Summary
Date Posted: 18th February 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time , Currency: Tsh

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Job Description
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR A SHORT TERM CONSULTANCY FOR A RAPID ASSESSMENT ON MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT (MHPSS) -TANZANIA
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers help to people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. IRC is currently working in Tanzania providing mental health and psychosocial support services as one among many other programs including education, Reproductive Heath, Women Protection & Empowerment and Child Protection in Nyarugusu, Nduta and Mtendeli refugee camps all in Kigoma region. As of 31 October 2018, Tanzania host 288,722 refugees and asylum-seekers, mainly from Burundi (203,781) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (84,320) and others (621). These Terms of Reference relate to an assessment on mental health and psychosocial support services including a component of the awareness, accessibility, addressing needs and coping mechanisms of the refugee population.
MAIN GOAL
The primary goal is to identify mental health needs in the community, the availability of MHPSS services, identifying/exploring community perceptions on mental health concerns and on people with mental health concerns, the level of awareness and accessibility of/barriers to MHPSS services as well as the available community structure/mechanisms for coping. The outcome of this assessment will internally assist IRC’s MHPSS program to improve the program and as well it will help other MHPSS actors in Kigoma region and improve coordination among MHPSS WG members and other stakeholders serving the refugee population in Kigoma region.
SCOPE OF WORK
The MHPSS assessment will be provided by a skilled and experienced MHPSS consultant. The candidate should have a concrete background and experience in conducting assessments.
The consultant will be responsible for adapting/updating of the assessment tools (questionnaires), methodology, training and supervision of data collectors as well as managing the process analysis, presentation of the findings and producing final report.
The candidate will ensure that all ethical considerations are taken into account from the design phase to the final stage of the assessment. The designed tool should aim to capture the following as per the objectives.

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