MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR

Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-profit, non-political and non religious humanitarian NGO. PUI started humanitarian intervention in Ukraine in February 2015. The mission's objectives are to improve or restore equitable access to primary health care for the local and displaced population affected by the military conflict and to improve their living conditions by covering their fundamental needs.

GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
The Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Coordinator is responsible for the development and implementation of the mission's operational MHPSS strategy as well as for the quality of current and future MHPSS programmes throughout the design, implementation monitoring and evaluation phases. S/he builds the capacity of the mission’s MHPSS department and provides technical support to the project teams and in particular to the MHPSS Project Managers in a functional relationship. S/he represents PUI to the authorities, humanitarian actors and donors for the MHPSS sector.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Context analysis / Strategy / Development: S/he participates in the development of the operational strategy in MHPSS and contributes to the design of new relevant MHPSS interventions on the mission based on the identified MHPSS needs in the country, and in line with PUI MHPSS intervention framework. In coordination with the MHPSS team, s/he monitors MHPSS activities in the country and analyses their strengths and weaknesses. ? 
• Programmes quality: S/he provides technical support in his/her field of expertise to the programme teams, in particular to the MHPSS Programme Managers, and ensures the quality and effectiveness of the mission's MHPSS programmes. ? 
• Representation / Coordination: S/he ensures PUI's external representation for the MHPSS sector to partners, donors, national authorities and local actors. S/he represents PUI in relevant Clusters (Health, Protection) or MHPSS sector coordination group meetings. S/he contributes to the good information sharing within the MHPSS sector.
• Human Resources / Training: S/he provides technical support to the project teams and in particular to the MHPSS teams. S/he provides support to the project managers for the recruitment of technical staff in MHPSS. Working alongside the Head of Mission (HoM) and/or the Deputy HoM for Programs and the HQ MHPSS Advisor, s/he identifies key strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and gaps within MHPSS department. S/he supervises the content of MHPSS training and the quality of MHPSS activities (including clinical supervisions) on the basis of identified needs. 
• Logistics and Administration: S/he ensures the teams under his/her responsibility follow logistic and administrative procedures and keeps the logistic and administrative departments informed of any relevant developments. 
• Security: S/he contributes to the compliance with security rules on the mission and share all information related to security to his/her line manager and/or to the mission's security manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required knowledge and skills:

TRAINING:
Required:

• Clinical Psychologist 
• With at least 3 years of experience implementing MHPSS programs

Desirable:

• Project management 
• Knowledge of WHO’s MHPSS interventions programs (including mhGAP, PM+ etc)
• Trained in psychological intervention such as Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:
Required:

• Humanitarian: previous experience with NGO 
• International: previous working experience abroad 
• Technical: management of MHPSS related projects, and at minimum 2 years of clinical practice in mental health or psychosocial care

Desirable:

• Clinical experience with migrants/displaced people, victims of conflicts, survivors of S/GBV and survivors of torture 
• Experience in working in consortium 
• Experience in negotiating with local authorities, partners and staff

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Required:

• Good written communication skills 
• Knowledge of program management

Desirable:

• Knowledge of procedures of institutional donors BHA, ECHO, UN agencies, etc.

LANGUAGES:
Required:

• Ukranian
• English

Desirable:

• French

SOFTWARE:
Required:

• Pack Office

Required Personal Characteristics (fitting into the team, suitability for the job and assignment):

• Ability to work on own initiative / self-motivated, ability to make suggestions and take responsibility in a proactive approach 
• Flexible and adaptable to the needs of the team and organization 
• Strong commitment to humanitarian principles 
• Resilience to stress 
• Diplomacy and open-mindedness 
• Good analytical skills 
• Good organization skills with an ability to manage priorities and a varied workload 
• Ability to guarantee effective and timely outputs 
• Problem solving and leadership skills - proactive approach to making suggestions and identifying solutions 
• Ability to work and behave in a professional and experienced way 
• Proven management ability and inter-personal skills – team player 
• Capacity to delegate and to supervise the work of a multidisciplinary team  
• Strong commitment to support and develop the capacity of the teams through mentoring and second-layer leadership 
• Professional attitude and the ability to build successful working relationships with contacts outside of the projects 
• Ability to provide/structure instructions clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
• A high sense of discretion and integrity when dealing with sensitive protection information 
• Ability to integrate into the local environment, taking account of its political, economic and historical characteristics

CONDITIONS:
Location: Dnipro

Working days: Monday to Friday

• Interested candidates please submit your resume in English.
• The test for this position will also be in English. 
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. PUI reserves the right to close the vacancy prior last day of application submission.

PUI is an equal-opportunity employer that prioritizes staff safety and security. We are committed to diversity and inclusion within our workforce and encourage qualified female and male candidates of all backgrounds, including candidates with disabilities to apply for the position.