Psychologist - North

ABAAD aims at achieving gender equality as an essential condition to sustainable social and economic development in the MENA region. ABAAD has a proven record in working in addressing GBV in development and emergency settings.

ABAAD has a zero-tolerance policy to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct, that enshrines principles of PSEA, always (both during work hours and outside work hours). Familiarization with, and adherence to, the Code of Conduct is an essential requirement of all staff, in addition to related mandatory training. All staff must ensure that they understand and act in accordance with this clause.

JOB TITLE: Psychologist\Psychotherapist

JOB PURPOSE

The psychologist will provide mental health and counselling services for individuals in ABAAD Safe spaces.

REPORTS TO: Mental Health Advisor  

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Work within a multidisciplinary team in the designated safe centers according to  
• Conduct screening and assessment of beneficiaries and develop individualized psychotherapy sessions or/and rehabilitation plans according to their needs;
• Provide psychosocial support to beneficiaries and their families;
• Provide psychological support and counseling services to beneficiaries and their families;
• Provide support to the beneficiary family when needed;
• Facilitate group therapy and support group sessions in coordination with the multidisciplinary team;
• Organize community, rehabilitation and awareness activities for beneficiaries and their families in coordination with the multidisciplinary team;
• Attend and contribute to the case conference and supervision meetings;
• Attend trainings
• Contribute to Abaad research and publications (articles, booklets…) if needed
• Meet and coordinate effectively with the Case Worker and/or any other team member in order to provide the best services through relevant case management
• Ensure the complete and updated filing of beneficiary information, including follow up sessions and referrals.
• Provide support to the team in the implementation of activities under their work plan
• Assist in performing other tasks as requested by line manager
• Guarantee that all relevant forms and formats are updated and that confidential information is secured
• Plan all the daily, weekly and monthly interventions relevant to the ongoing cases and keep clear tracks of the steps followed and the content of the sessions

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and registration in the Order of Psychologists
• A minimum of five years of relevant experience
• Good knowledge of CP and GBV National SOP’s
• Good knowledge of CP and GBV Minimum Standards
• Excellent skills in time management and stress management
• Good organizational and prioritization skills and ability to meet deadlines under pressure;
• Leadership, problem solving, and negotiation skills;
• Strong inter-personal and team working skills including the ability to manage, liaise and communicate with team members;
• Demonstrated capacity to take initiative and pay attention to details;
• Flexible, dynamic, taking initiative;
• Ability to react to emergency situations and troubleshoot crisis situations as needed;
• Ability to plan workloads and demonstrate accountability for outputs;
• Fluent written and spoken Arabic and English are essential- French is a plus;
• Fully comply with ABAAD Code of Conduct and its PSEA Policy