Tanzania
Apply by 7 July 2017
Mid-level , Full-time staff position
Posted on 8 June 2017
Background/IRC Summary:
IRC Tanzania helps refugees achieve durable solutions by delivering life-saving and life-sustaining services to camp-based refugees. The IRC also supports local Tanzanian communities with protection and capacity building programs that promote a safer, more protective environment for at-risk community members, particularly children. IRC Tanzania&’s
current sectors include Gender-Based Violence, Child Protection Youth and Livelihoods, Reproductive Health, Community-Based Rehabilitation, Education, and Mental Health.
Job Overview/Summary:
IRC&’s Tanzania health program is recruiting a Program Coordinator to test a new psychological intervention for 60 young adolescent refugees in Tanzania, ages 10 - 14, with prolonged disabling distress living in communities affected by adversity. It also includes an intervention to concurrently support their parents/caregivers. This program aims to address both psychological (e.g. stress, fear, feelings of helplessness) and, where possible, environmental (e.g. livelihood problems, interpersonal conflict) problems, experienced either by the young people or their
parents/caregivers. This pilot intervention will be implemented by the IRC in partnership with World Health Organization (WHO) and Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Major Responsibilities
The Program Coordinator will be responsible to:
Lead the process evaluation of this pilot, including:
* work with research team to propose sampling framework, identify key questions
* hire and train data collectors as needed
* collect & enter data
Manage the data collection for this pilot, including:
* develop a clinical supervision schedule & data collection protocol
* work with the MHPSS Coordinator to provide data collection training to the incentive workers
* lead day-to-day data collection efforts and logistics, including regular debriefs with incentive workers
* work with the research team to ensure compliance with ethical requirement and the IRC Child Safeguarding Policy , and to plan regular check-ins on data collection protocols to ensure client safety
Develop the data monitoring & evaluation (M&E) system, with the support of the Regional Monitoring Coordinator (based in Nairobi), including:
* develop an efficient filing system for the 60 case files/ case notes collected during intervention phase
* ensure client files are stored in confidential manner up to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) data storage procedures
1 Analyze data and write reports, in collaboration with the research team
2 Coordinate regular communications with relevant IRC technical units (Health and Research), the external research partners (WHO and JHU), and the IRC Tanzania mental health coordinator(s), including:
* organize regular research & program team meetings
* organize annual research team meetings
* provide regular updates to MHPSS coordinator on progress/ challenges during MHPSS monthly team/ working group meeting
Oversee the project budget
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Deputy Director of Programs, IRC Tanzania
Position directly supervises: Data collection surveyors (short-term)
Indirect Reporting: This Program Coordinator will receive technical supervision from the Mental Health Technical Advisor and the Research, Evaluation and Learning Advisor
Other Internal and/or external contacts:
Internal: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Coordinator and Senior Health Coordinator, IRC Tanzania
External: Research partners at World Health Organization and Johns Hopkins University
Job Requirements:
Education: Masters or PhD degree in health discipline; mental health/psychological expertise preferred
Work Experience:
* Demonstrated experience in managing data collections, supervision and training of surveyors in M&E and/or applied research
* Demonstrated experience in design and use of project design tools, project/grant management tools, data collection and monitoring and evaluation systems
* Demonstrated experience building data collection capacity of local research teams
* Experience working in unstable areas and in African refugee settings is a strong asset
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
* A dynamic and flexible individual with leadership skills
* Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
* Proven self-initiative and problem solving abilities
* Willingness to travel to insecure areas within the constraints of IRC Uganda’s security policy
* Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple priorities
* Demonstrated ability to work successfully with diverse constituencies and as a team player
* Solid knowledge of data management and statistical analysis packages, including SPSS and STATA
Language Skills: English fluency is required. Knowledge of local languages a strong asset.
Working Environment: Lodging in Kibondo is in a shared IRC guesthouse, together with other IRC staff. All IRC sites have electricity and internet. This position is unaccompanied.
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values,
the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
IRC et les employés de IRC doivent adhérer aux valeurs et principes contenus dans le IRC WAY (normes de conduite professionnelle). Ce sont l&’Intégrité, le Service, et la Responsabilité. En conformité avec ces valeurs, IRC opère et fait respecter les politiques sur la protection des bénéficiaires contre l&’exploitation et les abus, la protection de l&’enfant, le harcèlement sur les lieux de travail, l&’intégrité financière, et les représailles.
