MHPSS Technical Advisor_Ukraine

Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) is currently looking for a MHPSS Technical Advisor to develop further its MHPSS programming.

General information:

· Organization: Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH), Warsaw based international non-governmental organization with representation office in Ukraine

· Position: MHPSS Technical Advisor

· Location: Kyiv, Ukraine (it is also possible to work remotely!)

· Job terms: Full-time

· Type of job: Service Contract

· Duration: 2 months

· Starting date: January 21, 2019

· Period: January 21, 2019 – March 22, 2019

We strongly encourage qualified candidates to apply as soon as it is possible as the applications will be reviewed on the rolling basis!

About PAH:

Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) is an international non-governmental organization which since 1992 has been providing humanitarian and development help worldwide. So far, the interventions have been carried out in 46 different countries. By possessing long-standing expertise in the implementation of projects in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Food Security and Livelihoods, as well as Nutrition and Education, PAH concentrates its global activities on ensuring sustainable and stable development of regions suffering from the consequences of armed conflicts, natural disasters and other humanitarian crises.

PAH has been present in Ukraine since August 2014 delivering humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable of the conflict-affected population. PAH provides assistance to internally displaced people, elderly and single mothers, working in the sectors of MHPSS, Child Protection, WASH, MPCA and Agriculture.

For more information, please refer to www.pah.org.pl

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

· Ensure all MHPSS activities of PAH are in line with international standards and best practices;

· Support a harmonized MHPSS technical response within the program;

· Provide program guidance and technical support to enhance PAH’s approach to the provision of MHPSS for conflict-affected population, specifically to older people, children and youth;

· Provide technical support and relevant inputs in designing MHPSS programs and ensure monitoring frameworks are effective in meeting MHPSS needs of conflict-affected population;

· Strengthen MHPSS case management system;

· Direct guidance and support to develop referral pathways in a more structured manner, establishing an effective referral system;

· Provide close technical support and feedback to PSS Specialist;

· Develop additional tools for subsequent implementation by PAH program team;

· Ensure internal coordination and collaboration of interventions through review meetings and provision of regular updates;

· Assess the MHPSS training needs of the team members and arrange MHPSS refresher trainings;

· Complete other tasks as requested by Head of Programmes.

The successful MHPSS Technical Advisor will be selected based on the qualification requirements described below:

· Master's degree in a relevant field such as mental health, psychology, or social work is a must;

· Demonstrated knowledge of MHPSS principles and practices in low-resource settings;

· Minimum 3 years of professional experience in setting up and implementing high quality MHPSS;

· Strong proven knowledge and proven experience in providing technical support to MHPSS programs in emergency settings;

· Familiarity and proven experience in project design and implementation drawing upon global MHPSS guidelines and a mental health case management approach;

· Experience with capacity building and trainings;

· Excellent English language skills (both writing and speaking);

· Good communication, teamwork and analytical skills;

· Ability to work independently;

· Strong computer literacy;

· Sound understanding of local context and humanitarian & social needs of conflict-affected population in Ukraine.

What PAH offers:

· Work experience with professional and flexible international NGO, one of the largest in the Central-Eastern Europe;

· Work in a dynamic and motivated team;

· Possibility to contribute to the development of PAH Mission programming.

· Competitive salary.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please fill in the online application form.

The resume should be maximum 2 pages long and should include three references (preferebly former supervisors).

Closing date for applications is January 13th, 2019.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted and invited for interviews.