Mental Health and Psychological Support (MHPSS) Field Officer (Psychologist) at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Mental Health and Psychological Support (MHPSS) Field Officer (Psychologist)

Location: Borno, Nigeria

Job Description

• Under the supervision/with the support of the MHPSS Delegate and in close coordination with the Protection Missing team, the MHPSS Field Officer is responsible for the implementation of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support to Families of Missing persons in the Maiduguri Sub Delegation as defined in the MHPSS support to Families of missing project document.
• The FO will also support other projects as needed according to MHPSS department workload.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Works with Protection to implement the MHPSS component of the Accompaniment Program in Maiduguri AoR in line with the provisions in the project document and in collaboration with the MHPSS Delegate and Protection Missing team.
• Builds the capacities of Accompaniers (who are themselves families of missing persons) to enable them to provide
• Mental Health and Psychosocial Support to Families of Missing persons particularly through trainings, clinical and on- the-job supervision, coaching and mentoring on PSS skills as defined in the MHPSS support to Families of missing project document.
• Leads the team of Accompaniers to identify the mental health and psychosocial needs of families of missing persons through the Household Survey activity.
• Provides and/or facilitates supportive and constructive coaching and supervision to team of Accompaniers to aid their skills development
• Supports the MHPSS Delegate to identify/map tertiary and other support for additional needs of the FoM (severe and enduring mental health problems) and develops a referral process for same.
• With MHPSS delegate, identifies key community actors who will benefit from mental health awareness for FoMs, sensitization and/or basic psychological and psychosocial support trainings, organizes and conducts same accordingly.
• Contributes to timely program reporting requirements including MoMs, Proposals, Activity reports, BOR, sitrep, MfR,
• QHTR, Field trip reports, statistical data (PEARL/MAD) and other specific reports as requested and correctly files them.
• Prepare and follow-up MHPSS orders, with respect of ICRC internal logistic and administrative procedures (SRs, POs).

Education and Experience Required

• University Degree in Psychology or Bachelor of Sociology (BSc.), psychiatric nurse or health related background
• Experience in clinical and/or community mental health and psychosocial programs or in social work
• Experience working with children
• Experience working with the psychological effects of war, political violence or other traumatic events highly desirable.
• Experience working with international organisation.

Desired profile and Skills:

• Fluency in local languages i.e. Hausa, Kanuri mandatory
• Good oral and written English skills mandatory
• Good capacity to work both within a team and autonomously
• Group facilitation skills, training and supervision experience
• Able to use Microsoft office efficiently
• Willing to learn new approaches.

Application Closing Date
5th November, 2021. 16:30hrs.