Well-being Facilitator

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through healthcare training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and healthcare to local populations and medical assistance to people at high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergencies, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated healthcare systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

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Job Purpose

The wellbeing facilitator is responsible for helping participants attain the basic required skills and knowledge and accomplish goals in learning the proposed skills. Her/his duties include working with groups to clarify training content, objectives and to establish ground rules. Facilitator duties also involve working with the women, girls, men and boys at the MHPSS family center  in selecting appropriate methods and tools that will enable them to achieve results. When problems or issues come up, facilitators work with the group to resolve conflict and return to goals

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Programs implementation

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, select and modify /adopt workshop (skills and social economic sessions resources to meet the needs of clients with varying backgrounds, learning styles and special needs.
• Observe and evaluate clients' performance, behavior, social development.
• Provide a positive environment in which women and girls are encouraged to be actively engaged in the learning process.
• Meet workshop (skills and social economic) and program performance goals.
• Conduct orientation/intake sessions to acquire/ enroll new participants.
• Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as meeting deadlines, honoring schedules.
• Instruct clients individually and in groups, using various adult learning methods such as lectures, discussions, and group activities.
• Prepare materials and training rooms for workshop activities.
• Conduct PFA sessions when needed and necessary.

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. 

Qualifications:

• At least 1 years’ experience in passing down knowledge and skills through training in sewing crafts textile clothing, embroidery, crocheting, knitting/ yarn /arts, and beadwork.

Desirable

Experience and knowledge in skills and teaching / facilitating learning

Experience:

Required Qualification & Competencies

• Proven work experience as a facilitator
• Knowledge of working with NGOs
• Excellent people skills.
• Good communication, listening and social skills. 
• Skills in group learning techniques, as well as skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, team building, planning, and organizing.
• skilled at introducing a variety of strategies to keep the process structured without interfering with group productivity.

Competency:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent People’s skills.
• Accommodating attitude
• Good time management and planning skills.
• Belief in and understanding of gender equality, women’s rights according to Islam, and social empowerment.

Fluency in written spoken  Dari and or  Pashto is desirable.

Dear Applicant,

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 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 his 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 candidate and might propose you other position than the one you applied for based on your qualification.
• 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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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. The 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.