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 with 6 years of relevant professional experience.

Experience and Skills

• Experience in providing mental health and psychosocial interventions 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 servic
• Experience in working in an international environment and in liaising with a variety of partners at all levels of the
• Excellent communication and negotiation Ability to present clear and concise information.
• Experience in communicating and working with a wide range of people including people of culturally diverse backgroun
• Proficiency in Office applications, including Word, Excel, Power
• 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.

Languages:

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

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

https://vacancies.my-soc.org/apply/20260811113313/VACANCY-6A7B0879C3B31