IRC Tanzania helps refugees achieve durable solutions by delivering life-saving and life-sustaining services to camp-based refugees. The IRC also supports local Tanzanian communities with protection and capacity building programs that promote a safer, more protective environment for at-risk community members, particularly children. IRC Tanzania&’s
current sectors include Gender-Based Violence, Child Protection Youth and Livelihoods, Reproductive Health, Community-Based Rehabilitation, Education, and Mental Health.
Job Overview/Summary:
IRC&’s Tanzania health program is recruiting a Program Coordinator to test a new psychological intervention for 60 young adolescent refugees in Tanzania, ages 10 - 14, with prolonged disabling distress living in communities affected by adversity. It also includes an intervention to concurrently support their parents/caregivers. This program aims to address both psychological (e.g. stress, fear, feelings of helplessness) and, where possible, environmental (e.g. livelihood problems, interpersonal conflict) problems, experienced either by the young people or their
parents/caregivers. This pilot intervention will be implemented by the IRC in partnership with World Health Organization (WHO) and Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Major Responsibilities
The Program Coordinator will be responsible to:
Lead the process evaluation of this pilot, including:
* work with research team to propose sampling framework, identify key questions
* hire and train data collectors as needed
* collect & enter data
Manage the data collection for this pilot, including:
* develop a clinical supervision schedule & data collection protocol
* work with the MHPSS Coordinator to provide data collection training to the incentive workers
* lead day-to-day data collection efforts and logistics, including regular debriefs with incentive workers
* work with the research team to ensure compliance with ethical requirement and the IRC Child Safeguarding Policy , and to plan regular check-ins on data collection protocols to ensure client safety
Develop the data monitoring & evaluation (M&E) system, with the support of the Regional Monitoring Coordinator (based in Nairobi), including:
* develop an efficient filing system for the 60 case files/ case notes collected during intervention phase
* ensure client files are stored in confidential manner up to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) data storage procedures
1 Analyze data and write reports, in collaboration with the research team
2 Coordinate regular communications with relevant IRC technical units (Health and Research), the external research partners (WHO and JHU), and the IRC Tanzania mental health coordinator(s), including:
* organize regular research & program team meetings
* organize annual research team meetings
* provide regular updates to MHPSS coordinator on progress/ challenges during MHPSS monthly team/ working group meeting
Oversee the project budget
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Deputy Director of Programs, IRC Tanzania
Position directly supervises: Data collection surveyors (short-term)
Indirect Reporting: This Program Coordinator will receive technical supervision from the Mental Health Technical Advisor and the Research, Evaluation and Learning Advisor
Other Internal and/or external contacts:
Internal: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Coordinator and Senior Health Coordinator, IRC Tanzania
External: Research partners at World Health Organization and Johns Hopkins University
Job Requirements:
Education: Masters or PhD degree in health discipline; mental health/psychological expertise preferred
Work Experience:
* Demonstrated experience in managing data collections, supervision and training of surveyors in M&E and/or applied research
* Demonstrated experience in design and use of project design tools, project/grant management tools, data collection and monitoring and evaluation systems
* Demonstrated experience building data collection capacity of local research teams
* Experience working in unstable areas and in African refugee settings is a strong asset
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
* A dynamic and flexible individual with leadership skills
* Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
* Proven self-initiative and problem solving abilities
* Willingness to travel to insecure areas within the constraints of IRC Uganda’s security policy
* Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple priorities
* Demonstrated ability to work successfully with diverse constituencies and as a team player
* Solid knowledge of data management and statistical analysis packages, including SPSS and STATA
Language Skills: English fluency is required. Knowledge of local languages a strong asset.
Working Environment: Lodging in Kibondo is in a shared IRC guesthouse, together with other IRC staff. All IRC sites have electricity and internet. This position is unaccompanied.
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values,
the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
IRC et les employés de IRC doivent adhérer aux valeurs et principes contenus dans le IRC WAY (normes de conduite professionnelle). Ce sont l&’Intégrité, le Service, et la Responsabilité. En conformité avec ces valeurs, IRC opère et fait respecter les politiques sur la protection des bénéficiaires contre l&’exploitation et les abus, la protection de l&’enfant, le harcèlement sur les lieux de travail, l&’intégrité financière, et les représailles.
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About the Organization
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to end
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