological First Aid and basic psychosocial skills. Experience with expressive/creative therapies a plus.
• Capacity building/curriculum development experience in community based MHPSS approach
• Fluency in Bengali and English. Speaking and understanding chittagonian district language will be an advantage.
• Management, training and supervision experience required
• Strong organizational and supervisory skills and interpersonal skills with the ability to work within different cultural environment
• Ability to work within a team structure or independently, flexible, and can cope with stressful workloads and working with limited resources
• Proactive and communicate strategically under pressure
• Experience in mental health and protection work with displaced persons, refugees, returnees and migrants.
• Excellent command of the use of Microsoft Office especially Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Job Responsibilities

• Develop strategy and mechanisms to integrate MHPSS (in line with international standards and IASC guidelines) into all aspects of Caritas’ protection programing in emergency context, including MCAC, MWGC and BFC.
• Provide clinical supervision to frontline protection staff, including GBV, PSS and CP caseworkers, facilitators, and community mobilisers/volunteers.
• Provide mental health and psychosocial support as needed to affected populations (precise programming contingent upon identified needs, existing services, and capacities as well as activities of other agencies).
• Provide technical support on MHPPS integration into different sector programs in line with minimum standards for multi-sectoral response in emergency context.
• Identify psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues and train mental health officers, caseworkers, facilitators, and staff/volunteers on key concepts of MHPSS, including Psychological First Aid (PFA), mental health case management, referral, follow-up, and mental health promotion.
• Conduct regular sessions with trained staff and volunteers to coach on knowledge and skills
• Conduct self-care sessions with staff and volunteers after cascading series of activities in the community to help prevent/manage secondary stress
• Identify and update referral pathways for MHPSS interventions; carry out regular service mapping in camps and refer cases to psychological/psychiatric service providers, where appropriate.
• Review and develop relevant training and outreach materials on MHPSS and adjust according to community feedback and recommendations.
• Contribute to the design of assessments and psychometrics tools and supervise their administration. Assist field team in rolling out MHPSS Monitoring & Evaluation tools.
• Represent Caritas Bangladesh at sub-sector meetings, relevant forums, working group and identify opportunities for collaboration and coordination with relevant sectors, sub-sectors, NGOs, and stakeholders.
• Regularly conduct field visits, advise, and supervise the sessions/counselling.
• Prepare and share periodic report, (monthly reports, quarterly reports, sector report, working group report, donor reports, final report, need-based report).
• Develop a detailed monthly action plan and implementation in coordination with respective sector/program leads.
• Lead the development of appropriate IEC materials on MHPSS, to build awareness of services and promote key messages
• Support in adapting programming to changing context, and evolving MHPSS needs of community members. Develop community MHPSS awareness package.
• Promote the culture of learning and documentation so that lessons learned, and good practices are documented and shared for institutional memory and learning as well as to advocate on behalf of the communities with which we work.
• Ensure proper documentation of all data, trainings, completion, and analysis of pre and post knowledge tests and on the job supervision checklists as well as mental health integration checklists. Sharing copies with MHPSS team data management, M&E, and reporting.

The selected candidate will be appointed on temporary basis which may be extended for future period subject to the satisfactory performance and requirements of the Organization. If you feel you are the right person for the above position, you are invited to apply through Online (https://caritasbd.org/career/job-career/). Please note that no hardcopies are required. The last date of submission is 12/03/2022.

The candidates who are presently work under Caritas Bangladesh should apply through proper channel with approval of the Project/Regional/Central Management.

Only short-listed candidates will be called for written test and Interview. Incomplete applications will not be considered, and the organization reserves the right to reject any application or to cancel or postpone the recruitment process for any reason whatsoever. Applicants are requested to visit www.caritasbd.org/ or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Caritasbangladesh2016 to know about Caritas.

ANY KIND OF PERSONAL CONTACT AND OR PERSUASION WILL BE TREATED AS THE DISQUALIFICATION OF THE CANDIDATE

Caritas Bangladesh (CB) is committed to recognize the personal dignity and rights of all people we work, especially vulnerable groups regardless of gender, race, culture and disability and conduct its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children, young people and vulnerable adults it serves. Caritas Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or other affiliates with our work. To this aim, we follow recruitment practices according to our safeguarding policies.

Caritas Bangladesh is an Equal Opportunities Employer