Psychosocial Support Counsellor

Responsibilities:

• Provide one-on-one (individual) and group counselling sessions to survivors of GBV, including specialized support for vulnerable groups (Adolescent girls, Child survivors, persons with disabilities, etc.)
• Conduct psychosocial and regular participatory activities such as FGDs, individually or with different groups of adolescents, youths, and women.
• Facilitate life skills training sessions for adolescent girls and women.
• Conduct community sensitization/ GBV awareness creation activities.
• Assist case workers in conducting routine follow-up of GBV cases to ascertain the general well-being of GBV survivors.
• Conduct routine follow-up with adolescent girls and women.
• Ensure proper documentation and reporting of activities carried out by the center.
• Utilize the referral pathway by linking survivors to service providers/other humanitarian actors as the need arises.
• Develop a response plan/activity work plan on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Prepare and submit updated activity reports on a weekly and monthly basis as required.
• Participate in weekly, monthly, and quarterly review meetings.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements:

• Possess a bachelor’s degree in a behavioral, social science, or psychology field.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• A minimum of 2-year years of experience in program development and management of project implementation with CBO, NNGOs, or INGOs.
• The candidate MUST be a female indigene of Zamfara State.
• Should be a team player and culturally sensitive.
• Ability to speak Hausa or the native languages of the community.
• Being flexible and having the ability to cope with stressful situations 
• Commitment to and understanding of RHHF’s aims, values, and principles.
• Essential computer literacy (Word, Excel, and the internet).