# National MHPSS Officer - Neuropsychiatrist

**Company**: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
**Location**: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: contract
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is seeking a National MHPSS Officer - Neuropsychiatrist to support the implementation of activities related to Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVR) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

**Job Summary:** The National MHPSS Officer - Neuropsychiatrist will provide mental health and psychosocial support services to migrants, including initial mental health screenings, specialized MHPSS services, and counseling.

**Responsibilities:**

- Conduct initial mental health screenings to identify migrants in need of neuropsychiatric care

- Provide specialized MHPSS services, including counseling and pharmacological treatment

- Develop psychiatric expertise and reports for migrants requiring travel assessment or specific accompaniment

- Identify and refer individuals with severe mental disorders to specialized services

- Ensure preparedness and response in case of public health emergencies affecting AVR and reintegration

- Strengthen the capacity of medical and paramedical personnel in mental health

- Elaborate and submit reports on MHPSS activities

**Requirements:**

- Master's degree in Psychiatry or Neuropsychiatry from an accredited university

- 5 years of relevant professional experience

- National qualification to prescribe and administer psychotropic medications

- Experience in providing MHPSS services, particularly in vulnerable migrant populations

- Experience in clinical supervision and capacity building for health professionals

**Skills:**

- Ability to work effectively in a rapidly changing environment

- Teamwork and collaboration

- Technical expertise in specialized knowledge areas

- Coordination with partners and stakeholders

- Effective communication with authorities, stakeholders, and beneficiaries

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office

- Project management skills

**Languages:**

- Fluency in French (written and spoken)

- Professional proficiency in English

- Knowledge of Lingala

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## Skills

### Required
- Psychiatry
- Neuropsychiatry
- Mental Health
- Psychosocial Support
- Project Management
- Microsoft Office
- French
- English
- Lingala

### Nice to have
- Clinical Supervision
- Capacity Building
- Vulnerable Populations
- Migration Context

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