a Program Coordinator (M/F) – Palestinian Territories
MdM-F-France has been working in Palestine since 1995. The general goal of MdM-F is to improve the physical and mental health of the Palestinian populations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip through developing local health professionals’ abilities in specialised fields (i.e. orthopaedic surgery, basic life support trainings, mental health access, etc), addressing the health care system limitations, developing emergency preparedness plans with local partners and engage in advocacy and communications activities where possible.
MdM-F is established in Nablus since 2002 and intervenes there in the field of mental health. Since 2008, MdM-F strategy in Nablus includes 3 components: - a psychosocial component for children in schools of villages affected by violence and concerned with protection issues - the training and supervision of the health staff in the primary health care centres of the same villages, focusing on mental health (receiving / listening / orientating) to improve the access to mental health care at the village level - the supervision of a community mental health center at Nablus level (governorate)
A new project phase will start in July 2011, combining mental health and a primary health care component and targeting vulnerable areas in the Nablus governorate. The needs assessment and precise definition of the programme is currently being undertaken by a medical evaluator.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Working directly under the responsibility of the Field Coordinator, he/she will ensure supervision and coordination of the programme’s activities in Nablus. More specifically, he/she will in charge of:
1.Supervision and coordination of the programme’s activities in Nablus: - Plan the programme’s activities and supervises the implementation according to the PCM principles - Ensure the quality monitoring of the interventions: elaborate and follow-up the monitoring plan - Propose programme’s adjustments to be discussed with the Field Coordinator and the tryptique if needed - Manage the technical team: coach, mentor, motivate and supervise the project team members
2.Technical Referent for the PHC / mental health programme: - Provide a technical support to the technical team (currently mental health team, to be probably modified in July 2010 to integrate a PHC component) - Develop technical tools / improves the existing tools (monitoring and evaluation, follow-up of activities, etc) - Link with the mental health coordinators of the other MDM delegations present in Palestine (MDM-CH / MDM-Spain) to exchange on practices, tools and projects.
3.Reporting: - Report monthly to the Field Coordinator on the activities of the programme - Elaborate the parts related to the activities, results and indicators in the reporting documents to the donors
4.Surveillance and data collection regarding the health situation in the area of intervention (Nablus Governorate + West Bank)
5.Participation in the needs assessment
6.Participation to the elaboration of the Palestine advocacy plan and its implementation
7.Representation of MDM in local meetings related to health / mental health in West Bank and link with the health network in the oPt.
Work experiences / Education - medical background: Medical Doctor, nurse - experience or complementary background in mental health - Preferably knowledgeable in Public Health - experience in health project management - experience in team management, particularly of multicultural team. - previous experience in the oPt would be an asset - Experience in the arab world
Languages Fluent in English (oral and written) mandatory Arabic speaker: an asset
Contract 12 months (renewable) Starting: ASAP
Contract: VOLUNTEER (French law) Monthly allowance: 915 euros / months (+ perdiem)
How to apply: Please send a CV and a cover letter via our website: http://www.medecinsdumonde.org/fr/Agir-Donner/Travailler-avec-MdM/Postes...
MdM reserves the right to close any vacancy before the advertised deadline. Thank you for your understanding.
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