Job Details
Job Purpose:
• To oversee the PSS program in Sened and ensure high impact in its implementation.
• To advise on program design and implementation, global standards and innovative approaches, staff and training capacity building, with the aim of building a cohesive, well-coordinated and high-quality PSS response.
Key Activities/Tasks/Duties:
• Lead the technical design of the PSS programs, projects, activities and sessions, in collaboration with the Project Manager.
- This includes assessing the current PSS, and PSS response capacities of Sened in Adana center.
• Manage assessment sessions.
- Design, prepare, and plan assessment tools.
- Conduct assessment sessions.
• Conduct regular quality assessments of Sened’s PSS projects, and provides recommendations to improve structure, quality and project harmonization.
• To carry out individual sessions for beneficiaries who require intervention from a deeper level of psychological assistance, to work with cases that have mild to moderate psychological issues and disorders, and to carry out referrals to a psychiatrist or other referrals as needed.
• Provides high quality capacity building for PSS staff on core methods and practices relating to structured psychosocial support and group activities and one– on-one support.
• Provide technical supervision to related staff in PSS center in Adana.
• Strengthens program learning, monitoring and documentation on PSS, in collaboration with the M&E team.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with networks and other stakeholders working on PSS to ensure linkages and alignment for Sened project.
• Contributes to future project development and proposal writing for projects relating to PSS
• Provides capacity building for Sened staff on protection topics, as requested by the Programs Manager.
• Check and review reports from PSS staff about PSS project activities and then send these to the direct manager.
Note: the above mentioned key responsibilities/accountabilities are illustrative ones. Other future responsibilities /accountability may be assigned to the job depending on the department organizational chart.
Required Qualifications (Education/Languages/Work Experience):
A. Essential:
- Bachelor Degree in Psychology or Psychological Counseling.
- Intermediate skills in the English language.
- Minimum of 6 years of proven experience in a similar position.
B. Desirable
- Master Degree in Psychology or Psychological Counseling.
- Basic skills in the Turkish language.
- Basic knowledge of the context of working with people with disabilities and ways to communicate with them.
- Verified experience in humanitarian work and principles.
Required Competencies:
A. Technical Competencies (TC):
- Advanced knowledge in PSS projects management.
- Advanced skills in problem solving.
- Advanced knowledge in psychological therapy.
- Basic knowledge in Excel & Word
- Basic knowledge in report writing.
B. Core Competencies (CC):
- Accountability
- Stakeholder Orientation.
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Planning and organizing
- Creativity
- Technological awareness
C. Supervisory & Managerial Competencies (SMC):
- Vision
- Leadership
- Empowering others
- Managing performance
- Building trust
- Judgement/decision making
How to apply
How to apply:
For applying you can follow this link: https://forms.gle/4zNW9GKisEjSbcWE6
Due to the urgency to fill this role, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Kindly note that the position will be filled before the vacancy announcement is closed; therefore, early applications are encouraged.
