4080BR

Mental Health Supervisor

Aga Khan Foundation

The position

BACKGROUND

The OM HABIBEH FOUNDATION (OHF) is an EGYPTIAN non-profit organization established in 1991 under the supervision of the ministry of social solidarity. OHF is the implementation agency for the Aga khan foundation Egypt and is an affiliate of the Aga khan development network of organizations and was founded by Om Habibeh Mohamed shah Aga khan to contribute to and support local communities in the governorate of Aswan in areas including health care, education, and providing income for deprived communities through long-term development activities. OHF works in the following areas: continuing education, civil society, agriculture and food security, economic inclusion, women empowerment and early childhood development.

Medecins Sans Frontiere (MSF), is an international impartial medical and humanitarian organization of a private, independent and non-profit nature acting in accordance with the principles and rules of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and international medical ethics, in conformity with its Charter.

OHF and MSF are collaborating to conduct mobile clinics in Aswan Governorate, aiming to contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality in the region.

POSITION OBJECTIVES

Participate in the planning, supervision and coordination of mental health / pycho-social related services in the program in accordance with MoH/MSF standards in order to provide the most appropriate mental health support for patients.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the planning, organization and coordination of Mental Health activities, in close collaboration with the Medical activity manager and other medical team members, in order to ensure an efficient and effective implementation of the resources needed while maintaining high levels of quality in Mental Health programs and activities.
• Coordinates activities of counseling services with other relevant actors and liaises with the local counterparts (like MoH, WHO, ICRC and NGO) on mental health matters, including referral services.
• Supervise the daily mental health activities and patient support according to MoH/MSF protocols and standards in order to provide the most appropriate support for clients with psycho social needs
• Liaise with the other team members of the project.
• Supervise, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
• Oversee the administrative processes associated with psychosocial functioning.
• When needed, give psychological support to patients according to MoH/MSF protocols to improve mental health conditions of patients and enhance their functionality.
• Compile the data and statistic linked with MH activities and report to the Medical activity manager
• Offer clinical counselling supervision to mental health counsellors in collaboration with the Medical Activity Manager.
• Ensure the patient’s related information is kept confidential.
  
  

The requirements

EDUCATION

• Degree in pyscho-social or related field essential.
  
  

EXPERIENCE

• Psycho-social counselling experience of at least 2 years.
  
  

LANGUAGE

• Arabic and English.
  
  

Safe Guarding Policy

OHF has policies and systems in place to prevent sexual abuse, neglect, exploitation, harassment, bullying, and sexual harassment. it is also to safeguard children, adults, our teams, consultants, volunteers, partners, beneficiaries, and all stakeholders. OHF will ensure a workplace culture built on respect, tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.

Gender Equality

OHF is committed to supporting gender equality in all of its programmes and internal operations by eliminating sex discrimination, harassment, and sexual harassment and promoting equality for women and men in all hiring process starting from open call for a position, interview process, selection process, salary, benefits … etc.

Disability Inclusion

OHF is committed to including persons with disabilities in all its programmes and projects.

Environment/Climate Resilience

Environment and climate resilience are core strategic priorities and cross-cutting themes for OHF. OHF helps communities to increase resilience to climate change via awareness raising, infrastructure, resource management and clean energy.

Sector

General Development

About The Agency

The Aga Khan Foundation is a leading global development organisation working to tackle the root causes of poverty. For more than 50 years, we have helped create strong community institutions that support sustainable, locally driven initiatives to improve the lives of millions of people. By combining local knowledge with global best practices, we strive to bring about transformative and long-lasting improvements to quality of life.

Working alongside the agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network and through partnerships with local communities, civil society and business as well as governments and international aid agencies, we are building a future where we all thrive together.

Region

Middle East

Location

Egypt

Salary

Salary and package to attract the best candidate

Job Expires

10-Jan-2025