- Develop field activities plan in close coordination with project medical doctor.
- Assessing and identification of children, women and girls for psychosocial support in targeted communities
- Schedule and conduct field meetings with CDC heads, Women leaders, Parents and other target beneficiaries
- Conduct psychosocial predeveloped training plans in target communities
- Familiarize with existing pathways or where necessary develop a system for referral cases and case management which are needing further PSS support or other services.
- Provide context related PSS support at the individual, family, and community members.
- Conduct specific psychosocial group activities, adapted and appropriate to group’s specific needs and capacities.
- When needed work in close collaboration with faith leaders and others relevant authorities to create and implement psychosocial activities in the centers and the communities.
- Supporting social mobilizers to conduct awareness sessions to the project beneficiaries
- Any other project related task assigned by project officer
Experience:
- 2-3 Years
Minimum Education:
- Medical Doctor or bachelor’s in psychology, social science
Interested and qualified national candidates should submit a cover letter explaining their motivation and an updated CV to the following link:
https://jobs.af/jobs/mental-health-psychosocial-support-counsellor
The closing date for accepting applications is 31 October 2025.
Please note that applications received after the closing date will not be considered, and only short-listed candidates will be called for written test.
Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is an international, non-profitable, non-governmental humanitarian relief organization with its head quarter in Birmingham, UK. It enjoys consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for International Red Cross and red Crescent Moments and NGOs in Disaster Relief. Islamic Relief has been working in Afghanistan for more than 23 years, providing emergency relief and implementing life-changing development projects for some of the most vulnerable people in the country. Islamic Relief set up our first Afghanistan office in 1999. Since then, IRA continued providing assistances in emergency relief, food security, livelihood, education, health, nutrition, shelter, orphan sponsorship, Ramadan and Qurbani programmes.