Global Mental Health and Psychosocial Officer

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care 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 throughhealth interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

International Medical Corps takes a leadership role in mental health by contributing to andworking in line with national and global guidelines for improving mental healthand well-being among affected populations. IMC strengthens national healthsystems by building human resource capacity for mental health service provisionamong general staff (e.g. general health care) or more specialized providers(e.g. psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists). We increase theavailability of accessible, non-stigmatizing, culturally acceptable and qualitymental health services. Our psychosocial activities teach life skills, offerrecreational outlets and build social support networks while empoweringaffected populations including children and youth. We integrate Early ChildhoodDevelopment (ECD) with nutrition and health programs to foster childdevelopment and growth. IMC helps people affected by mental healthproblems and their families connect with one another, contribute to theircommunities in positive ways and advocate for their rights.

JOB SUMMARY

Assist in providing oversight, guidance and technical support to MHPSS activities and programming. This includes the following:

Technical Assistance to Country Teams

• Program support: Support country teams and provide on-site and remote guidance and oversight in the development and running of culturally appropriate mental health and psychosocial activities, including MH PHC integration, MHPSS case management, Early Childhood Development, Psychological First Aid, designing holistic recreational, vocational and social activities for children and youth, peer support programs for people with chronic or severe mental illness, mental health advocacy and other programs in line with global guidelines and IMCs approach.
• Proposal Development: Assist country teams and HQ in developing MHPSS project proposals. Participate in meetings with donors to advocate for MHPSS program funding and develop MHPSS programs in line with donor priorities and local needs.
• Assessments: Support or carry out high quality stand-alone or integrated MHPSS needs assessments and situational analyses in line with global guidelines and tools (e.g. WHO/UNHCR) and IMCs approach.
• M&E: Assist in the development and use of consistent, standardized tools for monitoring and evaluating processes and outcomes of IMC MHPSS programs, with attention to recording lessons learned and potential project replication or expansion. Support and produce high quality case studies and evaluation reports of IMC MHPSS programs.

Advocacy, Standards & Learning

• Standards and principles: Help ensure that programming is in line with IASC guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies as well as with IMC’s MHPSS approach and Technical Unit guidance notes.
• MHPSS strategy and approaches: Provide input in IMC MHPSS strategies and approaches including MHPSS integration with other sectors (e.g. health, reproductive health, GBV, nutrition).
• Advocacy: Support global and national level efforts to advocate for MHPSS programming and for the rights and full participation of people with mental illness and their family members. This includes supporting the design and organization of activities and events (e.g. for World MH Day) as well as providing inputs into advocacy documents.
• Knowledge Management: Assist in organizing IMC’s global MHPSS resources and materials including knowledge management and dissemination of good practices, updated materials and current guidelines. This also includes supporting communities of practice (COPs) and technical meetings which the aim to connect MHPSS staff in different countries for exchanging knowledge and experiences.

Representation and Visibility

• Represent IMC and its MHPSS programs in relevant international conferences, meetings and working groups. Assist field teams in generating information and success stories from MHPSS programs to produce high quality outputs such as journal articles, op-eds, blogs and external reports.

Travel

• Support IMC country teams remotely and in person through frequent field visits (up to 60% travel, field assignments typically ranging from one to 8 weeks)

Reporting

• Closely work with IMC Global MHPS Advisor in performing activities and tasks and effectively coordinate and communicate with all relevant IMC and HQ staff.

Other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

Skills & Requirements:****REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in relevant field (e.g. medical doctor with psychiatry specialization, psychiatric nurse, clinical or counseling psychologist or social worker) with significant professional practice experience
• At least 3+ years experience in setting up, establishing and running mental health and psychosocial programs in humanitarian and low-resource settings
• In depth understanding of general and MHPSS specific guidelines and principles for humanitarian settings (e.g. Sphere, IASC, WHO, UNHCR)
• Strong commitment to supporting the rights and positive contributions of people with mental illness and their families in line with a client centered, strengths based and human rights based approach.
• Significant experience in training and building the capacity of staff
• Very good ability to mentor, support and motivate others
• Strong organizational and supervisory skills
• Excellent writing and conceptualization skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work within different cultural environments
• Honest, hard working and a self-motivated
• Ability to work within a team structure or in isolation, flexible, and can cope with stressful workloads and working with limited resources
• Ability to travel on short notice to project sites
• An excellent command of verbal and written English, other relevant language skills (e.g. Arabic, French) a plus.

