MHPSS Specialist – MOZAMBIQUE At Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion

CONTEXT

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

The thirty years’ presence of HI in Mozambique can be divided in 3 key periods:
• From 1986 to 1997: core action of HI on physical rehabilitation
• From 1997 to 2014: core action of HI on demining activities with a range of short/mid-term actions on inclusion & DPOs
• From 2013: progressive shift to VA and Social Protection with still large demining action up to 2015

Humanity and Inclusion Mozambique is on its end implementation of country program Strategy: 2021-2023.
Emergency, and development sectors coexist in Mozambique, creating a diverse, and dynamic working environment, where coordination is operated mainly through working groups and clusters. Consortium and pool funds are frequent. Intense networking is essential for successful fundraising and efficient implementation.
Currently several projects were submitted to donors with focus in Cabo Delgado in consortium with other partners with various components but also focusing on the most vulnerable people in CD from host communities, those internally displaced and returnees and migrants, affected and with distress or with mental health disorders/psychosocial issues and disabilities to regain or to preserve good mental health by accessing quality interventions at community level, primary health care level, and secondary.

DESCRIPTION

Under the responsibility of the Technical Unit Manager and in collaboration with the Operations Manager, Programmer Director and HQ MHPSS Technical Referent, as MHPSS Specialist you will be responsible for:
-supporting the recruitment of a new MHPSS national staff and ensuring transition phase to national position
-providing technical support and regularly following up the MHPSS activities (direct service provision as well as health system strengthening activities)
-overseeing the development and adaptation of technical material, aiming to build the capacity of the PSS workers through face to face or remote trainings and coaching
-supporting the program to develop its strategy within Mozambique, especially regarding the MHPSS and related protection sectors of intervention
Your main responsabilities will be:
1/ Technical Support
2/ Representation and external coordination
3/ Training and management
4/ Support to the program strategy
5/ Reporting
6/ Line /team management

YOUR PROFILE

You hold an advanced university degree (Master’s level or equivalent) in mental health, psychology or related fields from a recognized university or academic institute
• You have at least 3 years of experience in the field of MHPSS
• You have experience of training and technical supervision in the field of MHPSS with INGOs, in protracted crisis as well as in development contexts
• You have experience and/or technical understanding of the protection sector
• You have ideally some experience in public health and health system strengthening
• You have ideally some experience of INGO representation, donor reporting and project development from technical perspective
• You have a comprehensive knowledge of the IASC Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings guidelines and associated products
• You have excellent written and spoken English – Portuguese would be a plus
• Strong capacity building skills
• You have excellent networking capacities for building constructive relationships government bodies and humanitarian actors
• Strong analytical, organizational interpersonal and intercultural skills Capacity to build and promote partnerships across sectors and with government counterparts
• You demonstrate ability to work in a tensed and volatile context with strict security measures

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

• 3 months renewable International contract to be filled asap
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
o Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
o 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
o Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution
o Repatriation insurance paid by HI
• Salary from 2757 € gross/month upon experience
• Perdiem: 492.66 € net/month – paid in the field
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year
• R&R: 1 day per month
• Position: unaccompanied
• Housing: collective taken in charge by HI

If you are resident in the country: local package