Psychosocial Support Counsellor (PSS) at Royal Heritage Health Foundation (RHHF) – Zamfara State

Royal Heritage Health Foundation (RHHF) is recruiting a Psychosocial Support Counsellor (PSS) in Zamfara State to provide psychosocial assistance to survivors of gender-based violence and other vulnerable people.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and group counselling to survivors of gender-based violence, including adolescent girls, child survivors and people with disabilities.
• Facilitate focus-group discussions, other participatory psychosocial activities, life-skills education and community awareness programmes.
• Support case workers with routine GBV case follow-up, checking the wellbeing of survivors, women and adolescent girls.
• Use established referral pathways to connect survivors with appropriate service providers and humanitarian organisations.
• Document counselling-centre activities, prepare monthly and quarterly work plans, submit weekly and monthly reports, and attend review meetings.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences or a related field.
• At least two years of hands-on programme development and implementation experience with CBOs, national NGOs or international NGOs.
• The candidate must be a female indigene of Zamfara State and must speak Hausa or a relevant local community language.
• Strong listening, communication, cultural-sensitivity, teamwork and resilience, with flexibility under pressure.
• Commitment to RHHF’s values and good computer skills using Word, Excel and the internet.

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration and benefits, a supportive and diverse workplace, professional development and opportunities for meaningful community work.