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War Child Holland (WCH) is an independent and impartial international non-governmental organization investing in a peaceful future for children and young people affected by armed conflict. WCH works in 14 Countries in the World to improve the resilience and well-being of children, delivering vital Child Protection, Education and Psychosocial Support interventions. War Child Holland has been operating in Uganda since 2004 in West Nile and South Western Regions of Uganda.
War Child is looking for hardworking, dynamic and enthusiastic candidates to fill the positions below;
Title: Senior Coordinator – MHPSS (1 Position)
Duty Station: Kampala
Start Date: As Soon As Possible
Salary Range: Between (7,775,723 – 10,641,614)
Reports to: Programme Development & Implementation Manager
Contract Duration: 1 year with possibility of extension
The Senior Coordinator Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) is responsible for setting up projects in MHPSS in the Country. The Coordinator shall ensure quality implementation of MHPSS all War Child areas of operations both at refugee & host districts levels. The coordinator shall be responsible for training staff, partners and stakeholders on all aspects of MHPSS including monitoring and coaching.

Major Roles and Responsibilities;
• Quality assurance of MHPSS interventions
• Support in the development of new project proposals.
• Draft internal and external programme reports.
• Coordination with agencies focusing their programming on MHPSS.
• Strengthen MHPSS working group in Uganda.
• Contribute to the development of a localisation hub for MHPSS evidenced based methodologies
• Proactively participate in the development of tools on MHPSS.

Qualifications, Skills and Competence required;
• Post graduate diploma/Degree in Psychology, Social Sciences or Social Development or any other relate field.
• Master’s Degree in Psychology, Social Sciences or Social Development or any other relate field is desired.
• Specialist knowledge of current principles and practices of psychosocial support and child protection
• programming with children in (post)conflict areas.
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative monitoring & evaluation tools.
• Minimum 5 years (I) NGO work in developing countries / conflict areas, preferably with children.
• Minimum 4 years in MHPSS programming in (post)conflict areas.
• Minimum 4 years in staff capacity building and experience in providing trainings.
• Demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation of projects.
• Experience of working in education sector in Uganda is desirable.
• Experience in implementing interventions at Level 3 & 4 of the MHPSS pyramid is desirable.

Job application procedure

A detailed job description and how to apply can be found following the link provided
below. Your motivation letter & CV should not be more than 3 pages.
https://warchild.onlinevacatures.nl/job/133840

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