Other Relevant Information (if applicable):

HOW TO APPLY:

http://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/careers.aspx

2015 ECA Fellowship for Young African Professionals - Lesotho

Fellowship

Position		Deadline
Research Fellow on Youth		10 November 2014
Research Fellow on Urbanization		10 November 2014
Research Fellow on Employment and Social Protection		10 November 2014
Research Fellow on Population		10 November 2014

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Health Financing Volunteer

Based in Maseru, Lesotho, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is looking for a 6-month Volunteerto support our expanding work in health financing. The volunteer will report to the Health Financing Associate and will provide critical support to the government in understanding funding need for key health area. S/He will assist the Ministry of Health securing funding for HIV, TB & Labs programs with various donors.

S/he will be a part of a team that works in close partnership with the Ministry of Health, cooperating on a regular basis with donors, partner organizations and NGOs. The Volunteer will be called upon primarily to support these efforts both strategically and analytically.

The candidate must have excellent communications skills and cultural sensitivity as s/he will be working closely with MoH partners. S/he must be able to manage multiple tasks and drive multiple work plans forward. S/he must exhibit a passion for results and commitment to excellence. We place great value on the following qualities: entrepreneurship, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy and work ethic.

• Support the costing & impact analysis of the TB National Strategic Plan
• Support the country Global Fund application process for HIV, TB & HSS
• Analyze specific funding flows and supporting the identification of potential areas of inefficiencies, resource needs, and resource reallocation;
• Support design and implementation of long term health financing strategic plans;

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus relevant professional experience in a demanding, result-oriented environment, preferably
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and quantitative skills, including significant experience working in Excel;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and an ability to build professional relationships;
• Ability to learn on the job quickly and absorb/synthesize a broad range of information
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and demanding environment;
• Ability to work independently on complex projects
• Knowledge of Global Fund & PEPFAR funding mechanism preferred.

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How to apply:

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SECRETARY – FINANCE BRANCH

The bi-national Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), of the Kingdom of Lesotho (KOL) and the Republic of South Africa (RSA) is aimed at harnessing the water resources of the highlands of Lesotho for the mutual advantage of Lesotho and the Republic of South Africa. 

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) was set up to implement and operate that part of the LHWP that falls within the borders of Lesotho. LHDA is to embark on Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), a multi-billion rand Phase involving large scale civil engineering and socio-environmental aspects. The Authority invites applications from suitably qualified Lesotho Nationals for the position of SECRETARY in the FINANCE BRANCH.

SECRETARY – FINANCE BRANCH – HR/SEC/14A/45/10/14

Qualifications:

Diploma in Secretarial Studies or Office Practice, with at least five (5) years’ relevant experience in a similar role.

Essential Requirements for the Post:

Relevant experience and knowledge of computer programs e.g. word, excel, power point, secretarial and good communication skills; deportment; and good telephone manners. A certificate of 50 wpm or more typing and 100 wpm shorthand. Must have a good working knowledge of word processing and spread sheet software and very high numeracy skills.

Purpose:

To assist the Branch with general clerical office administration and sundry accounting duties, as well as any other duties that may be reasonably assigned from time to time.

Major Tasks and Performance Requirements:

• Reports to the Chief Finance Officer.
• Provides secretarial duties and administrative support services to the Chief Finance Officer and other Finance Branch Sections.
• Perform secretarial duties for the Management and Cost Accountants.
• Attends to incoming and outgoing mail.
• Arranges for outgoing mail to be delivered promptly.
• Records minutes of meetings as and when required.
• Receives incoming calls and takes messages.
CLOSING DATE: 31 OCTOBER 2014
Reply Instruction: Application Forms are obtainable at the Human Resources Branch, 4th Floor, LHDA Tower Building or at www.lhwp.org.ls. Application Forms, Curriculum Vitae’s and certified copies of academic certificates, identification and two (2) reference letters are to be hand delivered to 4th Floor, Human Resources Branch, LHDA Tower Building, Maseru or posted to the Chief Executive, Lesotho Highlands Development Authority, P. O. Box 7332, MASERU 100, Lesotho or alternatively e-mailed in read only PDF format files not exceeding 4 MB to tarrz@lhda.org.ls. For further information that may be required about any of the positions, please visit the Human Resources Branch, on the 4th Floor, LHDA Tower Building, Kingsway, Maseru, or view the full advertisements on the website www.lhwp.org.ls

Disclaimers:

Only applications received before the closing date and in the prescribed format will be considered.
Applicants must use the LHDA Application Form.
QUOTE THE REFERENCE NUMBER OF THE SPECIFIC POSITION ON THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED.
Attach Curriculum Vitae, certified copies of certificates and Motor Vehicle Driver’s Licence.
Correspondence will only be conducted with short-listed candidates;
Selection interviews for short-listed candidates will be at a date, time and place determined by LHDA.
Short-listed candidates will be required to authenticate information provided in the CV.
LHDA reserves the right to leave an advertised position unfilled if no suitable candidate is identified.
The employment of successful candidates is subject to positive security clearance and other requirements as may be stipulated by the LHDA.

