Local Peace Advisor

RECRUITMENT NOTICE

BACKGROUND

The Rwandan Organization of Professional Counselors ARCT – Ruhuka is a National Nonprofit-making Organization , formed on April 30^th 1998, and officially registered under the Ministerial Decree No.97/11 on 28 July 2004 and registered by the Rwanda Governance Board (RGB). The organization was started to support survivors of psychological trauma, through integrated and holistic services for prevention, care, and healing to facilitate recovery for sustainable unity and reconciliation, peace, and development.

Our mission: is to lead the development and application of innovative psychosocial approaches to mental health services and strengthen professional capacity in understanding, treating, and preventing mental health problems for sustainable development.

Our Vision: ARCT-Ruhuka envisages a Rwanda where everyone can access integrated mental health services.

ARCT-RUHUKA operates country-wide and intervenes in the field of psychosocial that contributes directly to psychosocial reintegration and building peace at individual, family, and community levels through different projects, under four major programs: Training, Counseling and Clinical Supervision, Information Education, and Communication and Institutional Capacity building.

In partnership and with financial support from GIZ/ZFD, under the Refugee Component, ARCT-Ruhuka wishes to recruit a Clinical Psychologist or Counsellor to work as Local Peace Advisor (Known as EFK) to support and manage the overall psychosocial interventions in Kigeme and Mugombwa Refugee camps.

Report to Program Manager.

Office location: Local Peace Advisor will be based in KIGEME Camp

Position: Local Peace Advisor /EFK (Clinical Psychologist/Counselor)

The purpose of the position isto support the overall implementation and day-to-day management, monitoring, and evaluation of project activities to achieve Psychosocial reintegration.

• Key Duties:Under the supervision of the ARCT-Ruhuka program manager, the Local Peace Advisor /EFK will be responsible for the following:

Responsibilities:

• Will be part of ARCT –Ruhuka Technical Team (TT)
• Overall day-to-day management and Coordination of Psychosocial intervention in project activities and budget in the refugee camps
• Develop the project and its budget, according to the needs on the ground
• Develop detailed project implementation /work plan and provide professional progress reports including; formal weekly, monthly quarterly, and annual Plans and Reports.
• Conduct Psychosocial training needs assessment and identify gaps for building capacities and appropriate interventions in refugee camps.
• Developing an integrated and tailored training manual/module for the training of psychosocial workers /volunteers in camps of operation
• In partnership with key partners in the camps, Select participants for training
• Organize and conduct training of trainers (TOT), Community Psychosocial Workers(CPWs), partners, Clinical supervisors and peer-to-peer
• Develop monitoring and evaluation tools for ARCT-Ruhuka refugee component project intervention, that will help to capture project progress and impact over time
• Regularly monitor and collect necessary data and create project data base
• Work closely with other partners in the refugee camp to create synergy among different interveners in the camp
• Provide Clinical Supervision to the Trained CPWs / volunteers as required, to strengthen their capacity, own/self-care, and quality services
• Receive clients and handle referred cases by CPWs and/or Community Facilitators for further professional counseling as needed
• Attend project coordination and other organized meetings in the camp and represent ARCT –Ruhuka as required
• Strengthen and maintain good partnerships with key stakeholders
• Putting in place strategies to ensure high-quality and professional services to the beneficiaries
• Create and maintain networks of relevant interveners/stake holders for referral purposes, and maintain their data base for sustainability of the project
• Create data base with clear statistics, best practices /lessons learnt, challenges , strategies ( success stories /theories of change) and provide timely reports.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills/Qualities Required

• Ability to motivate people and work effectively in teams and partnerships with a various groups of stakeholders
• A person of integrity and trust worthy, transparent, and accountable
• Demonstrate leadership and managerial skills ,
• Ability to develop project proposal
• Able to make clear decisions , and work with minimal supervision
• Proven ability to develop Professional modules , provide training , clinical supervision and counseling.
• Good interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills
• Developed computer skills, including MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, e-mail, outlook and others
• Developed level of initiative , creativity and able to work semi-independently and solve problems under tight deadlines
• Willingness to work and live in a rural setting , working in hardships ,
• Must be a resident, and near any of the camps of operation

Education and Experience required

• Bachelor degree (A0 ) in Clinical psychology, Counseling psychology or other related disciplines with at least 3 years of practical field experience
• Prior experience in the psychosocial field is required and having worked in refugee camps is an added advantage
• Previous experience in psychosocial training and clinical supervision and counseling is required
• Proven experience in a variety areas of psychosocial approaches and clinical support intervention

Language Requirements:

Proficiency in English (spoken and written); French language is required, Kinyarwanda is obligatory and Swahili is an added value.

HOW TO APPLY

 Interested candidates should submit the following documents:

• Motivation letter
• Signed CV with most recent experiences and at least 3 referees
• Notified copies of academic qualifications
• Copy of ID

The above-required documents should be addressed to The Chairperson, ARCT-Ruhhuka. Documents can sent no later than Monday, 13 December 2024 at 12:00 noon by Email with all the required documents attached to: arct.recruitment@gmail.com. For any other information, please get in touch with us on telephone no 250 787104307 (ARCT-Ruhuka Mobile Phone)

Note: Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

ARCT-Ruhuka is committed to safeguarding. All staff is required to sign and adhere to safeguarding, child protection, and PSEA. Background checks, including criminal record checks, will be required at a later stage. Women are encouraged to apply.

Done at Kigali 27/11/2024

MUKARUBUGA ANCILLA

Chairperson ARCT-Ruhuka.