Consultancy for Mental Health First Aid Model

SCOPE OF WORK

CONSULTANCY FOR MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID MODEL

Overview

The International Center (formerly known as Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation -VVAF) is an US based non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. IC-VVAF established a representative office in Hanoi in 1994, and has been active in humanitarian assistance programs and development assistance continuously since that time. IC-VVAF has also addressed the consequences of war through advocacy and service programs in Vietnam for the last three decades. As a cofounder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, IC-VVAF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.  Since then, IC-VVAF focuses on disability support, mine action, and mental health programs.

The Moving Without Limits Project

Under the financial support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID), IC is implementing the Disability Support Project named “Moving without Limits” in the three provinces of Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam and Binh Dinh from July 2015 until September 2022. This project aims to improve the accessibility of the people with mobility impairments in Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam, and Binh Dinh to quality and affordable assistive devices.

Three specific objectives of the project include:

• Improved availability of quality assistive technologies/ devices (AT/AD) for people with mobility impairments in Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam and Binh Dinh provinces;
• Improved capacity related to AT/AD for the health sector workforce at national and sub-national levels; and
• Improved advocacy for policies/regulations and information sharing related to AT/AD.

Context of Assignment

One of the main target beneficiaries of the project is children with mobility impairments in which majority is children with cerebral palsy (CP) whose life remarkably depends on the caregivers. Their quality of life is much influenced by physical and mental health of the caregivers, and by the ways the caregivers treat their children in daily life. IC is seeking for the consultancy services to collaborate with our service providers in mental health first aid model as a part of the respite care model to improve health and well- being of the caregiver’s in which the caregiver’s burden of care is shared, their capacity in managing child/ behavior is strengthened with consultation from health workers and a social support network is created.

1.    DUTY STATION

• Duty Station:            Hanoi and Binh Dinh
• Duration of Assignment:    October 2022 – Febuary 2023

2.    SCOPE OF WORK

The consultant(s) would be expected to carry out the following activities

• Conducting basic counseling training and on job coaching for service providers who work directly with children with CP and their caregivers.
• Providing mental health first aid to client in need 

3.    SUPERVISION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

The consultant will work under the direct supervision and evaluation of the Project Officer and Project Managers with support from other technical staff.

4.    SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Post Graduate Degree in social science, social work, public health or relevant areas.
• At least 5 years of experience in providing counselling services
• Experience in working with children with disabilities, their caregivers, and respite care model is an asset

Language requirements:

• Excellent Vietnamese writing skills
• Fluent in English

Competencies:

• Teamwork, professionalism, flexibility and an understanding of working with people with disabilities, and with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Having a vision, dedication and ability to learn, high sense of responsibility.
• Understanding the health care system.

7.       APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Individual/ group of individuals interested in this job are invited to submit your technical proposal and CVs, including references, either by email (to [email protected]) or by post (to The International Center, R.103-203, B3 Building, Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam). Please state “Application for Consultancy …………………..”  in the subject line or on the envelope. The short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Deadline for submission: by 17th October 2022.

For further information, please contact:

Ms. Hua Thi Thu Len – Receptionist
Tel: (84-24) 3733 9444, ext: 9
Email: [email protected]