Overview

Provide cultural mediation and interpretation support to facilitate communication between service providers and migrants, and assist in the implementation of community engagement and awareness-raising activities.

Tasks Summary

• Provide cultural mediation and interpretation support.
• Provide verbal interpretation support to IPAS staff.
• Assist through interpretation during the collection of routine information and data and case identification and referrals.
• Support beneficiaries in contacting service providers.
• Support the identification of vulnerabilities and refer them to the Senior Case Management Associate.
• Support IOM partners in the implementation of community engagement and awareness-raising activities.
• Conduct outreach activities to inform beneficiaries about available MHPSS services.
• Provide interpretation assistance to mental health professionals.
• Prepare routine documentation and submit basic reports.

Experience Requirements

• High school diploma with five years of relevant experience; or, Bachelor’s degree with at least 3 years of relevant professional experience.
• Completion of trainings in cultural mediation for mental health settings, and competence in the MHPSS specialized vocabulary would be an asset.
• Experience in cultural mediation in the framework of migrants’ assistance.
• Previous experience with international organizations, NGOs, EU Agencies and/or Irish law enforcements or Government’s Departments would be an asset.

Qualification Requirements

• High school diploma
• Bachelor’s degree in Communication, Social Sciences, International relations or related fields from an accredited academic institution.

Other Details

Languages Required: • Fluency in English is required (oral and written). • Fluency or mother tongue in Pashto/Urdu is required

Languages Preferred:

Contract Duration: 1 year with possibility of extension

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