Turkey: Psychosocial Service Provider (x2)

Duty Station: Mardin Province, Turkey

Application closing date: 30.04.2016

Contract length: 6 months

Background information:

RET International, www.theRET.org, headquartered in Geneva Switzerland, with offices around the world, is an independent, impartial, non-partisan organisation, with no religious or political affiliation. RET International was founded in 2000, by Mrs Sadako Ogata, then High Commissioner of UNHCR, to address the dire need for education in emergencies in fragile contexts for vulnerable young people affected by displacement, violence, armed conflict and disasters.

Mission: What does RET do?

At RET we are committed to assisting communities to meet the educational needs, in the broadest sense, of YOUNG PEOPLE made vulnerable by displacement, violence, armed conflict and disasters.

RET International Values:

• Adaptability
• Dynamism
• Dedication
• Pragmatism

Job Description:

The Psychosocial Service Providers will work in one of RET’s safe spaces for women and girls in Sanliurfa or Mardin Province. With the key objective of protecting persons at risk of Gender Based Violence (GBV), RET is implementing a project to increase awareness of women and girl’s right and protection mechanisms, reduce the prevalence and harm of GBV, and provide medical, emotional and referral support to survivors of GBV in women safe spaces. The safe spaces ensure women’s and girls’ access to a wide range of services by providing emotional, psychosocial and medical support, and improve their livelihood and integration through psychosocial, life skills, vocational, intercultural activities; information dissemination and awareness raising.

Psychosocial Service Providers’ Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify settlements of vulnerable women and girls in the catchment areas of centre-based activities

• Assist and provide psychosocial counselling for individuals and groups

• Identification of vulnerable and traumatized beneficiaries, and refer serious cases to partners and other specialized organizations

• Meet regularly with partners providing services and information to women and girls in order to update service mapping

• Carry out daily field visits and conduction of awareness rising sessions on available services, women’s rights, communication, peaceful conflict resolution etc.

• Report on special needs cases and advise on type of assistance, following discussions with beneficiaries

• Open and maintain a file for each beneficiary (based on the RET International file template)

• Assist in planning and conduction of social and recreational activities in the communities and the women center

• Ensure that all activities (counselling sessions, training events and social activities) are duly recorded

• Report internally to the Center Coordinator on weekly achievements

• Other duties as agreed with the Centre Coordinator

Required Skills and Experience

About you

• University degree or advanced training/course in sociology, social work, psychology, gender studies or any other related field

• Experience working at international development / humanitarian programs highly desirable (in paid or voluntary capacity)

• Able to communicate verbally in English, Arabic, Turkish and Kurdish is a plus

• You have to hold a Turkish citizenship or residency or valid passport with valid visa (the residency application will be required at the moment of the recruitment)

Other essential competencies

• Good strategic and analytical thinking

• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, working with different groups, partners and nationalities.

• Respective and supportive team player

• Strong commitment to humanitarian principles

• Enthusiastic and willingness to learn from others

• Ability to cope with high workload and stress and identify priority activities and assignments

• Flexible with regard to working hours

• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships in a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment

Does RET follow an equal opportunities policy, for example concerning gender, race, ethnic origin, age, etc?

It is the mission of RET to provide equal access and opportunities for all. In fact, the RET focuses particularly on promoting the advancement of female youth in vulnerable situations and cultures that typically may steer young women into early marriages, housekeeping chores, prostitution, and trafficking. Our staff worldwide are particularly multicultural, in both HQ and in the field. We employ mostly local staff on the ground, with as few international expatriate staff as possible.

How to apply:

If you feel that your qualification and experience matches with our requirements, and you share a commitment to RET’s values and vision, please forward your updated CV to: recruit-tur@theret.org Applications should include a detailed CV and a cover letter should be submitted in English. Make sure to include [APPLICATION Psychosocial Service Provider] in the subject line of your application. Please follow the instruction carefully RET must not consider uncompleted information.

Our diversity is our strength; we encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply.

* RET International is an Equal Opportunity Employer *