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War Child UK is seeking three CP Psychosocial Officers for a full-time position in Nangarhar, with a focus on providing psychosocial support to children and families affected by conflict. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in humanities and a minimum of three years of experience in child protection programming, particularly in community-led mental health and psychosocial support. The application deadline is January 27, 2024, and successful applicants must comply with safeguarding policies.

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War Child UK is seeking three CP Psychosocial Officers for a full-time position in Nangarhar, with a focus on providing psychosocial support to children and families affected by conflict. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in humanities and a minimum of three years of experience in child protection programming, particularly in community-led mental health and psychosocial support. The application deadline is January 27, 2024, and successful applicants must comply with safeguarding policies.

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Position Title: CP Psychosocial Officer -


Nangarhar
Activation Date: 18 January, 2024 Announced Date: 17 January, 2024 Expire Date: 27
January, 2024

Job Nangarhar
Location:

Nationalit National
y:

Category: Program

Employme Full Time


nt Type:

Salary: As per WCUK


salary Scale

Vacancy WCUK/24/507
Number:

No. Of 3
Jobs:

City: Nangarhar-
Jalalabad,
Lalpur,
Momad Dara

Organizati War Child UK


on:

Years of Minimum of 3
Experienc years of
e: experience in
child
protection
programming
and
management,
more
especially in
community-
led protection
MHPSS and
case
management
strategic
interventions
in a
humanitarian
setting with
NGO/INGOs

Contract one year with


Duration: possible
extension

Gender: Male/Female

Education: Education
qualification
of a bachelor’s
degree in
humanities
like
Psychology,
Development
studies, social
sciences, etc,
and
certificates in
child
protection is
an added
advantage

Close 2024-01-27
date:

About War Child UK:


War Child, the specialist charity for children affected by conflict. For more than two
decades we’ve delivering high-impact programmes that are rebuilding lives across
Afghanistan, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic and
Yemen. We understand children’s needs, respect their rights, and put them at the centre
of the solution - from reintegrating children formerly associated with armed groups and
armed forces (CAAFAG) in the Central African Republic to reuniting children with their
families in Afghanistan. We look forward to a world in which the lives of children
are no longer torn apart by war. This is a vision that can only be realised through the
collective actions of children themselves, communities and their leaders, organisations
like War Child, governments and key decision makers

Job Description:
Job Purpose

Reporting to the Psychosocial Support Coordinator, the PSS Officer will be responsible for
promoting psychosocial distress and mental order recovery of children and families in
line with the organization’s approaches and Inter-Agency Standard Committee
guidelines. Specifically, the incumbent will be responsible for conducting assessment,
planning for activity implementation, and monitoring, capacity building of community-
based structures on Psychosocial support (PSS) and coordination with other MHPSS
partners and colleagues within in provision of quality PSS services for the children and
families under the PSS intervention component of the SHAPE-FCDO funded project.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

 Provide comprehensive psychosocial counseling to children, young people, and


their families with MHSPSS issues like depression using the appropriate
approaches.
 Develop activity-based work plan to guide effective and efficient implementation
of planned PSS activities.
 Support in capacity building of the community-based structures on PSS including
PFA to promote quality provision of PSS services.
 Monitor regular PSS activities being conducted by community-based structures
like CFS facilitators and provide additional technical support.
 Collaborating closely with other MHPSS partners and other sub-sectors leads to
strengthen referral and timely response.
 Ensure PSS services are mainstream across child protection strategic
interventions like case management/ family tracing and reunification and across
other sub-sectors.
 Provide psycho-education sessions for clients, their families and community
members on a regular basis and as deemed necessary using evidence-based
information.
 Carry out awareness raising activities on PSS issues with children, young people,
and other community members for timely reporting of a child experiencing PSS
issues.
 Provide oversight to client feedback processes to assess quality of care and
service access issues.
 Maintain effective working relationships with all relevant stakeholders including
other NGOs, civil society groups, authorities, etc.
 Ensure timely and proper documentation (filing, case studies, etc.), information
management and reporting on PSS activities is done.
 Participated in assessment activities and coordination meeting to share
information on WCUK’s PSS intervention with children and families at district or
province levels.
 Ensure WCUK’s Safeguarding Policy and others are observed and demonstrated
by the community-based structures working with children in PSS activities like in
the Child Friendly Space.
 Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Our Values

Bold

We use our passion and creativity to deliver high-quality evidence-based work designed
to maximize our beneficial impact on children in conflict.

Accountable to Children

Children can rely on us to respond to their voices and to treat them with respect and
dignity.

Anti-racism:

Anti-racism is not merely a belief. It includes actions that we mainstream throughout our
work to change and challenge policies and behaviors that perpetuate racism.

Transparent

We expect to be held to account by our supporters and beneficiaries and we respond


with openness and honesty.

Supportive to each other


We support each other and our partners to achieve ambitious goals and to the best we
can be we are honest and open with each other, sharing our success and confronting our
challenges.

Safeguarding and PSEAH

Our work with children and at-risk adults to keep them safe is the most important thing
we do. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in all
areas of our work. We have zero tolerance for any behaviors and practices that put
children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse and/or harm. Successful applicants will
be expected to be compliant and sign up to our Safeguarding policy, our Code of Conduct
and PSEAH Policy. You can find the Safeguarding and PSEAH policies here:
https://www.warchild.org.uk/our-work/quality-and-standards/safeguarding

Job Requirements:
Experience and mandatory criteria:

 Education qualification of a bachelor’s degree in humanities like Psychology,


Development studies, social sciences, etc, and certificates in child protection is an
added advantage.
 Minimum of 3 years of experience in child protection programming and
management, more especially in community-led protection MHPSS and case
management strategic interventions in a humanitarian setting with NGO/INGOs.
 Has good understanding /knowledge and experience of risks children have been
exposed to in a conflict, drought, and natural disaster like earthquakes.
 Good knowledge and demonstrated skills in applying inter-agency child protection
minimum standards including SOPs and guidelines on case management.
 Good experience in building positive relationships with UN Agencies/INGOs and
government when implementing child protection strategic interventions like case
management.
 Ability to develop the capacity of the child protection team to effectively
implement strategic child protection intervention activities like PSS.
 Good skills and knowledge in developing quality reports, good analytical skills for
case management trends analysis.
 Ability to work well under pressure and work to deadlines.
 Excellent communication skills, in written English and local languages.
 Strong organizational, technological, interpersonal, and communication skills
 Ability to analyze and solve problems and facilitate effective decision making.

Submission Guideline:
How to apply

 Please go to this
link: https://airtable.com/appBbPAFC4YqfftnR/shr6wlWXBU1tdR0ec, fill in
your information and attach your documents before the closing date - (27-Jan-
2024).
 Applications after closing date will not be accepted.
 Please note that there is no telephonic inquiry and only shortlisted applicants will
be contacted for written test/interview.

Child safeguarding and Adults at Risk


Our work with children and at-risk adults to keep them safe is the most important thing
we do. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in all
areas of our work. We have zero tolerance for any behaviours and practices that puts
children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse and/or harm. Successful applicants will
be expected to be compliant and sign up to our Child Safeguarding policy, our Code of
Conduct and PSEA: Adults at Risk Policy. You can find the Child Safeguarding and Adults
at Risk policy here: Child Safeguarding

Pre-employment checks

 Employment with War Child will be subject to the following checks prior to your
start date:

 A satisfactory police record check to include a International/National Criminal


Record Check, and a clear vetting and Due Diligence check

 Receipt of three satisfactory reference

Submission Email:
https://airtable.com/appBbPAFC4YqfftnR/shr6wlWXBU1tdR0ec

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