Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MNHPSS) Specialist

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Specialist

Duration: 18 months (9 months in Rakhine State and 9 months in Kachin State)

Planned Start date: January 2020

Role Overview:

The mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) specialist will be responsible for technical oversight of comprehensive MHPSS-focused intervention. The intervention is part of United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) Women and Girls First program and aims to increase the capacity of social workers working in local Women and Girls First Centers, government officials, and staff of (inter)national development partners in Rakhine State and Kachin State in compliance with Inter-Agency Standing Committee's (IASC) Guidelines for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings.

Knowledge/qualifications:
* The qualified candidate will have a master's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. clinical or counselling psychology, clinical social work, psychiatry, mental health care etc.).

Experience:
* 3+ years' experience working on MHPSS programs.
* Familiar with IAT-treatment processes/strategies.

Skills/Abilities:
* Training and supervision experience required.
* Strong organizational and supervisory skills.
* Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work within different cultural environments.
* Ability to work in difficult environment under very basic living conditions (refugee camp setting).
* Ability to work within a team structure or in isolation, flexible, and can cope with stressful workloads and working with limited resources.
* Good command of verbal and written Englis