Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Activities Manager

Job posted by: Save the Children UK - Wed, 10 Oct 2018

Job Details:

Organisation: Save the Children UK

Deadline Sun, 4 Nov 2018

Job type: Contract

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This role does not require the right to work in the UK

We are looking for a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Activities Manager to join our external roster, ensuring that quality mental health and psychosocial support is integrated into the EHU services and is available to people in need.

Save the Children’s origins lie in emergency response. The Emergency Health Unit (EHU) is an operational team deployed to support the Save the Children Humanitarian Health, Nutrition, HIV and WASH Strategy in providing and improving humanitarian responses. The EHU holds a pre-standing emergency health capacity to deploy in the event of a major disaster, diseases outbreak or conflict that affects population health and they will be set up within 72 hours of the disaster or identified emergency.

As a result of the ever changing landscape and the increased demand for specialist, rapidly deployable staff we are finding ourselves relying on various surge capacities more than ever. To ensure the successful deployment of the Emergency Health Unit (EHU) we are looking to build up our international external roster, to ensure it is made up of skilled, experienced specialists across multiple sectors who are rapidly deployable in the event of an emergency.

Being on the roster, you will only be deployed when gaps are identified in our responses and depending on the nature of the response, you may be deployed at short notice, often to insecure locations. The roster does not automatically translate to a paid role as it is dependent on the scale of our response and the availability of roster members. A deployment will be offered to members when needs arise and those with the right skillset and availability will be selected for deployment.

To become part of the external roster as an MHPSS Activities Manager, you will have experience of working in MHPSS programmes in humanitarian programmes and post disaster situations. With a formal education in clinical psychology, social work or other relevant mental health background, you will have experience in training and supervision of MHPSS teams. In addition you will have:

  • Experience of working in MHPSS programmes in humanitarian programmes and post disaster situations
  • Experience in training and supervision of MHPSS teams
  • Experience in working through local and national systems and with local and national staff
  • Demonstrable experience in supporting people with trauma related problems
  • Strong people and communication skills and the ability to be diplomatic and assertive as needed
  • Experience in working both with adults and children.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Save the children UK is an Equal Opportunity Employer, our employment decisions are based on abilities, qualifications and experience. We do not discriminate in employment opportunities on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Due to the urgency for this recruitment we will review, invite candidates to interview and include them in our roster on an ongoing basis. We recommend submitting applications as soon as possible.

 Closing date: 4th November 2018



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