Senior MHPSS Assistant

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, mental health or any other related field from an accredited academic university or institution with 4 years of relevant professional experience or;
• Completed high school diploma degree with 6 years of relevant professional experience.

Experience and Skills:

Essential skills:

• Experience in providing mental health and psychosocial first aid to individuals and groups.
• Experience in working with IDP and returnee populations.
• Experience working in displacement settings.
• Experience in communicating and working with a wide range of people including people of culturally diverse backgrounds.
• Experience in conducting assessments, using screening tools and creating individual care plans for clients seeking mental health services.
• Experience in working in an international environment and in liaising with a variety of partners at all levels of the hierarchy.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills. Ability to present clear and concise information.
• Experience in communicating and working with a wide range of people including people of culturally diverse backgrounds.
• Proficiency in Office applications, including Word, Excel, Power Point

Additional skills:

• Knowledge of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) MHPSS in emergencies guidelines.
• Ability to conduct counselling sessions via interpreters/cultural mediators, whenever necessary.
• Ability to conduct sessions remotely.
• Experience in working with young people (children and adolescents).
• Experience in conducting research across a variety of settings.
• Experience in MHPSS integration into other programming, including climate change, livelihoods, etc

Computer Skills

• Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

Languages:

• Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
• Working Knowledge in any other language is an advantage.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via this link:

https://jobs.my-soc.org/apply/20260205151440/QOzCuPE2NvHo5m31fWskILrRM