Social Assistance Consultancy, UNICEF Lesotho

Since Phase I, the European Union (EU) supported Child Grants Programme has provided significant support to build the capacity of the Department of Social Welfare – today the Ministry of Social Development (MOSD) -to enable its staff to deliver social protection services to vulnerable populations. Among other support, there was the deployment of international technical assistance through the private firm Ayala Consulting for at least 4 full years. There have been additional significant investments to support the system and governance mechanism of the CGP. The technical assistance provided by Ayala Consulting has contributed to strengthen the CGP’s processes as well as the capacity of MOSD staff at both central and district levels to manage and monitor social protection programmes. It has also contributed to the design and implementation of several pilots (a conditional cash transfer (CCT) and an integrated social safety nets design (ISSN)) as well as the development of a Management Information System (MIS) and a National Information System for Social Assistance (NISSA).

During the CGP Mid Term Review in August 2013, the continuation of capacity building within the MoSD was identified as a key priority if the country wants to build a sustainable and comprehensive system of social protection. The capacity development strategy required should put great emphasis on strengthening the knowledge of MOSD staff in management and monitoring of social protection interventions in a way that guarantees quality of services to vulnerable households/populations.

Hence, the proposed consultancy will contribute to provide timely technical assistance to the MOSD and contribute to support the CGP team at central and district level in the management, implementation and monitoring of social protection activities including the CGP, ISSN and the integrated community development pilots.

2.Objectives

Given that Government is rapidly moving towards systems of social protection, the consultancy is required to provide on-site daily technical assistance to MOSD staff to implement social protection programmes like the CGP and ISSN; furthermore building the general capacity of MOSD staff on social protection. Expected results include:

• Finalize the design and support implementation of the ISSN pilot, including consideration of synergies with the community development activities.
• Provide technical guidance and training to MOSD staff at central and district levels to support implementation of ISSN and CCT pilots.
• Provide technical advice to MOSD staff in management, implementation and monitoring of the CGP and ISSN pilot.
• Provide technical guidance on the design of social protection initiatives.
• Provide quality assurance of activities related to CGP, ISSN and any related social protection interventions.

3.SPECIFIC TASKS

• Participate in Technical Working Group meetings and provide technical support and advise to implement recommendations.
• Provide extensive support to the ISSN pilot’s implementation throughout its project cycle.
• Provide technical guidance and orientation for CGP expansion activities including data collection, enrollment, validation and payment.
• Develop a training plan based on needs and provide on-the-job training to central and district level MoSD staff.
• Support in the monitoring and logistical planning of field activities.
• Support development of a field monitoring / spot check plan covering all social assistance programmes under the MOSD.
• Support the development and implementation of a case management strategy for CGP, ISSN and CCT involving districts and community council staff.
• Conduct/organize joint field trips with MOSD/UNICEF/EU to monitor implementation of annual work plan.
• Advise on a process evaluation to be carried out within 12 months of the start of implementation.
• Provide any social protection related support on tasks requested by MOSD management.
• Collect and document lessons learned on the field and make the appropriate recommendations to improve the current design.
• Provide support to the MOSD to draft quarterly implementation reports on social assistance activities.

4.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

• ISSN pilot design completed and quality assurance provided for its implementation.
• Guidance, technical support, and quality assurance provided for CGP expansion activities.
• A training plan on social assistance developed.
• MOSD relevant staff trained and supported in management and monitoring of ISSN and CGP and other social assistance intervention.
• Quarterly implementation reports delivered.
• TWG and steering committee meetings recommendations monitored and implementation of recommendations supported.
• Technical assistance and quality assurance provided to NISSA expansion preparation activities.
• Monthly reports to document status of implementation of social protection workplan.

5.SUPERVISION AND PLACE OF WORK

Under the overall supervision of UNICEF Chief Social policy, the consultant will directly report to the head of the Planning Department at the MOSD given the absence of the Director Social Assistance.

