Social Worker at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Objective of the Position:

Carrying out all activities involving social support to individual beneficiaries and linking them with other relevant support services and communities at large, according to MSF principles and guidelines. Enhancing the target population’s social condition to have an impact on health-related outcomes.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conducting social assessments, identifying the social support needs of beneficiaries, including legal, protection, shelter/housing, financial/vocational, food security, and access to medical and psychosocial support services.
• Supporting the provision of comprehensive care to patients and their families by actively coordinating their work with the other members of the MSF multidisciplinary team (eg. medical, MHPSS) and linking with multi-sectoral services such as protection, safety, security, legal, justice, education, and livelihood.
• Providing direct social support based on social assessments and facilitating referrals to evaluated external re-sources. Provide systematic follow up care regarding attendance of clinical appointments and following up on referrals made to relevant multi-sectoral services aimed at improving the quality of life of patients/survivors.
• Participating in the creation and maintenance of any material needed for the activities of social workers, including facilities and equipment in order to ensure continuity.
• Mapping and regular updating of formal and informal support services (incl.existing community resources). Assess quality of existing support services, with identification of gaps and advocacy for an improved culturally appropriate social response.
• Maintaining records, statistics, files, and reports on all social work activities and follow up care either provided by MSF or other support services. Identifying gaps in the available services and with the team prioritizing and developing plans following the objectives of MSF.
• Develop tools to make assessment for beneficiaries who are not SV survivors.
• Implement proper assessment by interviews and make home visits when deemed necessary as well as ensure case management and survivor follow up.
• With approval from DYFC Manager/SGBV & MH supervisor, participate in stakeholder forums to network with local actors and represent MSF DYFC

Requirements:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in social work.

Knowledge & Experience

• Essential: Minimum 2 years’ demonstrable similar working experience.
• Previous experience with MSF or other NGOs in developing countries desirable.

Languages

• Fluency in English and Swahili

Competencies

• Results and details oriented, service, team player, good communicator, able to work independently and in strenuous conditions with minimal supervision, flexible.