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DIPLOMA
- Master Level Degree or equivalent in Psychology with relevant trainings for clinical practice, specialization in clinical psychology, counselling, psychotherapy, psychopathology or related subject
- Valid and up-to-date licence to practice
- A clinical training component with a set number of supervised clinical hours completed (to be documented in the CV). The training should include face-to-face clinical patient care (individual and group sessions) with appropriate supervision and developing key psychotherapeutic skills/ techniques.
EXPERIENCE
- Two years’ relevant professional experience after Master Level Degree, working with adults including behavioural techniques or counselling
- Recent clinical experience (at least six months within the last 24 months)
- Experience working with vulnerable populations in an intercultural context
AVAILABILITY
- 6 months
LANGUAGE
- English proficiency (B1 level)
- Knowledge of literary Arabic or French is a plus
SKILLS
- Commitment to MSF’s work and values
- Willingness to work in all kinds of contexts worldwide, including unstable areas
- Flexible and able to manage stress
- Ability and experience in training others, coaching and supervision
MSF is urgently recruiting Mental Health Program Managers, particularly for medical projects deployed in response to the ongoing Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. IMPORTANT: The duration of assignments in this context is less than 6 months—typically around 3 months. Please indicate a mission duration of 6 months on the application form, even if you are interested in deploying to the DRC for Ebola response projects.
Your role as Mental Health Activity Manager will be to organize and coordinate Mental Health and Psychological Support activities within the project, using strategies and tools adapted to the local context and culture. You will be responsible for the service itself, the implementation/consolidation of activities, provision of trainings, and the technical supervision of the mental health team, among others. This role is typically embedded in projects serving the most vulnerable populations, whether in the context of natural disasters, conflict, migration, or disease outbreaks.
Activities :
- Coordinate and ensure that mental health activities with patients are performed with regular follow-ups, and ensure that the mental health team remains calm and neutral during sessions regardless of personal feelings/beliefs, and that the interpreters are trained in terminology and appropriate behaviour during sessions
- In collaboration with other medical team members, the patients and the people from the community, identify the mental health support needs with the aim of a co-definition and co-creation of the Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) activities. Define, plan, organize the MHPSS strategy, and related budget
- Map and update the details of existing mental health services, including other NGOs, local NGOs, community groups and government health services, and maintain good and regular communication and collaboration with other components of the project
- Identify possible advocacy issues and inform the Medical Coordinator and Project Coordinator before taking any action
- Ensure, in collaboration with the medical department, the integration of MHPSS activities in other areas/services, such us the Sexual and Reproductive Health, Paediatrics, Malnutrition and Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases, among others
- Ensure that psychiatric patients coming to MSF facilities receive proper treatment, including psychotropic medication and psychosocial support either within an MSF programme or via an alternative resource
- Ensure the implementation of all MSF standard mental health protocols and procedures
- Manage, train and supervise the mental health team through activities such as recruitment, defining job descriptions, capacity-building, briefing/debriefing and evaluation of staff.
