As a member of the HQ TU MHPSS Team, provide technical quality oversight and programmatic guidance and support to global and country-level MHPSS activities and programming.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Program support: Support country teams and provide guidance and oversight in the development and running of culturally appropriate mental health and psychosocial activities, including MH PHC integration, MHPSS case management, Early Childhood Development, Psychological First Aid, designing holistic recreational, vocational and social activities for children and youth targeting refugees and vulnerable populations, peer support programs for people with chronic or severe mental illness, mental health advocacy, and other programs in line with global guidelines and IMC’s approach.
- Proposal Development: Assist country teams in developing further MHPSS programming as appropriate and in the development of project proposals.
- Standards and principles: Ensure that all MHPSS work aligns with IASC guidelines on MHPSS support in emergencies and promotes global guidelines such as IASC MHPSS guidelines.
- Crosscutting integration: Provide support to ensure IMC holistic and crosscutting approaches across MHPSS, Nutrition, Health, Child Protection, and GBV program areas.
- Coordination: Support country-level coordination efforts, promoting IMC’s active participation and/or leadership, and contribution to advocacy, coordination, and mapping activities.
- M&E: Develop and employ consistent, standardized tools for monitoring and evaluating processes and outcomes of IMC MHPSS programs, with a focus on evidence-based practice.
- Representation and visibility: Represent IMC and its MHPSS programs in relevant national and international conferences and meetings.
- Travel: Support teams remotely and in person through frequent field visits.
Skills & Qualifications
- Mental health professional (psychologist, clinical social worker, psychiatrist, or psychiatric nurse) with professional practice experience in clinical mental health.
- At least 5+ years’ experience in setting up, establishing, and running MHPSS programs in humanitarian and low-resource settings.
- In-depth knowledge of global guidelines (e.g., IASC Guidelines on MHPSS In Emergency Settings).
- Training and capacity building experience.
- Strong organizational, supervisory, and reporting skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills to work within different cultural environments.
- Fluency in English and French.
- Ability to travel often and on short notice to project sites.
