About Première Urgence – International Medical Aid (PU-AMI)

PU-AMI (known globally as Première Urgence Internationale, PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. PU-AMI’s teams are committed to support vulnerable communities and populations, those marginalized, hit by conflict, natural disaster or economic downturns. PU-AMI’s main objective is to contribute to reduction in morbidity and mortality, and provide emergency relief to those in immediate need in order to help them regain their dignity.

Afghan mission is the oldest of PUI missions, with the first medical intervention launched in 1979 just after the Soviet troops crossed the country’s borders. PU-AMI teams currently deliver the integrated health care, combined with nutrition, psychosocial support; water, sanitation and hygiene (wash), as well as trauma services. The organization implements projects mainly in eastern parts of the country, and increasingly in the South-East Region. Since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, PU-AMI has also positioned itself as one of the main actors in preparedness and response to the pandemic, implementing health and wash-cantered activities at health facilities and community level in Kabul and beyond.

Globally, PUI provides assistance to around 6 million people in 23 countries and across 5 continents: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, and Europe.

PUAMI, known globally as PUI, is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political, and non-religious international aid organization.

PUAMI teams  are committed to supporting and assisting vulnerable communities and populations that have been isolated by conflict, natural disasters and economic downturns. PUAMI’s main goal is to help reduce mortality and provide urgent assistance to restore dignity and self-respect to those in urgent need.

 The Afghanistan mission is the oldest of the PUI missions , beginning with the first intervention in the health sector in 1979, just after Soviet forces crossed the country’s borders.

PUAMI teams currently provide integrated health care with nutrition, psychosocial support, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and trauma services.

 This department mainly implements projects in the eastern part of the country and increasingly in the southeastern regions of the country since the outbreak of the Corona virus in 2020.

PUAMI  has also established itself as a key player in pandemic preparedness and response – implementing health and WASH activities at the health facility and community level in Kabul and beyond.

 Globally, PUI helps 6 million people in 23 countries across 5 continents: Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Europe.

Responsibilities and particular assignments

General responsibilities:

• Provide psycho-social support, and psychological first aid to survivors who have experienced war trauma, torture, gender-based violence GBV and when necessary to survivors of natural disasters.
• Provide screening and assessment on psychological distress.
• Sensitize, problem solve, dialogue and mediate with the wider population about issues of war, economic crises, torture, trauma and GBV.
• Become proficient with PU-AMI data collection tools, conduct and submit screening, and assessment data, and PSS providing reports in a timely and accurate matter.
• Work closely with PSS Supervisor and the database staff to ensure quality reporting.
• Data entry of collected information from the field/ MHT level.
• Ensure all work with clients is confidential and that ethical practices are observed in culturally appropriate way, especially with respect to gender sensitivities.
• Perform community awareness on psychological distress and available mechanism of psychosocial support.
• Refer patients when needed to more specialized services as per the area-wise service mapping.
• Engage in self-care through supervision, debriefings, and other shared sessions.
• Attend all PSS/PFA related trainings facilitated by PU-AMI
• PSS provider should follow up the MHPSS cases, as and when there is need.
• S/he should develop action plan for the follow up beneficiaries.
• S/he should fill the necessary documents to ensure quality reporting.
• Attend the weekly MHPSS supervision/ on-the-job training meeting.
• Provision of the psychosocial support to the mothers and caregivers at the MHT level.
• Crafting individualized progress reports to share pertinent data with stakeholders.
• Promoting individual and familial self-sufficiency and resilience.
• Preserving beneficiaries’ safety, confidentiality, and independence.
• Assist with any other related activities as deemed necessary by the expatriate MHPSS Coordinator.
• Any official task by the managers of MHPSS departments and other relevant program departments for the purpose of the project and activity improvement.

Objective 1: Objective 1: Management of PSS Project Activities

Activities/Main duties:

• Provide psycho-social support, and psychological first aid to survivors who have experienced war trauma, torture, gender-based violence GBV and when necessary to survivors of natural disasters.
• Providing psycho-social support to pregnant and lactating mothers and caregivers of children with malnutrition in group and/or individually, as applicable and informed by activity design.
• Work with and for individuals with psychological distress and psychosocial disabilities as per cultural context and following activity guidelines/SOP. Provide necessary awareness, psychoeducation as per screening and admission criteria for Group PSS Sessions and/or individual consultation to beneficiaries with psychological distress.
• Follow programme guidelines on admission and discharge of beneficiaries from intended PSS interventions and timely share activity data with PSS Supervisor and database officer.
• Sensitize, problem solve, dialogue and mediate with the wider community groups and leaders about issues of war, economic crises, torture, trauma and GBV on mental and psychological well-being of individuals and families and promote activities that foster unity and social cohesion.

Objective 2: Reporting and documentation

Activities/Main duties:

• Timely prepare and share weekly, monthly or quarterly activity data and report as per the project’s scheme.
• Ensure provision of ad-hoc base reports for some specific issues such as security, challenges against the work progress and so on.
• Maintain project data and beneficiary information confidential and keep the data-records in locked cabinets at the respective work-stations.
• Discuss data related challenges and difficulties (*including project activities) with Project Supervisor and PSS Supervisor during their field visits and/or supervision sessions and find amicable solutions in consultation with MHPSS Coordinator.

Objective 3: Code of Conduct and Responsibilities  

Activities/Main duties:

• Follow PU-AMI Code of Conduct, humanitarian and IASC MHPSS principles while delivering PSS services to wider groups of communities in crises.
• Ensure safety, dignity, and confidentiality across project activities for the beneficiaries and other actors being served by the program.
• Prioritise appropriate selection of beneficiaries following project guidelines and promote and protect mental health and psychological well-being of all concerned.
• Report project-specific challenges and difficulties timely and amicably to project supervisors, and find mutual solutions in the larger interest of the project.
• Attend project team meetings, progress review sessions, supervision sessions, and orientation and refresher trainings as planned by the project team.

Qualification/ Requirements

• Primary / or Higer Health Program certificate / diploma in Nursing, Midwifery, or other similar health education,
• Minimum two (2) years of experience providing PSS group and individual support session, or therapy to individuals, and groups, with complex trauma histories,
• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, or Certified diploma in Psychosocial Counseling by MoPH is an asset;
• Familiarity with the local context, language, culture, and stakeholders is essential; individuals from the relevant province will be preferred.
• Ability to speak, read, and write in local languages is preferred, especially Pashto and Dari.
• Ability to travel independently across project sites and locations within and between provinces.
• Ability to work committedly for humanitarian causes and principles.
• Ability to work in multi-cultural multi-disciplinary teams essential.

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Please note:

• You are allowed to apply only before the closing date
• Only the candidates who meet the mandatory qualifications/requirements will be considered for the longlist
• A maximum of 15 best candidates from the ones who meet the mandatory qualifications/requirements (longlist) will be invited for a technical test (shortlist)
• If you are not invited for a technical test within a month’s period of time, please consider that your application was not considered for this vacancy
• Validated copies of academic certificates/diplomas will be requested only if called for an interview.

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The PU-AMI HR Team

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