Description
The MHPSS Response Officer (Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR)) will provide context-specific life-saving psychological first aid, basic psychological support interventions, and case management for migrants and returnees.
Responsibilities:
- Provide psychological first aid and basic psychological support interventions
- Conduct individual protection screening, anamnesis, and protocol-based MHPSS assessment
- Offer case management services, including follow-up, monitoring progress, and coordination of referrals
- Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
- Facilitate referrals to licensed medical professionals
- Coordinate with Migration Health Division (MHD) Health Assessment Programme (HAP) psychiatrists and other clinical experts
- Participate in suicide-prevention and suicide watch activities
- Maintain accurate data collection and case notes in IOM's case management systems
Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, Clinical Social Work, Psychiatry, Psychological Counselling, or a related field
- Two years of relevant professional experience
- Experience working with migrants, civil society, and governments
- Experience managing programming across multiple countries
- Proven experience working with vulnerable persons and communicating with individuals who have complex needs
Skills:
- Demonstrated writing, editing, and presentation skills
- Excellent computer skills
- Knowledge of UN cooperation frameworks and bilateral donor programming requirements
- Ability to gather, consolidate, and attribute information from multiple sources
- High degree of judgment and initiative
- Demonstrated interpersonal and teamwork skills
Languages:
- Fluency in English is required
- Working knowledge of another official UN language is an advantage
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