International Rescue
Committee
Consultancy for Behavior Change
Communication (BCC) on Islamic Perspective in reference to Reproductive Health
in Hagadera
Sector: Reproductive
Health
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Consultant
Employee Category: Not
Applicable
Introduction: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) provides health services in Hagadera at Dadaab Refugee Camp since January 2009.
It operates 1 camp hospital
and 4 health posts. The camp has total population of 97000 Hagadera, 19664 and
estimated 10% of the population as host community.
The IRC has 5 main programs which include Health, Nutrition, Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS, Women Empowerment and protection program that are all headed by a manager who in turn report to the Field Coordinator.
The IRC has 5 main programs which include Health, Nutrition, Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS, Women Empowerment and protection program that are all headed by a manager who in turn report to the Field Coordinator.
The IRC operates 1 hospital
that is supported by an equipped theatre for emergencies and elective surgical
cases from both camps.
The IRC plans to engage a BCC consultant to conduct fora and dialogues across Hagadera Refugee Camp targeting both community and religious leaders with the aim of addressing major factors that contributes to limited utilization of Maternal and Neonatal health services and that are related to religious misconceptions and beliefs.
Objective of the Training: To Create more demand for the available Reproductive health services for the refugee community by addressing the religious, cultural misconceptions and negative personal attitude that limit the utilization of available Reproductive Health services.
Expected outcome
The IRC plans to engage a BCC consultant to conduct fora and dialogues across Hagadera Refugee Camp targeting both community and religious leaders with the aim of addressing major factors that contributes to limited utilization of Maternal and Neonatal health services and that are related to religious misconceptions and beliefs.
Objective of the Training: To Create more demand for the available Reproductive health services for the refugee community by addressing the religious, cultural misconceptions and negative personal attitude that limit the utilization of available Reproductive Health services.
Expected outcome
- Improved
health seeking behaviors and demand for health care services created.
- Demystify the
myth associated with modern family planning, Hospital delivery, C/S and
blood transfusion.
- Increased
acceptance and use of modern Child spacing and long term contraception
method and overall improving maternal health and reduce maternal Morbidity
and Mortality.
- Improved
antenatal IFA supplementation by reducing barriers of personal and
behavioral perception related to its use in pregnancy.
- Alleviated
community fear about invasive procedures on the newborns leading to
ability to provide need care.
- Increased
autonomy in decision making by women in regards to their Reproductive
Health and life saving interventions.
- Reduced early
marriages among girls of below 18 years.
- Incorporation
of religious and cultural beliefs into conventional medicine to improve
the overall maternal and newborn health.
Tasks to be performed
In liaison with the RH/HIV and Health managers, the Muslim scholar will be required to address the following health issues:
In liaison with the RH/HIV and Health managers, the Muslim scholar will be required to address the following health issues:
- Address the
religious, cultural and behavioral perceptions influencing the use of
antenatal IFA supplementation in Dadaab Refugee Camp.
- Advocate for
early and optimal exclusive breastfeeding as potential impact in improved
maternal and child survival as opposed to artificial feeding.
- Address the
socio-cultural factors, gender roles and Islamic religious ideologies
contributing to caesarian section refusal.
- Re assure and
demystify myths and beliefs associated with use of invasive surgical
procedures including tubes and catheters as lifesaving interventions in
newborns.
- Advocate for
the use of family planning and address its permissibility in Islamic
context including misperception that it is seen to interfere with the will
of God.
- Advocate for
women empowerment in decision making in regard to their reproductive
health and emergency lifesaving interventions which is perceived as the
prerogative of the male and elders in the family.
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- Address the
complications of Female genital cutting/mutilation on childbirth and its
negative health impact to the lives of women and girls.
- Discuss the
role of religious leaders on issues of sexual and reproductive health.
- Advocate for
healthy practices for mothers and newborns post-delivery including skin to
skin and KMC for preterm babies and discourage the practices of using
Malmal charcoal to dry the umbilical stump and low intake of food post CS.
- On every last
day of the training the scholar shall be live on the local radio Gargar to
respond to any questions from the community in regard to Islamic context
and Quranic interpretation on Health.
IRC role
- The IRC will
mobilize the religious and community leaders to attend the community fora
and trainings.
- The IRC will
provide transport of the Consultant from Garissa and back after the
consultancy.
- The
participants will be provided with 10 o clock tea and lunch at a rate of
Kshs. 500/= per participant.
- The IRC shall
provide all the training materials.
Training Venue: Health
post A6, E6, G6, and L6
Duration of consultancy: The consultancy is expected to last for 5 days from 28th August to 1st September 2017
Terms of payment and Utility:
Duration of consultancy: The consultancy is expected to last for 5 days from 28th August to 1st September 2017
Terms of payment and Utility:
- The IRC will
pay the per diem for the BCC at rate of Kshs.30000/= per day for 5 days.
