MHPSS Capacity Building Specialist

Strengthens community-based mental health and psychosocial support in Ukraine through training, qualitative monitoring, assessment, technical materials and programme-development advice for affected communities and service providers.

Department: Response, Recovery, Resilience Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Unit

• Integrate psychosocial considerations into community-based activities and programme adaptation
• Deliver training on community-based MHPSS, psychological first aid, stress, conflict and communication
• Strengthen partner networks through meetings, forums and coordination
• Develop MHPSS awareness, psychoeducation and information materials
• Support needs and impact assessments, surveys, focus groups, interviews and research
• Implement psychosocial components of livelihoods and veterans support initiatives
• Maintain activity trackers and analyse qualitative monitoring and results
• Provide field insights and recommendations for new technical programmes

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology or a related field
• At least two years of relevant professional experience
• Experience researching and developing technical MHPSS materials and guidance
• Experience coordinating stakeholders and facilitating capacity-building initiatives
• Experience contributing qualitative monitoring and field insights to technical programme development
• Competence in reporting, data collection and basic analysis
• Fluency in Ukrainian and English

• Consultancy of up to 11 months
• Consultants must provide their own non-occupational medical insurance
• Appointment is subject to funding confirmation, medical fitness and applicable clearances