ThaiNGO

Job purpose:

Psychologist 2 implements Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support (MHPSS) activities as defined in collaboration with, and under the supervision of the MHPSS Delegate and Health Project Manager. S-he provides direct support to victims of unrest and other situations of violence. S/he supervises and monitors MHPSS interventions of the MHPSS team. S-he supports the MHPSS Delegate to coordinate the different activities in the field. S/he creates and maintains direct links with the beneficiaries of MHPSS program and relevant stakeholders.

Main responsibilities:

• Implements MHPSS activities directly through individual consultations or group support meetings.
• Organizes referral of beneficiaries and performs case follow-up.
• With his/her supervisor, sets up culturally and context-appropriate monitoring and evaluation tools, ensuring regular data collection.
• Provides clinical supervision of individual cases and group interventions to other psychologists in the team.
• Contributes to the coordination of MHPSS activities and interventions in the field.
• Provides support to adapt and translate relevant documents and clinical methodologies in the programs.
• Shares regular program updates with his/her supervisors.
• Ensures communication with other actors and community leaders regarding MHPSS needs.
• Provides MHPSS training to local institutions or community based organizations with the support of his/her supervisors.
• Participates in MHPSS assessments or studies along the implementation of the program.
• Internally, interacts with ICRC staff related to the specific program (Health team, Protection team, Physical Rehabilitation team, etc.).
• Externally, interacts with Governmental institutions, local Red Cross/Crescent branches, other local partners, specific communities
• Through close monitoring and self-care activities, ensures the level of emotional wellbeing of the MHPSS team, preventing burnout and low quality interventions.

Selection requirements and experience:

• Recognised university degree in Psychology
• Good command of English.
• Knowledge of Bahasa Malayu
• Previous experience delivering both group and individual MHPSS interventions
• Clinical and or psychosocial experience (Supervision and monitoring of clinical of intervention experience)
• Management experience, humanitarian experience an asset.
• Good understanding/knowledge of political, social and cultural environments of the assigned coverage
• Good computer skills (e.g. Word, Excel, Power Point)

Your profile

• Good communication and analytical skills, able to represent the ICRC
• Able to work independently and organize trips across the region, showing initiative for assigned projects and programmes
• Capacity to work under pressure in a potentially dangerous and remote environment
• Strong motivation to humanitarian work with strong sense of accountability towards our beneficiaries
• Showing empathy and demonstrating respect for cultural diversity and vulnerabilities
• Robust team work and partnership skills with capacity to engage collaboration with colleagues of other departments

 We offer:

• Dynamic and challenging work environment in the humanitarian and international environment
• A competitive salary with benefits with initial one-year of employment contract

Qualified applicants are requested to submit their comprehensive CV and letter of motivation in English, as well as salary expectations, by email only to: ban_recruitment_services@icrc.org

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Attn: Human Resources Department Deadline for applications: 31 July 2018