- The IRC will
reimburse the transport cost from Garissa to Hagadera and back.
- The IRC will
provide for accommodation for the consultant but he will cater for his
meals at a cost of Kshs. 1250/= per day payable to the welfare committee.
- Payments for
consultant will be done after the submission of the training report.
Requirements
- BA in Islamic
religious studies
- Vast knowledge
in Islamic knowledge in regard to health and Islam
- Previous
experience in conducting community forum on Islam and Health
- Experience in
coordinating religious activities, community awareness campaigns e.g.
HIV/AIDs, Reproductive Health and anti-FGM
- Experience
working with religious leadersin Kenya and/or a refugee-setting, preferred
- Be flexible
and tolerant
- Be highly
sensitive to cultural and religious dynamics
- Competent
knowledge of Arabic, English, Kiswahili & Somali
languages.
Specifications about the
Response
Interested applicants should submit the following;
Interested applicants should submit the following;
- A cover letter
- A resume
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply online
CLICK HERE to apply online
Terms of Reference
Consultancy for Clinical
Supervision Services - Dadaab
Gender-based Violence
Program, Hagadera, Dadaab
Sector: Women's
Protection and Empowerment
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Consultant
Employee Category: Not
Applicable
Background and
Rationale: The IRC has been implementing GBV programming in Hagadera for
the last three years Through the two obligatory approaches i.e. response and
prevention, IRC has not only supported hundreds of GBV survivors who
voluntarily come to report their incidences and to seek help but carries
out vigorous sensitization and mobilization activities aiming at
preventing all forms of GBV.
Through community engagement,
IRC hopes to strengthen community based social and protective structures to
ensure that women and girls enjoy a violence free life where men take a leading
role.
At agency level, IRC works
closely with like minded organisations to compliment service delivery in
meeting the different needs that a GBV survivor presents.
Some of these needs include;
Medical care, shelter, security/protection, access to food, legal redress,
issues related to children support and maintenance and need for emotional and
psychological support.
IRC has partnered with key
agencies in these sectors. They include; UNHCR and RAS (Refugee Affairs
Secretariat) , Lutheran World federation (disability, education and security),
TDH- Terre Des Hommes (Child protection-psychosocial support-Hagadera), Refugee
Consortium of Kenya and Police for legal aid counselling and representation of
survivors in court.
To expendate this mandate, IRC has a team of 35 dedicated GBV community workers and 5 national staff who are the first points of contacts for the survivors.
To expendate this mandate, IRC has a team of 35 dedicated GBV community workers and 5 national staff who are the first points of contacts for the survivors.
These responders listen to
traumatizing stories from survivors every day. They have to constantly deal
with effects both primary and secondary trauma.
Some of these effects
manifest at work through; mood swings, poor concentration, poor interpersonal
conflicts, absenteeism, lateness at work and psychosomatic illnesses.
Considering that most of the
staffs are refugees, they identify with most of the client’s experiences having
being victims themselves or their significant others.
The team bears the burden of
constantly debriefing themselves to ensure they remain afloat and not drowned
in the client’s world. However, it reaches a point where all staff needs to
unwind and get it all out through a neutral and safe avenue.
For one to remain productive, they need to vent out negative emotions and get positive ways of coping/minimizing work related stress.
Clinical supervision (professional debriefing and psychosocial support) is one of the recommended ways of doing this under the guidance and support of an experienced clinical supervisor.
For one to remain productive, they need to vent out negative emotions and get positive ways of coping/minimizing work related stress.
Clinical supervision (professional debriefing and psychosocial support) is one of the recommended ways of doing this under the guidance and support of an experienced clinical supervisor.
Ethically, it’s a requirement
in Kenya that practising practitioners/case workers need to attend to supervision
sessions once a month to help catharsize besides getting support on complicated
client work and capacity building on thematic areas.
This consultancy seeks to ensure that quality and appropriate clinical supervisions and debriefing opportunities are availed for GBV staff to engage in therapeutic processes as part of ongoing care for the caregivers.
This consultancy seeks to ensure that quality and appropriate clinical supervisions and debriefing opportunities are availed for GBV staff to engage in therapeutic processes as part of ongoing care for the caregivers.
In addition it will benefit
other staff engage in highly emotive roles in health care delivery such as
mental health and nursing staff caring for very sick patients in the wards.
Purpose of the Consultancy: The purpose of this consultancy is to engage experienced clinical supervisors to carry psychological first aid consistently to GBV staff for three months starting August, September and October 2017.
The sessions will be held in Hagadera camp and the beneficiaries will be GBV staff both national and incentive.
Purpose of the Consultancy: The purpose of this consultancy is to engage experienced clinical supervisors to carry psychological first aid consistently to GBV staff for three months starting August, September and October 2017.
