Job Openings at Heartland Alliance International

Job Type: Part Time

Position Summary

• This position provides specialized services to staff and participants of the HAl-Nigeria Program.
• The employee in this position will provide consultation and counseling for individuals and group as needed.
• S/he will make referral for further therapy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides consultation on a twice weekly basis to ensure in depth problem solving and quality assurance of overall clinical care.
• Provides consultation on a weekly basis regarding individual and group psychotherapy programming, as needed, as determined by the program model
• Reports to supervisor and program manager on consultations and training's
• Coordinates and collaborates with staff on potential participants to be referred to therapy
• Participates in participant reviews as per Quality improvement Plan
• Participates in advocacy, crisis intervention, counseling and problem solving in a varety of areas for program participants
• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship within the professional standards and confidentiality laws . Develops, implements, and follows-up with participant treatment plans to ensure that realistic goals are being set and accomplished
• Maintains documentation of individual and group therapy participants
• Maintains the volume of work designated by program standards and utilizes mental health theory and concepts in clinical practice
• Participates in program meetings and presents at clinical case reviews
• Adheres to professional standards as outlined by governmental bodies
• Provides periodic evaluative reviews and(or in-house and external staff training to ensure that staff understand and continue to adhere to such standards
• Initiates requests for assistance or guidance from Supervisor to address new issues or complex concepts affecting adherence to professional standards.

Minimum Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:

• Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology or equivalent Clinical Degree and four to five years of clinical practice experience in either a hospital, community mental health setting, private practice, or educational setting, providing group and/or individual therapy. Supervisory experience preferred.
• PhD in Psychology will be an added advantage

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: Licensed Clinical Psychologist preferred.

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Job Summary

• The Research and Communications Specialist will work closely With the Strategic Information and Knowledge Management (SKM) unit and the HAl technical team.
• S/he will support and manage the implementation of operational research studies as well as the creation of external - facing technical communication materials to capture best practices and lessons learned from HAl Nigeria HIV and AIDS prevention, care, and treatment program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Liaise with participants and in-country staff to document program models, success stories, and lessons learned to share with internal and external audiences
• Assist with the creation of any and all forms, templates and other documents related to operational research projects
• In partnership with the SKM unit, ensure adherence to any research data collection protocols that fall outside of normal project monitoring activities. As needed, train, monitor, and audit staff on research protocols for data collection and data quality
• Assist with the creation and piloting of any quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments, prepare written reports with feedback and analysis on the piloting and fielding of instruments, and manage translation if needed
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data collected as part of program monitoring and/or stand-alone research projects
• Oversee human subjects approval applications for all research and ensure that studies adhere to lRB requirements, including staff training requirements
• Prepare research reports, abstracts, and presentations based on evidence collected through HAl projects
• With guidance from the Global Senior Communication Program Officer, use qualitative and quantitative program data to draft content for website, newsletters, print publications, social media channels, original content and other outlets that help HAl engage with relevant communities and supporters.
• Coordinates with HQ to adapt HAl’s communication strategy and supports its implementation within the Nigeria program across all projects.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters Degree preferred in Social Sciences or related field
• Two years' international experience in humanitarian relief, development and/or human rights work.
• Experience must include: Lead or primary writer on qualitative and quantitative data analysis. including policy papers, research projects