# Protection and MHPSS Area Coordination Assistant

**Company**: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
**Location**: Bihac
**Job type**: Special Short Term Graded (Up to 9 months)
**Category**: Human Resources
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

IOM is seeking a Protection and MHPSS Area Coordination Assistant to support the implementation and monitoring of MHPSS and protection activities at the cantonal level.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

- Coordinating case management mechanisms with Protection and MHPSS Assistants and field staff

- Liaising with other agencies and key actors to mainstream protection and MHPSS activities

- Participating in sector meetings and working groups

- Ensuring service mapping and conducting regular participatory assessments

- Assisting in identifying gaps and needs in service provision for vulnerable migrants

- Preparing informative materials and presentations

- Coordinating daily work assignments and administering leave and other entitlements of Protection and MHPSS Assistants

The position requires a university degree in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Anthropology, or a related field, with two years of relevant professional experience.

Fluency in English and one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian languages) is required.

IOM offers a respectful, inclusive, and supportive workplace where all employees can thrive professionally and feel valued.

## Skills

### Required
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Social Work
- Anthropology
- MS Office applications
- case management
- protection activities
- MHPSS

### Nice to have
- clinical counseling psychology
- psychotherapy and counseling for social workers
- experience in working within the United Nations system
- familiarity with the region

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