Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being Consultant

The consultant will support the implementation of the UNICEF Egypt MHPSS strategic plan, including the Helping Adolescent Thrive initiative, providing technical support and facilitating coordination across sectors to ensure quality mental health and psychosocial support programmes. The role involves strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and monitoring to advance the MHPSS agenda in Egypt.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the UNICEF Egypt MHPSS strategic plan and Helping Adolescent Thrive initiative.
• Provide technical support on the MHPSS agenda and facilitate coordination with relevant sections and partners.
• Support the evolution and scale-up of HAT methodology including identifying priority mental health issues and providing guidance for implementation.
• Provide technical support for the development, consultation and endorsement of a national multisectoral MHPSS Strategy and Action Plan 2026–2028.
• Provide technical oversight of the implementation of HAT activities ensuring alignment with the agreed Action Plan/strategy.
• Support integrated MHPSS service delivery through primary health care and other sectors.
• Provide technical support for advocacy, outreach and communication activities to strengthen awareness of mental health and psychosocial well-being.
• Participate in monthly coordination meetings and prepare progress reports.
• Support strengthening information systems and facilitate data collection and research to monitor MHPSS actions and HAT.
• Conduct monitoring visits to facilities implementing training packages and MHPSS services and prepare visit reports.
• Document the implementation process and prepare success stories.
• Submit a comprehensive final consultancy report consolidating activities, deliverables, progress, challenges, lessons learned and recommendations.

Requirements

• Medical background is a must.
• Holders of additional postgraduate degree in Mental Health will be favored.
• At least 8 years of considerable experience in working in Mental Health and psychosocial support programming.
• Experience working with primary health care, and mental health promotion and prevention beyond the health sector, and public health.
• Experience working with international organizations or donor supported programs is highly desirable.
• Direct experience working on MHPSS with a UN agency an asset.
• Fluency in both written and spoken Arabic and English is a must.
• Good presentation, communication, and writing skills.
• Excellent command of working with Microsoft applications and other computer programs analytical skills are an asset.
• Experience in mental health, health research health program implementation with focus on primary healthcare, data analysis, and monitoring and evaluation systems is an asset.

Skills

• Medical Background
• Mental Health Programs
• Psychosocial Support
• Primary Health Care
• Physical and Mental Health Promotion
• Public Health
• International Organization Experience
• UN Agency Experience
• Arabic Language
• English Language
• Microsoft Applications
• Data Analysis
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Health Research
• Health Program Implementation
• Strategic Planning
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Presentation Skills
• Technical Support

Languages

Arabic, English