The Consultant will be assigned to work directly and on a daily basis with the CGP unit staff at the Ministry of Social Development.

6.PAYMENT SCHEDULE

• Monthly payment will be issued based on the approval of the monthly implementation report by the Ministry and UNICEF. The monthly implementation report will summarize progresses on implementation of planned activities during the month. It also highlights challenges, recommendations and suggests the work plan for the next month.
• The Final payment will be linked with a full implementation report during the 9 months of consultancy. This report will document key progress, achievements, challenges and proposed recommendations.

7.DESIRED BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE

He/she will have following expertise:

• At least a master’s degree in development, economics or programme/project management.
• At least 7 years of professional experience in the field of programme / project management.
• Practical experience on implementation and monitoring of social protection programmes in developing countries.
• A good knowledge of social protection systems will be significant asset.
• At least 3 years of regional experience and good knowledge of working with Government.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good negotiation and leadership skills.
• Good command of IT software particularly database systems.
• Initiative and self-management.

8.GENERAL CONDITIONS: PROCEDURES AND LOGISTICS

The consultant will be based in the Ministry of Social Development. According to the field visit plan, Travel Authorizations will be delivered to him/her and DSA by UNICEF for his/her missions in the field.

9.POLICY BOTH PARTIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF:

• Under the consultancy agreements, a month is defined as 21 working days, and fees are prorated accordingly. Consultants are not paid for weekends or public holidays.
• Consultants are not entitled to payment of overtime. All remuneration must be within the contract agreement.
• No contract may commence unless the contract is signed by both UNICEF and the consultant or Contractor.
• For international consultants outside the duty station, signed contracts must be sent by fax or email.
• Signed contract copy or written agreement must be received by the office before Travel Authorization is issued.
• No consultant may travel without a signed travel authorisation prior to the commencement of the journey to the duty station.
• Unless authorised, UNICEF will buy the tickets of the consultant. In exceptional cases, the consultant may be authorised to buy their travel tickets and shall be reimbursed at the “most economical and direct route” but this must be agreed to beforehand.
• Consultants will not have supervisory responsibilities or authority on UNICEF budget.
• Consultant will be required to sign the Health statement for Consultants/Individual Contractors prior to taking up the assignment, and to document that they have appropriate health insurance, including Medical Evacuation.
• The Form 'Designation, change or revocation of beneficiary' must be completed by the consultant upon arrival, at the HR Section.

How to apply:

Interested and suitable candidates should ensure that they forward their applications (a cover letter, CV, and signed P11 form which can be downloaded at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc), quoting the indicative fee range with the title of the consultancy to: cmasilo@unicef.org, copying oniang@unicef.org

All applications should be sent by cob 14 November 2014.

Applications submitted without a fee/ rate will not be considered. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

TOR Social Protection Consultant, UNICEF Lesotho

Justification/Background

The situation analysis in Lesotho reveals that poverty, unemployment, HIV and AIDS and food insecurity are the major threats to human well-being in Lesotho. A total of 57.1%[1] of population live below the poverty line and poverty rates are 50% higher in rural areas than in urbanareas. Poverty situation in Lesotho is mainly driven by income inequality, with the Gini-Coefficient of 0.525[2]. Moreover, the most vulnerable sectors of the population are not only impacted by poverty, but also unequal access to services and specific vulnerabilities due to geographic location, disability status, impact of HIV and AIDS on families, and gender.

The Lesotho social protection sector has made significant progress in the last 5 years towards a systemic and inclusive system. The legal framework comes from the National Strategic Development Plan 2012-2017 (NSDP) where Government indicated its commitment to promote social protection as a key priority to fight poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion. This commitment has been translated by a growing social protection spending in recent years. The country spends about 9.6 percent of GDP on transfer programs, well above the 1-2 percent spent by most developing countries. However, despite the high spending on transfer programmes, only a small share of the benefits goes to the poorest households and consequently the expansion of public spending has not improved Lesotho’s social outcomes by much.

The Lesotho Child Grants Programme initially funded by European Union and taken over by Government of Lesotho in 2013 is the first cash transfer to be targeted to the poor and ultra-poor of Lesotho. It has significantly contributed to strengthen the social protection sector particularly the movement towards establishment of a social protection system.

