Social Worker (Female)

Médecins du Monde - France (MDM-F) is an international medical organization, which has been present in the occupied  Palestinian territory since 1995. It operates in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank through offices located in Jerusalem, Ramallah-Beir Zeit, Gaza and Nablus.

MDM is currently looking for two qualified candidates to fill the position of Social Worker (Female), one based in Ramallah - Bir Zeit and another in Nablus.

Number of vacancies: 2

Starting Date: ASAP

Duration: 11 months with possibility to be extended.

Base: 1. Ramallah - Bier Zeit

2. Nablus

• Implement community based psychosocial activities.
• Implement awareness campaign activities.
• Implement capacity building activities at community level.

• Meeting with and interviewing people. Assessing needs and social, psycho-social, and/or mental health situations.
• Providing immediate PSS response to victims of critical events including psychosocial support visits, PFAs and PSS assessments.
• Implement PSS Peer Support Groups at community level with children, teenagers, and adults.
• Providing problem management + to affected individuals.
• Implementing community-based awareness campaign activities and psychoeducation sessions.
• Participating in capacity-building work with partners and peer workers.
• Informing, advising, and referring people towards internal services or partner, public or NGO facilities.
• Preparing and monitoring cases.
• Reporting hot cases at community based on MdM protocols and formats used.
• Contributing towards community outreach activities.
• Participating in advocacy activities.
• Ensure the respect of protection mainstreaming and accountability mechanisms in program implementation.
• Participating in working meetings and coordinate with partner structures.
• Represent MdM at community-based events and when needed during meeting and field visits.
• Providing a monthly report of activities to the Mental Health manager not later than the 2nd of the following month, with quantitative data, as well as qualitative analysis.
• Reporting to the Program Manager about the progress and the development of activities, achievements, challenges, and eventual gaps.
• Provide case study and/or testimony and/or success story as agreed with the Program Manager (Qualitative data collection).
• Give quantitative Data input on MdM database according to timing agreed with the Program Manager (i.e. PSS ER data sheet in a daily basis, Peer Support Groups on a daily basis)
• Provide technical activities reports not later than one week after the end of each activity or upon the request of the Program Manager.
• Provide other activities planning and reporting based on the format/ language and period requested by the Program Manager.

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• A bachelor's degree in social work, sociology or in any other relevant field/ certified social worker.
• Valid licence /certificate as a Social Worker from MoH.
• Experience in individual and group sessions.
• Experience related to psychosocial assessment.
• Experience in community psychoeducation and community training on MHPSS topics training.
• Previous work experience with international/ national organization.
• Knowledge of PSS international guidelines.
• Ability of organizing, planning and prioritizing tasks.
• Reporting and data collection skills, both qualitative and quantitative.
• Strong commitment to learning new skills and willingness to be accompanied toward the achievement of new competencies.
• Clear commitment to the project thematic.
• Ability to communicate any technical or non-technical topic with clarity and to share any important project information with the team.
• Excellent writing skills and Computer skills (Excel, Word, Power Point).
• Arabic and English (both written and spoken).

Qualified applicants are invited to send their resume or CV and a one-page cover letter in English, by e-mail to [email protected]

Please reference the job title as WB/SW/2023 in the subject line of your e-mail.

Deadline for receiving the application is Thursday the 6th of April 2023

MDM will review the CVs upon its reception on a rolling basis and will recruit the qualified one as soon as the suitable candidate is identified, without distinction ethnic background or Gender.

Please note that MDM will contact only pre-selected candidates and by email.

We thank all candidates for their interest in a position with MDM