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Community Outreach worker (Re Announced)

International Medical Corps
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Position Title: Community Outreach worker (Re Announced)

2024-03-31        Paktika       Full Time        278

Job Location: Paktika
Nationality: National
Category: Program
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: As per organization salary scale
Vacancy Number: IMC-PAK-82-2024
No. Of Jobs: 1
City: Urgon District
Organization: International Medical Corps
Years of Experience: Having one years’ experience in community mobilization, Psychosocial services, health or GBV with NGOs/INGOs.Priority and preference will be given to This position is for Local applicants
Contract Duration: Project-Base
Gender: Female
Education: Bachelor's degrees in social sciences and related backgrounds.
Close date: 2024-03-31

About International Medical Corps:

Organization Background :

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.
To learn more about our mission, visit https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/who-we-are. 

Project Background : 

Health Sector Response to protection & Increasing Access to RMNCAH Services project funded by UNFPA for 2023 will provide psychosocial support services to the beneficiaries through Psychosocial Counselling Centers (PSCCs), community-based PSS/health education center and Mobile Outreach Teams (MOTs) which are One Stop Assistance Centers in the targeted provinces each (Kabul, Balkh, Jawzjan, Samangan, Kunduz, Faryab, Baghlan, Bamyan, and Daikundi).
The objectives of the project are to facilitate access for all women and adolescent girls to knowledge, skills and a range of relevant services, support women’s and adolescent girls’ psychosocial well-being and creation of social networks, serve as a places where women and adolescent girls can organize and access information about the health and PSS services serve as a key entry point for their needs and to provide a space where women and adolescent girls can access basic skills training as a way of building a foundation for their livelihood assets.

Job Descriptions:

Job Purpose: 

The community mobilizer will work in the WFHS established in the community. The Community mobilizer will provide awareness of Psychosocial Support (PSS) in the community. This role includes providing information on existing services and linking women or girls with WFHS activities and services. The detailed job description is mentioned below.

Main Duties & Responsibilities: 

Under the overall supervision of the WFHS PSS counselor the community mobilizer will be responsible to.
Provide information and awareness raising on WFHS services to women in the community on a need basis.
Assist women and girls coming to WFHS that require psychosocial support.
Conduct meetings with local stakeholders to increase the level of acceptance and strengthen relationships.
Provide Psychological first aid and psychosocial support to women and link them to other services available at WFHS such as PSS case management and psychosocial support services.
Co-facilitate group activities in close coordination with staff at WFHS.
Coordinate with the PSS counselor and provide support in tasks related to WFHS.
Provide supportive information to women and refer them to available services within WFHS.
Perform any other project-related duty assigned by WFHS In charge.
Assist the Provincial Technical Officer and other management staff in tasks as required.
Maintain data entry registers and other information per organization requirements on already developed tools.
Work closely with other WFHS staff members to build a professional team.
Perform any project-related tasks assigned by supervisors.

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 Requirements:

Qualifications : 

Bachelor's degrees in social sciences and related backgrounds.

Experience : 

Having one years’ experience in community mobilization, Psychosocial services, health or GBV with NGOs/INGOs.Priority and preference will be given to This position is for Local applicants

Competency : 

Fluency in Pashto, Dari, and English.
Ability to write short and concise reports.
Strong knowledge of MS Office Package (Word, Excel, Access etc.).
Willingness to travel to the field.
Having good

Submission Guidelines:

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 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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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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