Description
IOM is seeking a Project Officer (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)) to manage the overall implementation and budget monitoring of a five-year initiative aimed at improving the living conditions of population groups in security-critical contexts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The successful candidate will provide technical and operational guidance to a multidisciplinary team, develop a capacity-building plan, and lead on the training of IOM's MHPSS and social cohesion programme staff and implementing partners.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing the overall implementation and budget monitoring of the project
- Providing technical and operational guidance to a multidisciplinary team
- Developing a capacity-building plan and leading on the training of IOM's MHPSS and social cohesion programme staff and implementing partners
- Liaising closely with governmental and non-governmental counterparts
- Representing IOM in relevant MHPSS fora
- Leading on training activities for governmental and non-governmental stakeholders
- Leading on awareness-raising and communication campaigns
- Overseeing the rehabilitation plans for primary health care centres and community spaces
- Producing quality progress financial, narrative, and other reports related to the project activities
The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Psychiatry, Social Sciences, Anthropology or a related field, with five years of relevant professional experience.
Required skills include:
- Experience in project development, management and reporting
- Experience in assessing and analysing MHPSS needs in complex emergency and post-conflict contexts
- Experience in coordinating and providing multi-layered, community-based MHPSS
- Proven experience in integrating MHPSS in post-recovery and activities related to livelihood, social cohesion, disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR), dialogue and conflict transformation and durable solutions
- Excellent communication and report-writing skills
- Demonstrated leadership skills and proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with persons of diverse cultural and national backgrounds