The sessions will be held in Hagadera camp and the beneficiaries will be GBV staff both national and incentive.
This is expected to help them
release work tension, enhance interpersonal relationships, manage personal
issues and ultimately improve the quality of services to the beneficiaries.
Just like in counselling, it takes time to build a therapeutic relationship between the supervisor and supervisees and therefore a clinical supervisor engaged under this consultant will require a minimum of three months’ worth of sessions so as to build rapport and initiate the therapeutic process, and do follow-up and closure in the following two months respectively.
Just like in counselling, it takes time to build a therapeutic relationship between the supervisor and supervisees and therefore a clinical supervisor engaged under this consultant will require a minimum of three months’ worth of sessions so as to build rapport and initiate the therapeutic process, and do follow-up and closure in the following two months respectively.
Thereafter the supervisees
can chose continue with another round or a different supervisor can be engaged.
Key tasks:
Key tasks:
- To engage the
staff in a therapeutic process through group and individual counselling
and/or debriefing sessions.
- To offer
support to the case workers in managing difficult client issues or those
that present psychological dilemmas.
- To equip the
staff with life skills for example stress management strategies to empower
their self response mechanisms as individuals and collectively as a team
as the supervisor may deem appropriate.
- To provide
feedback where necessary (either in a formal confidential written report
or also via oral debrief session) to the Field Coordinator on areas that
may require administrative support so as to improve the well being of the
staff in relation to their work.
Proposed Outputs:
- To offer
counselling sessions in groups and individual sessions as to effectively
manage their personal issues, support their peers and the clients. Upon
reporting to the field the consultant will develop together with the field
WPE Program lead, a work plan for the 3 day duration on how to effectively
cover the targeted staff.
- The help the
participants gain sense of self awareness and growth and create an
enabling environment for catharsis and support.
- To build the
capacity of the staff in thematic areas relevant to their day to day work
Management: The
consultant will report to the Field WPE Program in Hagadera field site.
Timeframe: This consultancy period will be August, September and October 2017 for 3 continuous days (Wednesday to Friday- inclusive of travel) every month.
Consultants responsibilities
Timeframe: This consultancy period will be August, September and October 2017 for 3 continuous days (Wednesday to Friday- inclusive of travel) every month.
Consultants responsibilities
- To create an
enabling environment for the participants to engage in a therapeutic
process and get support
- To guide
participants in personal development sessions to allow them gain some
sense of self awareness and growth
- Recommend
staff for individual counselling and personal therapy sessions as
appropriate
- To provide the
agreed services in a timely manner
- To give
feedback on emerging concerns to the Field Coordinator or his appointee as
the end of every session and the IRC senior management where possible
- The
consultants to meet their medical and other personal expenses during the
consultancy.
IRC responsibilities
IRC to meets the cost of transport from Nairobi to Hagadera and back depending on available transport. The preferred mode of transport is via air so as to avail as much time as possible for the actual service delivery.
IRC to meets the cost of transport from Nairobi to Hagadera and back depending on available transport. The preferred mode of transport is via air so as to avail as much time as possible for the actual service delivery.
In Nairobi, the consultant
will be picked up/dropped from designated points (Nairobi CBD office and Wilson
Airport respectively. At the field level all drops/pick-ups and travel
arrangements will be done by the IRC.
To provide accommodation for the supervisor during his/her stay in the field.
Payments will be processed after successful completion of each 3 day block of consultancy services and submission of the specified documents. Therefore the agreed amount will be paid in 3 instalments
Requirements
To provide accommodation for the supervisor during his/her stay in the field.
Payments will be processed after successful completion of each 3 day block of consultancy services and submission of the specified documents. Therefore the agreed amount will be paid in 3 instalments
Requirements
- MA in
counseling/ clinical psychology
- Certificate in
clinical supervision from an accredited institution
- At least 3
years training experience in counseling related issues
- Experience
working with trauma clients in Kenya and/or a refugee-setting, preferred
- Be registered
with an accredited counseling body
- Be flexible
and tolerant
- Previous
experience in providing counseling supervision in refugee setup an added
advantage
- Be highly
sensitive to cultural and religious dynamics
Specifications about the
Response
Interested applicants should submit the following;
Interested applicants should submit the following;
- A cover letter
- A resume
How to Apply
Please CLICK HERE to
apply online on or before 8th August, 2017.
IRC leading the way from harm to home.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
If you need assistance in the application or hiring process to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time. Please contact Talent Acquisitions at IRC.Recruitment@rescue.org. As required by law, the IRC will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with a known disability.
IRC leading the way from harm to home.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
If you need assistance in the application or hiring process to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time. Please contact Talent Acquisitions at IRC.Recruitment@rescue.org. As required by law, the IRC will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with a known disability.
