Senior Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Associate

Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission and the direct supervision of the Programme Officer (MHPSS), the incumbent will coordinate the implementation of IOM’s Mental Health and Psychosocial Programme activities in different regions across Ukraine.

1. Support the coordination and monitoring of the implementation of IOM MHPSS community-based programme activities across several oblasts, maintaining alignment with programme goals and timelines.
2. Support and follow up on the work of implementing partners, promptly reporting any instances of non-compliance or challenges to the supervisor.
3. Support the planning, implementation, and tracking of project components.
4. Support in the development and monitoring of the team’s activity plan based on identified needs, facilitating smooth implementation and addressing bottlenecks or delays.
5. Provide accurate and timely reporting on team activities, maintaining close communication with relevant colleagues to address any issues that arise.
6. Maintain coordination and partnerships with other IOM units, local authorities, civil society organizations, including local non-governmental organizations, faith-based organizations, women’s and youth groups, and parents and teachers’ associations, as they relate to the work of the team to support programme reach and impact.
7. Work closely with implementing partners, participate in quality verification and monitoring of partner activities, and support delivery of trainings according to the capacity building plan. 
8. Support the management and documentation of programme assets, materials and spaces, keeping inventories, attendance sheets, logbooks and other administrative records.
9. Monitor visibility and branding in all team activities, following IOM guidelines.
10. Perform such other duties as may be assigned. Education
    • High school diploma or equivalent with at least six years of relevant experience; or,
    • Bachelor’s degree in clinical, counselling, social or educational psychology, counselling, anthropology, mental health, humanities or social sciences from an accredited academic institution with four years of relevant work experience 

      Experience

      • Previous experience supporting Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) programmes (required), with supervisory roles (desirable).

      • Previous experience working with beneficiaries' data management, reporting on project activities while respecting data protection and management guidelines (required) 

      📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

      ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

      • Experience in community-based team supervision, monitoring and evaluation (desirable)

      • Experience working in accordance with the Interagency Standing Committee (IASC) guidelines on MHPSS in emergency settings (desirable)

      • Experience liaising with different government authorities at local level (desirable) Skills

      • Communication skills with a wide range of people, including people of culturally diverse backgrounds. Languages

        For this position, fluency in English and Ukrainian is required (oral and written).

          Required Competencies   IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.   Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these three values:
      • Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
    • Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
11. Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.