CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Nonviolent Peaceforce
Country: South Sudan (Republic of)
Closing date: 30 Sep 2013

INTRODUCTION TO NP IN SOUTH SUDAN:

Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) is a dynamic international, nongovernmental organisation that works to reduce violence and protect civilians in situations of violent conflict and its aftermath, mostly through the deployment on the ground of multinational teams of civilians. In South Sudan, NP has over 100 national and international staff in eight field teams providing thematically-focused protection programming in inter- and intra-communal violence reduction, conflict early warning/early response systems, child protection, gender-based violence protection and prevention, and displacement (IDPs, refugees and returnees).

CONSULTANCY PURPOSE:

NP staff often operate in challenging circumstances and therefore the organisation must adequately prepare new hires and provide comprehensive support for existing and exiting colleagues. NP invites expressions of interest in advising on and leading the development of a comprehensive psychosocial support programme for national and international staff at NP, including:

? updated internal policies, procedures, and job profiles that mainstream issues of staff welfare, resilience, stress management and psychosocial support;
? customised induction materials for newly hired national and international staff, as well as NP managers;
? resiliency self-assessment tools and group training sessions for existing staff;
? strategies for making counselling services available in person and by telephone to staff in South Sudan;
? strategies for supporting exiting staff in seeking counselling and other types of support as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

Consultants should have:
? five or more years experience in psychosocial support programme design in the humanitarian sector;
? experience in the delivery of counselling;
? experience of and demonstrable interest in supporting national and international staff and addressing cultural differences in terms of the nature and delivery of psychosocial support;
? knowledge of the field-based conditions in South Sudan;
? a Bachelors or Masters degree or applied qualification in counselling or psychology; and
? an understanding of and commitment to the Nonviolent Peaceforce mandate in South Sudan.

How to apply:

Prospective consultants will submit written proposals describing their approach to the aforementioned project brief including a scope of work detail (deliverables, timelines, and budget) as well as a CV and three references to recruitnpss@nonviolentpeaceforce.org by 30 September 2013. The consultant’s base either inside or outside of South Sudan would be determined during the bidding process.

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