Job Vacancy @ Handicap International /Humanity & Inclusion – MHPSS Specialist

Handicap International/Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization, which intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, it acts and speaks out to meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. More info: www.hi.org

HI is committed to an employment policy in favour of persons with disabilities.

JOB CONTEXT:

HI has been working closely with the Government of Sierra Leone, international and national partners in the country since 1996, supporting vulnerable groups and people with disability. Program sectors include capacity building in rehabilitation; advocacy and rights, mother and child health, economic empowerment, mental health, protection and inclusive education. HI is currently implementing 5 projects for the promotion of inclusive education, emergency response, mental health and protection.

The Touching Minds, Raising Dignity Project is in its second phase of implementation, which runs from 2022 to 2025. Activities of the project is been implemented in two communities, in the Western Area District of Sierra Leone.




The project works with three implementing partners, Community Association for Psychosocial Services (CAPS), Service User’s and Family Members Association (SUFMA) and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS). Each of the partners takes the lead in the implementation of activities under one of the three results of the project:

RI: National mental health strategies (national policy, national program, strategic action plan) of the countries are strengthened/developed by continuous support in a participatory and inclusive manner in accordance with the law and international convention, CASP takes the lead in the implementation of activities under

R2: Prevention and mental health care, multidisciplinary and community-based services are consolidated and operational through the strengthening of technical, organizational, and operational support for the various stakeholders.

R3: The mental health promotion actions defined in the previous phase are developed and strengthened in partnership with users in order to reduce the stigmatization to which they are subject in their communities.

YOUR MISSION:

Under the management of the Operation Manager you will be responsible to build the technical capacity of the HI staff, partner organization, and staff (mental health nurses and Community Health Officers) of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) and ensure that project activities are implemented following quality standards.

Expertise

• Contributes to the regional strategies in line with the global strategies ;
• Ensures technical support to projects in line with the global technical frameworks and standards in his/her sectorial scope ;
• Ensures technical learning from projects ;
• Ensures the control & monitoring of the technical quality and the relevance of HI’s activities in the Programmes under his/her scope ;
• Ensures compliance of the technical proposition with nexus stakes Contributes to the development of research and innovation projects in the region when relevant, in his/her sectorial scope ;
• Contributes to the Technical Divisions professional channel animation.

Influence

• Contribute to the local external prestige and influence of HI’s expertise in his sectorial scope.

Business development

• Ensure the development of major opportunities or new projects in the region under his sectorial scope.

YOUR PROFILE:

• You have a master’s level or equivalent in mental health, psychology or related fields from a recognized, community mental health and/or psychosocial support university or academic institute
• You have at least 3 years of experience in providing MHPSS technical support to programs;
• You are experienced providing MHPSS services and training in INGO and having worked in a post-crisis or development context
• You have experiences in supervising, mentoring and coaching
• You have excellent organizational, interpersonal and intercultural skills
• You are good team member
• You are comfortable in producing written and oral institutional communication in English

CONDITIONS:

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

• 2 years and 3 months International contract starting from 1st December 2022
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
  • Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
  • Pension scheme adapted to the situation of our employees: If you already have a personal pension scheme HI will contribute at the same level of your personal monthly contribution with a maximum of 272.53€/month ; If you do not have a personal pension scheme, we will open a private pension account with your contribution of 272.53€/month and a contribution of HI of the same amount
  • Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution
  • Repatriation insurance paid by HI
• Salary from 2757 € gross/month upon experience
• Perdiem: 583,30 € net/month - paid in the field
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
• R&R: according to the level of the mission Level 1: 1 day per month
• Position:
  • Unaccompanied
  • open to couples:
• • Support travel costs (air ticket & visa) for accompanying dependent and health/ repatriation insurance if the dependent has no income/ - Mission of more than 18 months: payment of one yearly additional return flight
• • open to families:
• a child allowance of 100€ per month, per child (from the second child) paid in the field
• Contribution to school registration fees for children over 3 years
• Family-wide health coverage
• Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects
• Housing: individual taken in charge by HI

If you are resident in the country: local package