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MHPSS Manager - National Position

Art der Tätigkeit
Nationale Stelle
Kontinent
Europa
Land
Ukraine

Malteser International is the international humanitarian relief agency of the Sovereign Order of Malta. For over 60 years we provide relief and recovery for people during and following conflicts and disasters around the world. Christian values and humanitarian principles form the foundations of our work. In over 30 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East, we support people in need – regardless of their religion, origin or political convictions.

Since the start of the war in eastern Ukraine in 2014, Malteser International has been working with three local partner organizations in the sector of mental health and psycho-social support (MHPSS). As a result of the Russian attack in February 2022, Malteser International has expanded its humanitarian activities in Ukraine with a strong partner focus to include relief distributions in war-affected areas – winterization – a scale-up of Mental Health and Psycho-social support – as well as social support and cohesion.

In support of the current and envisioned program implementation and to reinforce the capacities of our local partners in Ukraine, Malteser International is looking for a national MHPSS Manager.

Under the supervision of the Head of Program, the MHPSS Manager will define, supervise and coordinate MHPSS programs and strategies. You will support and guarantee the quality, the relevance, and the scaling of the MHPSS intervention in close collaboration with the relevant national partners and as per MI, international and national policies and procedures. In this role, you will provide technical support and guidance on mental health and psychosocial support functions during the scaling-up and exploration of new potential partners, conducting field and need assessments, contributing to the development of quality proposals, providing technical support to partner’s quality and timely project implementation as well as supporting reportorial requirements for  MI, clusters, partners and institutional donors.

Your responsibilities:

  • Work closely with Malteser International (MI) Global Technical Advisor on comprehensive and standardized mental health and psychosocial support programming  
  • Support mapping out of existing MHPSS expertise & structures in Ukraine, including private & public health, social welfare and education services to pool, mobilize and coordinate resources.
  • Contribute to the development and conduct of needs and gap assessments on mental health and psychosocial support for new concept notes and proposal, ensuring consideration for humanitarian standards and cross-cutting issues.Collect and analyze internal and external data on the MHPSS context and analyse MHPSS humanitarian situation.
  • Propose intervention strategies based on identified needs and Ensuring a cross-cutting approach to interventions.
  • Support partners’ mental health and psychosocial support project implementation with regards to detailed planning, respect for technical standards and necessary adaptations.
  • Identify training needs and provide trainings of the MHPSS team when required, develop technical skills of the MHPSS partners’ teams in line with the sector's evolution.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by Line Manager.

Your profile:

  • A relevant university degree in social sciences/work; ideally a degree in clinical psychology or allied profession
  • At least 5 years of progressively experience in providing mental health and psychosocial support program and basic counselling  .  Ideally with 3 years of proven experience in similar positions with international NGOs. 
  • With experience of working with partners and by using participatory approach as well as of coordinating responses with a range of actors, including Government authorities, national/ local organizations, NGOs, UN.
  • Knowledge in public mental health, as well as integrated MHPSS interventions models in promotion/prevention and treatments at primary health care level and of guidelines and principles, good practices, of mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings.
  • Ability and proven capacity in planning and monitoring MHPSS programmes in line with the psychological and psychosocial consequences of violence, including gender-based violence.
  • A good team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills 
  • Fluency in both Ukrainian and English Languages (written and spoken).

What we offer:

  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Duty Station: Kyiv/Ukraine with frequent travel to other oblasts 
  • Duration of contract: One year (with possibility to extend)
  • Salary according to qualification and experience, insurance package

Working for Malteser International

Malteser is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all people, regardless of gender, confession or origin.

Malteser International is committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives. Malteser International conducts reference and background checks for all staff (including criminal records check for specific roles). Any candidate offered a job with Malteser International will be expected to sign MI’s Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these document

Whether you work as a specialist on overseas service or in one of our regional offices - we offer you a challenging working environment in an experienced international team. More than 1,000 national and international staff are currently deployed in various crisis and disaster areas around the world as well as in our regional offices in Cologne and New York City. For more information please have a look here.

 

How to apply:

If you are interested in this position, kindly submit your extensive application (CV, letter of motivation, copies of diplomas and three professional references) online at our job portal until  25.11.2024.