Capacity Building Consultant (Psychosocial Risk Management)

The consultant will support the implementation of the UN System Workplace Mental Health and Well-being Strategy by developing and implementing a psychosocial risk management tool across UN system entities. The role involves capacity building, technical leadership, and promoting sustainable psychosocial risk management practices to enhance organizational and staff well-being.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze existing policies (including HR, Health and Safety, and Enterprise Risk Management), employee support services and practices, and synthesize staff survey findings to identify systemic trends and organizational vulnerabilities.
• Design and deliver targeted training modules to strengthen organizational competencies in psychosocial risk management.
• Develop an implementation toolkit, including user manuals, operational guidance, and role-specific protocols for staff, managers, and support personnel.
• Provide expert advisory support to integrate psychosocial risk management into broader well-being strategies and governance frameworks.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (PhD) in Occupational Health Psychology, Occupational Psychology, Organizational Psychology, or Management is required.
• A minimum of 10 years of combined experience in psychosocial risk management, training and capacity building is required.
• Experience of implementing multiagency psychosocial risk management projects with international organizations is required.
• Experience in designing and delivering capacity-building initiatives for multi-agency psychosocial risk management projects with international organizations, including developing training materials and facilitating sessions is required.
• Expertise in evidence-based research and complex data analysis, with the ability to synthesize survey data and produce actionable recommendations, is required.
• Experience in facilitation and presentation with a strong track record of conducting interactive training or workshops for diverse, multicultural audiences, and experience advising senior leadership and contributing to organizational and staff capacity building, are required.
• Prior experience working with the UN system or other international organizations is desirable.
• Experience drafting technical reports, policy briefs, and strategic documents for diverse audiences, including senior leadership, inter-agency stakeholders, and external partners is desirable.
• Active membership in a recognized professional body or relevant licensure/certification in Organizational Psychology, Occupational Psychology, or Management is desirable.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage.

Skills

• Psychosocial Risk Management
• Capacity Building
• Training Design
• Training Facilitation
• Multi-agency Project Implementation
• Evidence-Based Research
• Data Analysis
• Survey Data Synthesis
• Technical Report Preparation
• Policy Brief Writing
• Strategic document writing
• Facilitation Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Organizational Psychology
• Occupational Psychology
• Workplace Mental Health Strategy
• Staff Well-being Promotion

Languages

English, French