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Background/IRC Summary:  

The International Rescue Committee started working in Thailand in 1976 in response to the influx of refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Today, we serve people uprooted from Myanmar, also known as Burma, who began crossing into Thailand in 1984. The IRC is aiding nearly 140,000 refugees in nine camps along the Thailand-Myanmar border, providing drinking water and food as well as health care, sanitation, protection for children and abused women, and legal assistance and resettlement processing. In Mae Hong Son province, IRC is the sole provider of health services in Ban Mai Noi Soi and Ban Mae Surin refugee camps, with over 14,000 population. IRC’s health services in the two camps include primary health care, reproductive health, community preventive health, psychosocial services and environmental health services.

Job Overview/Summary:

The Psychosocial Manager (PSPM) oversees an integrated, multi-phased psychosocial component within the IRC Health Program that aims to improve the community’s ability to detect and deal with the psychosocial needs of refugees living in two camps in Mae Hong Son Province

Major Responsibilities:

1. Provide ongoing technical support and guidance to Psychosocial team in psychosocial treatments, and monitor case management and psychosocial service delivery to clients in both camps.

2. Oversee the psychosocial program activities and provide advice, support and assistance in development of training materials, community awareness raising IEC materials, and others as necessary to achieve project goals.

3. Develop data collection and analysis system for ongoing case monitoring, and submit on-time report to concerned stakeholders (IRC Management/Donor/Partner/Government) regularly.

4. Develop training materials and manuals for capacity building for Psychosocial staff, and tools and methods for evaluating long term impact of psychosocial interventions.

5. Monitor Psychosocial program budgets and spending plan to ensure expenditures are on track and utilized according to donor requirements.

6. Develop and implement Psychosocial staff training plan and implement according to timeline and staff turn-over.

7. Develop, implement, and monitor the project work plan, and notify any delays or barriers.

8. Develop and collect quantitative and qualitative data through interviews to monitor and evaluate program progress, and exploring needs, challenges, and contributing factors in local context.

Job Requirements:

Education: Degree in Psychology/ Mental Health (Master in psychology/mental health is an advantage)

Work Experience: Minimum 2 years working experience, Working in a refugee camp is a requirement.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

- Demonstrated high-level skills in program and project coordination, management, mentoring and multi-tasking

- Professional demeanours, good listening skills and time management skills.  

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Strong experience and skills in managing and mentoring multicultural staff.

- Computer literate with strong excel/database and powerpoint skills

- Experience in financial management (budgeting) a plus.

Language Skills:  Fluency in English. Burmese, Thai, Karenni or Karen is a plus

Certificates or Licenses: None

Working Environment:  The position will be based in Mae Hong Son, a town in the North of Thailand, with frequent and regular travel to the two refugee camps.

HOW TO APPLY

Application letter and most recent CV in English stating qualifications and experience should be submitted to the IRC Human Resources Department at: Thailand.HR@Rescue.org 

IRC is an equal opportunity employer, considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, national origin, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or physical or mental disability.

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