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Date Posted: Friday, April 24, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Background Information
TINADA Youth Organization (TiYO) continues to support evidenced based interventions aimed at addressing the needs of Mental health services, ending stigma and Discrimination among people with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities and advocacy on mental health Financing and Rights within Western Kenya. TiYO has been implementing her programs in collaboration with Communities, CSOs, conventional and non-conventional healers, County and National Government, private sectors and relevant stakeholders with support from; Open Society Initiatives for Eastern Africa, On The Move Ev, Access to Medicine Platform and VOICE (executed by a consortium between HIVOS and Oxfam).
Mental Health conditions and psychological disorders are a significant concern and contributors to the public health burden in Kenya. The stigma associated to mental illness has caused many people to suffer in silence. Less attention has been taken to tackle stigma and discrimination and to enhance access to quality mental health awareness and services in line with human rights approaches for people with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities.
Mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities impede the achievement of other health and development outcomes and exacerbates to poverty; placing economic and social burdens on an individual, their family, the community and society at large. Preventing and Treating mental disorders is affordable and cost effective when integrated into primary care , complemented by secondary care; and linked to informal community-based services and self-care. Reducing the treatment gap for mental health means that more families will be able to lead healthy, productive lives; a significant step towards overcoming social inequalities in the targeted counties and Kenya as a whole.
TINADA implements Mental Health Financing and Rights Advocacy Project with focus to Community based Mental Health prevention and care, Mental Health Financing and Rights advocacy in collaboration with Communities, CSOs and GoK (align ministries / departments) within Kisumu, Vihiga, Kakamenga and Bungoma Counties with funding from The Foundation Open Society Institute in cooperation with the Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa of the Open Society Foundation.
Currently, TINADA received additional funding Commitment and in the initial stages of rolling out an Integrated mental health intervention “Imarisha Mental Health Integrated Initiative” targeting Kisumu County. This is a three and half year project with funding from Comic Relief (The funding is co-funded by a partnership between Comic Relief and the UK Government Development for International Development through UK Aid). The project aimed at; 1) Ending stigma and discrimination, 2) Strengthening Systems for Mental Health and wellbeing in Kenya and 3) Enhancing partnerships and capacity building to ensure rights of people with mental health and psychosocial disabilities are respected & receive quality Health services within Kisumu County.
Job Summary
Support all project frontline workers, core target groups, CSOs and relevant stakeholders to undertake online WHO Quality Rights Mental Health training at: our Center for Mental Health “Home of Brains” , during project trainings events and within communities and schools with focused to Mental Health support groups and School Mental Health Clubs respectively .
Overview of online WHO Quality Rights Mental Health training
WHO has developed the Quality Rights training programme which encompasses an e-training platform and face to face training modules on mental health, human rights and recovery. These resources have already demonstrated highly significant shifts in attitudes and practices among stakeholders, towards promoting holistic and people centered care and services and on ending practices based on the use of coercion, seclusion and restraint. The WHO Quality Rights initiative aims to increase access to good quality mental health services and supports and to protect the rights of people with mental health conditions, psychosocial, intellectual and cognitive disabilities. Its focusing to: 1)build capacity among mental health professionals and other health workers, people with lived experience, families, carers and other supporters, NGOs and organizations of people with disabilities on how to implement a human rights and recovery approach in the mental health and social care fields in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2) to assess, improve, transform existing services and to create new ones so that they promote a person centered, recovery and human rights based approach 3) to support the development of civil society to advocate for human rights based approach in mental health and related areas and to 4) reform policy and law in line with international human rights standards. As part of its initiative, .

Specific Roles / responsibilities
• Support all project frontline workers, core target groups, CSOs and relevant stakeholders to undertake online WHO Quality Rights Mental Health training
• In collaboration with MEL Officer, ensure that all data tools or source documents and reporting tools are available in readiness for use.
• Respond to queries for information and access Online Mental Health WHO Quality Rights Training.
• Assist with compilation of timely, accurate and complete data reports at home of Brains.
• Support in Managing and updating Organization Social Media including Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, blog etc .
• Support outreach activities with focus to sensitization of beneficiaries and stakeholders on WHO Quality Rights Mental Health online training and application

Job Skills: Not Specified

Requirement and Qualifications
• Must have done Mental Health WHO quality Rights online course
• Diploma/Certificate in Computer Science/Information Communication Technology or its equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution.
• Good command of English, Kiswahili and fluency in one or more local languages.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills with good strategic and analytical thinking.
• At least two years’ experience working in a similar position.
• Community mobilization, teaching and facilitation skills
• Interpersonal, communication, managerial and peoples skills are crucial

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Education Experience: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
If you are a professional with a passion to make a difference in mental health and improving lives of those with mental conditions and psychosocial disabilities, send your application letter and resume via Apply Now Button, deadline for submitting applications is 30th April 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please indicate the position you are applying for as the subject of your email.

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