Junior Advisor for the Regional Project Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in the Middle East - MHPSS

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Junior Advisor for the Regional Project Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in the Middle East

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Job Profile

1. Required qualifications, competences and experience

Qualifications:

• University degree in Psychology

Professional experience:

• At least 3 years of professional experience in the field of Humanitarian Aid or Development Cooperation
• Practical work experience in the field of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support

Other requirements:

• Proven skills in systematizing, summarizing and structuring information in English are a must
• Proven gender-sensitivity
• Fluent in English and Arabic
• High degree of perspective-taking competence
• Experience with online learning
• Good communication skills
• High tolerance for frustration
• Ability to work in a multicultural team in a largely remote work-setting

1. Tasks

Support the development of an online certificate that compiles knowledge acquired by the regional MHPSS project on the integration of MHPSS in development cooperation programming by acting as a subject matter expert based on the below:

• Develop scripts for 7 e-learning modules (modules are ca. 1 hour long, scripts would be around 60 pages per module) on MHPSS for professionals in different sectors of humanitarian aid and development cooperation on the basis of the knowledge products developed by the regional project MHPSS and the knowledge gained by its team members throughout the project’s duration. The modules will focus on:

• What is MHPSS? What is trauma? How does it affect our work?  (2 modules) 
• What are principles of MHPSS-informed work? (2 modules)  
• How to set up projects in an MHPSS-informed way? (3 modules) 

• How to integrate MHPSS into other sectors
• Setting up low-level MHPSS-activities as a non-MHPSS-expert: Guidance for non-specialists  
• Getting MHPSS-expertise on board: what to look out for
• Staff care 
• How to conduct M&E in an MHPSS-informed way

• Cooperate with team members of the regional project MHPSS in editing and finetuning the online course contents
• Cooperate closely with the American University of Beirut (Department of Psychology and Department AUB Online) on the development of the online course on the basis of the scripts. AUB Online provides instructional designers who are responsible for transforming the contents into e-learning format. The technical oversight for the course lies with the Department of Psychology.

Support administration

• • Follow-up of invoices and travel claims
  • Support in preparation of terms of reference, tender documents and coordination with administrative units
  • Archive all documents in the document management system (DMS) of GIZ

Support knowledge management

• • Develop factsheets, recommendation papers, information campaigns, website texts, presentations, etc.
  • Assist with the translation to and from Arabic, as required and/or ensure that the quality of translated documents is at a very high standard
  • Support the graphic design of products (studies, fact sheets etc.)

Support piloting of MHPSS approaches with partners

• • Support in developing MHPSS interventions together with partners and consultants for specific groups of beneficiaries, such as migrant workers, survivors of GBV, persons with suicidal ideations etc.
  • Monitor the project implementation via meetings, field visits, review of reports, and support in quality assurance
  • Support in documentation of the lessons learned of the project implementation and development of ideas for the adjustment and replication of the intervention

Support GIZ’s work on MHPSS in GBV prevention and response

• • Prepare and accompany an assessment to identify localities of implementation
  • Support in setting up the steering committee with all governmental partners involved
  • Identifying international consultancies providing GBV prevention trainings, preparing and accompanying the tender
  • Support in the identification of needs assessments of future partners and the development of implementation roadmaps
  • Support in organizational assessments of civil-society partners and primary health care centers, to identify capacity development needs
  • Support in the development of an action plan to improve the supervision for psychologists in internship and supporting its implementation
  • Support in identifying suitable international researchers to accompany the implementation
  • Provide other forms of support upon demand

Support the dissemination of knowledge

• Support the organisation and logistics of exchange formats such as workshops, conferences, seminars, etc. and provide technical input to partners and stakeholders
• Develop ideas for the dissemination of lessons learned and knowledge on the local, regional and international level
• Support follow-up on the use of products developed by the project via online platforms as well as interviews, questionnaires and surveys

Support networking

• Participate in round tables / task force / stakeholder meetings and other networking events, document discussions and share key discussion points with the team

PR, external communications, monitoring evaluation and learning

• • Document project results and highlights
  • Collect and store data needed for results-based monitoring and evaluation
  • Review partners’ products with regards to compliance with GIZ rules and regulations
  • Support GIZ PR responsible in the development of communications and PR products

Project Description: The Regional Project “MHPSS in the Middle East” operates in Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, and Jordan in support of the professional and methodological knowledge of actors working in mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS). It enables the application of context-, trauma- and gender-sensitive approaches for psychosocially distressed people in the Middle East through piloting of MHPSS approaches, impact assessments, organization of technical exchange formats, and advisory on MHPSS integration in different sectors of development cooperation. Moreover, Lebanon-specific, GIZ aims to enhance the MHPSS support for survivors of gender-based violence and the strengthening of MHPSS-informed prevention approaches.

1. Parameters of the position:

• Junior advisor, part-time position (70-80%)
• contract start: 01.08.2024
• contract end: 31.10.2025
• Part time option is also possible

1. Submission of application:

Tasks To be completed:

Candidate must complete the required tasks by following the below: 

1. You are requested to write an essay of 500- 600 words long on " What is staff care and why is it important for people working in development cooperation in fragile contexts?  
 Please reply to this question on the basis of the “REST Introductory Guide” and the “Recommendation Paper on developing a staff care concept as a feminist NGO”.  

Please submit your CV, Cover Letter and essay as pdf document via EASYHR.