We are looking for:
A PSYCHOLOGIST - MENTAL HEALTH & CARE PRACTICES HEAD OF DEPARTMENT - FLYING
Context:The overall mission of this position is to perform successively short support missions or "gap filling" in different countries.
The variety of situations requires a minimum of theoretical and practical experience in MHCP with ACF and/or other NGOs. It also represents an opportunity to work in different contexts and to rapidly acquire new experiences and professional skills.
The variety of situations requires a minimum of theoretical and practical experience in MHCP with ACF and/or other NGOs. It also represents an opportunity to work in different contexts and to rapidly acquire new experiences and professional skills.
Country: VARIOUS LOCATIONS (All ACF France Missions)
Length of contract: 12 months starting as soon as possible
The Position:The Mental Health & Care Practices (MHCP) Head of Department will have to guarantee the quality, relevance and scaling of MHCP strategy and interventions at the mission, in conformity with ACF and international standards and national policies. More precisely, the main responsibilities will be:
Contribute to defining the country strategy as well as the strategy and positioning of the MHCP technical department
- Understand the humanitarian situation regarding MHCP, the context of intervention and analyze the MHCP humanitarian situation
- Be in charge of the production and the quality of the mission sectoral strategy document in line with ACF international and national frameworks
- Monitor the implementation of the MHCP mission strategy, its revision and its cost effectiveness
- Contribute to the technical and operational advocacy strategies of the mission, the region and headquarters
Coordinate the identification of needs and the formulation of project proposals
- Be in charge of formulating, financing and implementing the study of MHCP projects
- Participate in visits by funding agencies whenever requested by the Country Director or the Field Coordinator
- Produce the MHCP sections of project proposals in accordance with the formats and deadlines of funding bodies and incorporating learning and evidence from ongoing projects
Oversee the implementation of programs/projects and ensure that reports are submitted
- Ensure that systems of monitoring and evaluation are in place and that their results are integrated to guarantee the improvement of the projects
- Validate the keys stages, the methodologies of the projects and the MHCP parts of internal reports and reports to funding agencies, as well as amendments to projects, with contributions by the teams
Guarantee the quality and cost-effectiveness of projects
- Be responsible of the technical conformity of programs with international rules, orientations and technical standards, and the ACF framework documents and technical works
- Ensure ACF specific monitoring, norms, and national and international standards of technical quality are respected
- Promote the external and internal evaluations of projects, in line with ACF evaluation policy
Ensure the active participation of ACF in national sectoral coordination and technical forums and develop sectoral partnerships
- Represent ACF in sectoral coordination at national and sub-national levels and with the technical authorities
- Be responsible of the ACF contribution to the various action plans in the MHCP sector
- Promote the partnerships (civil society, NGOs, authorities, private sector,etc) and the enhancement of their capacities
Team management
- Be responsible of the functional and/or hierarchical management of MHCP personnel
- Evaluate the technical performance of all MHCP teams
- Develop MHCP competences throughout the mission
Promote capitalization, technical development and research within the MHCP Department
- Capitalize within the MHCP sector at the level of the mission, consolidation and transmission to headquarters
- Apply new approaches proposed by Headquarters or at mission level
- Explore the modalities of scientific and technical partnerships (laboratories, universities, private sector)
The Applicant:You hold a master degree in psychology or psychiatry, and demonstrate both successful clinical and humanitarian field experiences in mental health and care practices.
Recognized for your capacity to analyse and have a global approach, you have the ability to provide professional technical advice in a broad range of MHCP technical areas. You have also excellent interpersonal, organizational, multitasking, team player and communication skills.
You are also able to manage stress in an unstable security environment.
You are able to work both in a French and English context (Fluent in French and English required)
Status:
Gross monthly salary ranging from €2000 to €2400
Job content varies from intervention situations (3 months of assignment maximum)
Food and hygiene expenses, per diem, transportation costs, collective or individual accommodation, medical insurance
25 days of annual paid leaves and 20 days of rest and recuperation (R&R) per year
Pre departure training, at the HQ in Paris (1 to 2 weeks)
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