MHPSS and Protection Deputy Program Manager

Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organisation committed to ending world hunger and recognized as a leader in the fight against malnutrition. Founded in 1979, Action Against Hunger delivers programmes, in over 40 countries while committed to respect humanitarian principles as a non-governmental, non-political, non-religious and, non-profit organisation. Our mission is to save lives through the prevention, detection, and treatment of malnutrition, especially during and after emergency situations and conflict. Action Against Hunger intervenes in four main areas: Nutrition, Mental Health & Care Practices; Water, Sanitation & Hygiene; Food Security and Livelihoods; Advocacy and Raising Awareness.

Action Against Hunger is looking for a MHPSS and Protection Deputy Program Manager based in its office in Basra.

Work place: Basra with frequent visits to ACF areas of interventions.

Type of contract: Initially 10 months Fixed-Term contract with the possibility of extension.

Working Hours: Full Time Contract of minimum 40 hours per week up to a maximum of 48 hours per week

Monthly Basic Salary:  Action Against Hunger provide competitive salary according to ACF salary grid.

Benefits: Monthly Transport Allowance, Medical Insurance and + End of Year Benefit.

Purpose of the position:

• Support and coordinate training programs.
• Coordinate and sustain working relationship with local health authorities and stakeholders.
• Ensure the proper HR management of the MHPSS_P team,
• Participate in the clinical follow-up of the beneficiaries and program reporting
• Oversee all logistics and administrative aspects of the program

 Specific Objectives:

 Objective 1: Prepare and supervise fieldwork and activities

• Organize and follow up the MHPSS and Protection activities in general and ensure they are conducted in a proper and timely manner

• Assist the general PM to determine potential sites of intervention
• Calculate the accurate quantity of materials needed for the activities (BoQ)
• Contribute in managing the budget associated with MHPSS and protection activities
• Prepare work plans and ensure these are followed by the MHPSS and Protection team
• Supervise field work and activities when required/requested

Objective 2: Oversight of the logistical and administrative aspects of the project

• Coordinate with the general program manager to understand and follow the logistics procedures enabling the project implementation (purchase requests follow-up with logistics team, support in movement plan, ensure staff are trained in security SoP’s)
• Ensure compliance with ACF overall administrative procedures, making sure the team under his/her direct management is fully aware of these procedures.
• Ensure an efficient use of the items allocated to the project

Objective 3: Supervise the MHPSS and protection team

• Participate in the recruitment process of new team members
• Report training needs of the team to the Program Manager and HoD, translate/develop/deliver training material and assist in the facilitation of training sessions
• Organize and facilitate workshops for ACF teams and stakeholders on different MHPSS and protection themes according to the needs identified by the mission
• Explain and ensure application of the ACF standards and policies, and international guidelines on MHPSSP in the provision of all activities
• Provide weekly technical meeting and clinical supervision (if possible) to the team
• Conduct with HR annual appraisals of the team

Objective 4: Ensure monitoring, evaluation and reporting with effectiveness and confidentiality

• Organize and follow up data collection and processing; propose methods improvements
• Ensure the proper upload of data in the database (accuracy check)
• Contribute with PM to statistic calculations and data analysis
• Support the team in project activities reporting; Ensure the quality of the data and reports submitted by team members
• Compile monthly MHPSS Activity Progress Report, according to activities indicators
• Assist the PM in donors reporting
• Maintain strict respect for confidentiality: Ensure that the confidentiality of data, the property of ACF project beneficiaries, is strictly maintained; ensure that all documents are available for audit and stored in secure files and locker; Respect the confidentiality of the content of clinical interviews apart from discussions with the psychologists in charge.

Objective 5: Ensure internal and external coordination  

• Ensure a clear communication between the MHPSSP team and PM and HoD, field coordinator, ACF other sectors, stakeholders and local authorities
• Ensure access to field/facilities/people is possible, with a good level of trust and acceptance
• Participate in internal and external coordination meetings and clusters as requested by the PM/FC

Objective 6: Contribute to gender and protection mainstreaming

• Assist the general PM in gender and protection mainstreaming, and GBV and child protection integration, into programmes and activites, by respecting ACF standards and monitoring these aspects with dedicated indicators
• Support the MHPSS and Protection team and ACF teams in gender and protection mainstreaming or integration into activities through trainings, supervisions and monitoring; as well by conducting gender and protection assessments and analysis.

Objective 7: Maintain strict respect for confidentiality.

• Ensure that the confidentiality of data, the property of ACF project beneficiaries, is strictly maintained.
• Respect the confidentiality of the content of clinical interviews apart from discussions with the psychologists in charge.

Recruitment Criteria:

Closing Date: Tuesday 15th  of March 2022

Qualified candidates must submit a Cover Letter and a Resume (CV) including 2 professional references and a copy of any relevant Certification/Degree and a copy of National ID and/or Residency Card to [email protected].

Please indicate the job reference number: BAS/MHPSS/02/022022, in the e-mail subject line.

Action Against Hunger encourages female candidates to apply.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we will only contact short-listed candidates for further screening.

Please note that the final candidates will be subjected to security screening and positive references.

For more information please visit our website: http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/en