Consultant international en Santé Mentale et Soutien Psychosocial (SMSP/MHPSS)

The consultant will conduct assessment and mapping of existing MHPSS services, develop and improve community psychosocial interventions, strengthen capacities of government, humanitarian and community actors, support interagency coordination on MHPSS and Child Protection, develop monitoring and quality assurance tools, and enhance integration of MHPSS in child protection programs in Chad.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessment and mapping of existing MHPSS services.
• Develop and improve community psychosocial interventions.
• Strengthen capacities of government, humanitarian and community actors.
• Support interagency coordination on MHPSS and Child Protection.
• Develop monitoring, supervision and quality assurance tools.
• Improve integration approaches of MHPSS in child protection programs.
• Strengthen data collection and management of MHPSS within the Child Protection subgroup.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Psychology, Mental Health, Public Health, Social Work, Psychiatry, Social Sciences or related field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in MHPSS programs in humanitarian or emergency contexts.
• Demonstrated experience with displaced, refugee or conflict-affected populations.
• Significant experience in capacity building and development of technical tools.
• Experience collaborating with United Nations agencies and international NGOs.
• Fluency in French is mandatory.
• Good knowledge of English is desirable.
• Arabic or local languages are an asset.
• Knowledge of IASC standards and MHPSS guidelines.
• Familiarity with minimum child protection standards.
• Experience in humanitarian program management.
• Experience in interagency coordination.
• Training and coaching techniques.
• Monitoring, evaluation and data collection skills.
• Experience in the Lake Chad basin or Sudan/Chad region is desirable.
• Experience with UNICEF or other UN agencies is desirable.
• Experience in the Humanitarian-Development Nexus is desirable.

Skills

• MHPSS Program Support
• Humanitarian Programme Management
• Capacity Building
• Technical Tools Development
• Inter-agency Coordination
• Training and coaching techniques
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Data Collection
• IASC standards knowledge
• MHPSS guidelines knowledge
• Child Protection Standards
• Assessment and Mapping
• Community psychosocial interventions
• Integration of MHPSS in child protection
• UN Agency Collaboration
• Collaboration with NGOs

Languages

French, English, Arabic