Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Field Officer at ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross

Purpose

• The Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Field Officer implements Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) activities as defined in collaboration with the Team Leader at local and national level.
• S/he provides direct support to people affected by armed conflict and/or other situations of violence and/or trains, supervises others to do so. He/she will support planning, implementation and monitoring all MHPSS activities.

Accountabilities & Functional responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and follows up on MHPSS activities aligned with the ICRC MHPSS guidelines and framework.
• Trains and supervises NRCS staff/volunteers and other organizations/partners/teams as per the program’s strategy and Plan of Action.
• Organizes referrals of beneficiaries and performs case follow-up, when needed.
• Complying with ICRC standards, sets up culturally and context-appropriate monitoring and evaluation tools and ensures monitoring and regular data collection.
• Develops and maintains contacts with NRCS, health authorities, technical teams from other organizations, etc. as necessary.
• Creates and maintains direct links with MHPSS programs beneficiaries.
• Maintains regular communication with the Mental Health & psychological team and/or MHPSS Team Leader, providing information and programs updates.
• Collaborates effectively with other ICRC departments (Protection. EcoSec, health etc..) to ensure cross cutting, integrated and multidisciplinary approach.
• Identify key community actors and/or health staff who will benefit from mental health awareness, sensitisation and /or basic psychological and psychosocial support trainings, with the support of the MHPSS delegate.
• Ensure regular links with key actors and health facilities are maintained to ensure beneficiary identification and referral pathways are relevant and functional.
• Participate constructively in weekly supervision with the MHPSS TL and in peer supervision to foster an atmosphere of mutual support and learning within the ICRC MHPSS team.
• Provide and/or facilitate supportive and constructive coaching and supervision to NRCS and community psychosocial support volunteers to aid in their skills development

Desired profile and skills

• University Degree in Psychology, Clinical Psychology is preferable or Licensed Psychiatric Nurse
• 2 to 5 years of overall professional experience with minimum 2 years’ experience in MHPSS programs.
• Experience in conducting training and supervision.
• Red Cross/Red Crescent experience is an asset.
• Clinical, psychosocial, and community-based experience.
• Confirmed computer user (Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Fluent spoken and written English. Knowledge of local languages (Hausa).
• Practicing Licence
• Humanitarian experience is an asset.

Our values:

• At the ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion.

• We seek candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. 

Relationships:

• Internally, interacts with ICRC staff related to the specific programme (Health team, Protection team, Physical Rehabilitation team, etc.).
• Externally, interacts with governmental authorities at various levels, local Red Cross/Crescent branches, institutional authorities, other local partners, specific population groups, suppliers, etc.