2. Scope of the Work (Work assignment)

Objective

This consultancy will contribute to support implementation of the Social Policy programme in two main areas:

• Technical supports and inputs to the social protection programs, and
• Knowledge management, including internal and donor reporting, coordination of technical knowledge for advocacy purposes, documentation of lessons learnt and good practices of the Lesotho Country Programme, particularly in the area of social protection (Child grants programme (CGP) experience, Integration of Social safety nets and conditional cash transfer).

Main tasks

For knowledge management and reporting

1. Support social policy section on its inputs and contributions to the annual report
2. Contribute to the writing of social policy donor reports,
3. Contribute to clearance process for all donor reports,
4. Participate in the process of formulation of the Description Of action (DOA) for the 3rd phase CGP with EU and Government,
5. Support social policy programme in writing project proposals for fundraising
6. Support production of relevant policy briefs, articles on lessons learnt and analysis articles regarding CGP implementation and UNICEF’s contribution in the last two years.

For technical advice on social protection

1. Participate in section meetings, technical working group meetings and provide inputs
2. Support social policy section to implement recommendation from technical working group meeting and project steering committee meeting
3. Provide support and inputs in organization of strategic workshops and technical discussions regarding social protection
4. Support the monitoring of UNICEF supported social protection programme particularly the CGP expansion, Conditional cash transfer (CCT) and Integrated social safety nets (ISSN) interventions
5. Provide quality assurance of technical manuals and implementation tools
6. Provide support on implementation of new initiatives to promote graduation to social protection such as (i) community development for graduation, (ii) the one stop shop or referrals mechanisms, (iii)

3. Expected Deliverables

1. Final Progress Report to the European Union (EU), based on the EU reporting standards and including a Financial Report,
2. Reports on the documentation of lessons learnt of CGP or other social protection initiatives provided,
3. Contribution to the final description of action for the EU 3rd phase supported,
4. Technical advises, support and orientation provided to implementation of the SSN and CCT pilot as well as formulation of the social protection strategy,
5. Funding proposals for resource mobilization supported,
6. Consolidated final report on supports and contributions provided.

4. Payment Schedule

· Monthly payment will be issued based on the approval of the monthly implementation report by the Ministry and UNICEF. The monthly implementation report will summarize progress on the implementation of planned activities during the month. It should also highlight challenges, recommendations and suggest the work plan for the next month.

· The final payment will be linked to a full implementation report of the 9 months of consultancy. This report will document key progress and achievements, challenges and recommendation for the way forward.

5. Desired Background and Experience

Supervision

The consultant will be supervised by the Chief of Social Policy and recruited under grade P2 according to his/her level of experience.

Professional background and education

· University Degree in Social sciences, Economics or Development management.

· At least three years of relevant work experience with main focus on social protection.

· Experience in report writing

· Excellent writing and editing skills in English.

· Proven experience in implementing time limited projects and working under tight deadlines.

· Experience with UN or NGO is an asset.

· Good interpersonal and communication skills

6. Conditions

POLICY BOTH PARTIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF:

· Under the consultancy agreements, a month is defined as 21 working days, and fees are prorated accordingly. Consultants are not paid for weekends or public holidays.

· Consultants are not entitled to payment of overtime. All remuneration must be within the contract agreement.

· No contract may commence unless the contract is signed by both UNICEF and the consultant or Contractor.

· For international consultants outside the duty station, signed contracts must be sent by fax or email.

· Signed contract copy or written agreement must be received by the office before Travel Authorization is issued.

· No consultant may travel without a signed Travel Authorization prior to the commencement of the journey to the duty station.

· Unless authorised, UNICEF will buy the tickets of the consultant. In exceptional cases, the consultant may be authorised to buy their travel tickets and shall be reimbursed at the “most economical and direct route” but this must be agreed to beforehand.

· Consultants will not have supervisory responsibilities or authority on UNICEF budget.

· Consultant will be required to sign the Health Statement for Consultants/Individual Contractors prior to taking up the assignment, and to document that they have appropriate health insurance, including Medical Evacuation.

· The Form 'Designation, change or revocation of beneficiary' must be completed by the consultant upon arrival, at the HR Section

[1] Source: Government of Lesotho (2012):National Strategic Development Plan 2012-2017

[2] Source: United Nations Development Programme (2013): Human Development Report 2013

How to apply:

Interested and suitable candidates should ensure that they forward their applications (a cover letter, CV, and signed P11 form which can be downloaded at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc), quoting the indicative fee range with the title of the consultancy to: cmasilo@unicef.org, copying oniang@unicef.org

All applications should be sent by cob 14 November 2014.

Applications submitted without a fee/ rate will not be considered. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.