Country: Afghanistan – Kabul

Length of Contract: 6 to 12 months

Responsibilities: The operational manager will be responsible for implementation and monitoring of the «Mental health and Care Practice program.

1.    Implementation/monitoring of MHCP in OTP program and prevention activities: Implement care practices activities in OTP program in collaboration with nutrition team, Ensure monitoring of activities, working closely with the nutrition team, Ensure the consistency and relevance of proposed activities, Implement activities for prevention of malnutrition in Kiss, Ensures psychological follow up when needed..

2.    Management of the project team: Recruit psychosocial workers and psychologist, ensure initial and on-going training of psychosocial staff on psychosocial activities, ensures the coordination and organization of teams in order to implement actions. In this context, he/she will participate in the development of job descriptions and organizational charts for the team, He/she will ensure good cohesion of activities within the program in connection with the other program managers (nutrition),…

3.    Coordination: Coordinate activities closely with the nutrition team, the food security teams and with the various actors present in the field (health facilities, NGOs ...). Participate to Mental Health & Psychosocial groups and Protection & GVB Cluster meeting,

4.    Logistics and administrative management for the program

5.    Reports and capitalization of the project: ensure follow up of activity progress reports, monitor standard indicators, and write reports to donors and HQ.

Qualification and previous experience: Psychologist or psychiatrist. Two years’ experience as a psychologist and/or child psychologist is required including at least one year experience abroad. Computer skills. Sense of privacy, good communication, interpersonal skills, maturity. Clinical Experience, humanitarian experience, skills in project management and training - experience in team management. Good stress management, ability to adapt to a changing environment. Fluency in English.

Status Employee :
Program Managers with at least 24 months of humanitarian experience, Coordinators and Heads of Mission
-    Fixed-term contract, provided by ACF according to the French labour law.
-    Total average yearly gross income: from 39360 € to 43860 €
o    Food and housing: 1000 € / month average
o    Per Diem : 210 € / month average
o    Support to the R & R costs : 110 € / month average
o    Transportation costs to and from the mission : 460 € / month average
o    Monthly gross salary ranging from 1500 € to 1875 € (Net: from 1380 € to 1725 €) depending on relevant experience (possibility to increase up to 2137 € gross (1966 € net) according to seniority and performances)
-    25 days of annual paid leaves
-    20 days of R & R per year (taken as recovery time breaks of one week every 2 or 4 months depending on the mission)
-    Social benefits: Medical, life and accident insurance provided by the institution
-    Training before departure and all along the career with Action Contre la Faim.

Motivating Job Prospects in the medium and long term