Mental Health Activity Manager at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Main Purpose

• The staff health counsellor provides psychosocial, mental health support to international mobile and locally recruited Somali staff.  You receive technical support and clinical supervisor from the Staff Health Unit Amsterdam

Accountabilities: 

• Provision of psychosocial and mental health support for national staff both in groups and individually
• Identification and assessment of stress-related issues and mental health (exposures to traumatic events, vicarious trauma, burnouts, compassionate fatigue, and personal factors), improving staff coping mechanisms
• Referral/ case manage clients in need of psychiatric support
• Organisation of psycho-education and self-help group session for the national staff
• Liaise and build local professional network of mental health professional
• Management of clear boundaries between individual support and operations
• Design psycho-education material for all Somalia Mission staff members
• Data monitoring and reporting
• Keep strict confidentiality

Context-Specific Accountabilities

• Support MSF and Ministry of Health (MoH) contracted staff in coping with stress and dealing with vicarious trauma through individual and group sessions.
• Provision of psychosocial and mental health support for national staff both in groups and individually.
• Identify and assess individual and team stressors.
• Referral/ case manage clients in need of psychiatric support
• Organization of psycho-education and self-help group session for the locally recruited staff (LRS) and international mobile staff (IMS) in Kenya and Somalia
• Coaching and support local staff health counsellors (when applicable)
• Liaise and build local professional network of mental health professional
• Management of clear boundaries between individual support and operations
• Design psycho-education material for national staff
• Data monitoring and reporting on a monthly basis with defined format agreed with the medical coordinator
• Keep strict confidentiality of staff and organization.
• Doing briefing and debriefing before and after project visits into Somalia
• Development of terms of references for field visits; organization of own trips in consultation with project PMRs
• Advise to the management on improvements required for promotion of better mental health for all staff
• Reports after each project/field visit to Somalia- report of the visit with findings and recommendations.
• When required serve as a member incident management team of the coordination. Provide support during a crisis. carry out an assessment, and diagnostic tests, give individual, family, and group psychotherapy
• Promote healthy behaviours and prevention of diseases among staff through sharing of information.
• Provide training and information to staff on psychological well-being and stress management.
• Support projects in the management of poor performance among project staff.
• May support the project team during conflict resolution

Requirements:
Education:

• ​Licenced Clinical Psychologist
• Desirable : Masters Psychology, clinical social work

Experience:  

• Essential 2 years experience minimum as a clinical psychologist; experience in staff health management in MSF
• Desirable previous experience with MSF or other NGOs in developing countries
• Clinical experience in a health setting, cognitive behavioral treatment experience, and previous staff health counseling experience. Experience supporting people exposed to vicarious trauma.
• Language: Essential: proficient in English and Somali languages. Any local dialect of Somali language is desirable
• Knowledge: Desirable computer literacy (word, excel and Internet); Proven ability to manage organizational boundaries, organizational psychology background

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation L3
• Teamwork and Cooperation L3
• Behavioural Flexibility L3
• Commitment to MSF Principles L2
• Stress Management L3

If you meet the above requirements, please email your CV and motivation letter as a single file on 31st July 2023 under the subject “MENTAL HEALTH ACTIVITY MANAGER”