International Medical Corps (IMC) is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief programs. And then IMC is carrying out medical relief services in several provinces of Afghanistan. Unable to stand by and watch an entire people deprived of basic healthcare, International Medical Corps is born with a pioneering approach: train Afghan civilians as advanced medics, then support and supply them as they return to Soviet-occupied Afghanistan to treat residents in their home communities. The unprecedented program succeeds, establishing our work and the important role of training in humanitarian assistance. International Medical Corps Is a Global First Responder We deliver emergency medical and related services to those affected by conflict, disaster and disease, no matter where they are, no matter what the conditions. We also train people in their communities, providing them with the skills they need to recover, chart their own path to self-reliance and become effective first responders themselves. The establishment of International Medical Corps in 1984 ushered in a new and different kind of relief agency. Further By providing healthcare through training, International Medical Corps challenged—indeed, changed—the very definition of relief work. Finally As a first responder, International Medical Corps doesn’t wait: whenever and wherever disaster strikes, our teams get there first to help those most in need.

Job Summary

Project Background

To overcome the contextual challenges around community-level protection services, more specifically, due to the sensitivity around protection activities, MoPH ban on mobile teams, and restriction around community-level activities under health, IMC will roll out protection prevention and response and PSS services integrated with the Child Protection subsector.

IMC will establish 8 Children and Family Social Centers (CFSCs) that will act as integrated service delivery points for PSS, and CP. Since CFSCs are fixed facilities with separate areas for males and females and serve children, among others, there is less sensitivity around establishing such centers.

The IMC’s protection programming is designed to ensure women and girls are better protected and empowered to access opportunities, services, and support responsive to their needs. As the program is transitioning to static center-based service provision, IMC will engage women and girl’s trough basic life skills and social empowerment activities within the CFSCs which will be facilitate a more structured skills building sessions in the static centers. IMC upholds and ensures accountability in provision of various services to women, men, boys and girls.

Job Purpose

she will provide psychosocial support, to vulnerable women and girls through individual counselling follow up support, referrals, and dissemination of information on available services to encourage access to services.

She will in collaboration with the PSS/ Training Officer oversee provision of psychosocial individual/group support, information sessions and other recreational activities that promote social support networks and cohesion with women and girls at the Children and Family Social Centers (CFSC)

The IMC Jobs in Laghman, (PSS Counselor) will have responsibilities that include:

• PSS Counselling to women and girls.
• Provide direct support and care to vulnerable women and girls, including counselling and basic case management. Case management services will include:
• Assessment of needs of clients
• Developing an action plan with clients
• Implementing the plan with clients
• Conduct direct and regular follow up with clients based on their wishes and consent.
• Case closure (if and when appropriate)
• Ensure proper documentation of work accomplished.
• Follow guiding principles of respect, confidentiality, and safety/security and non- discrimination while providing services to women and girls.
• Monitor how the referral pathway is working through making direct follow ups with other organizations that are providing services to women and girls.
• Support to conduct and help plan and organize psychosocial/ group support activities with women and adolescent girls to meet the emotional needs of them, build support networks among women/girls
• Support PSS Officer / Training Officer to conduct trainings to community-based volunteers on basic concepts, guiding principles, provision of Psychological First Aid and the referral mechanisms and pathways for their respective communities.
• The job location depends on assignment and might change based on projects evolving needs.
• Manage cases in line with the SOPs, adhere to standard documentation processes and follow best practice guidance
• Able to lead, trained, supervise, facilitate, motivate community focal points 
• Working in a team and ensure that problems are identified in the initial stages and solved those amicably. 
• Attending all relevant meetings requested by supervisor relevant to the project goals.
• Assist in other duties requested by the supervisor.

The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily inclusive in size. You may be required to travel to other parts of the country if required.

Organizational Responsibilities

Policy Adherence

• Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles and respect international humanitarian law.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Compliance & Ethics:

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest level of integrity

Safeguarding

• It is all staff’s shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children and adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons. 

Job Requirment

Essential

Qualifications

• High school graduation is required, and preference will be given to the bachelor’s degree holders in social science.

Experience

• Minimum 1 years of experience working with government and/or NGOs in the field of protection/women and girls programming, social work / case management.
• Good coordination, networking, inter-personal and relationship building skills, and diplomacy.
• Attitudes and aptitude aligned with the positions are essential.

Competency

• Good communication and liaison skills with community and all staff.
• Good capacity and analysis of conflict management in order to provide advice to the population.
• Written and spoken English is a plus.
• To be able to propose solutions to the identified problems/challenges.

Submission Guideline

International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to the International Medical Corps at the website provided at the end of this document. 

Please note that:

• IMC commits to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
• IMC will conduct its recruitment on the base of need only.
• Only HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
• IMC may keep data of your application for its pool of candidates and might propose you other positions than the one you applied for based on your qualifications.
• Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

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Preference will be given to local residence applicants.

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Due to Urgency, the candidates are encouraged to apply at the earliest.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Equal Opportunities:

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran

Misconduct Disclosure Scheme

All offers of employment at International Medical Corps are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. International Medical Corps participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme from the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). In accordance with this, we will request information from an applicant’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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Country

Afghanistan

City

Lagman

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