MHPSS Assistant / Assistant in mental health and psychosocial support in Project HOPE

ABOUT THE JOBProject HOPE is an international NGO of more than 900 engaged employees and hundreds of volunteers who work in more than 25 countries, responding to the world’s most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 60-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients and provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world. We have helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.CODE OF CONDUCTIt is our shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with respect, take affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse and Trafficking in Persons, and to disclose all potential and actual violations of our Code of Conduct, which may include Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment. Together we can reinforce a culture of respect, integrity, accountability, and transparency.Job Purpose:Provide support to the Program by assisting the MHPSS Specialist / Officer (Odesa) in the administrative part of coordination tasks, ensuring a smooth relation with local counterparts, contributing to the context analysis and follow-up, providing translations and interpreting in order to facilitate coordination tasks.Key Activities and responsibilities:Follow up of reporting from all protection related activities, supervising data collection and interpretation in the assigned oblast(s);Supporting the supervision of developing key tools and documents in line with PH guidelines and standardsFollow up and support when needed the communication with counterpartsSupport and keep active communication with MHPPS Officers, specifically in KyivEducational BackgroundPsychosocial studies; candidate with degrees in Psychology/Psychotherapy/ Clinical Psychology preferred, or related. .ExperienceUnderstanding of mental health and protection sector program design in humanitarian environments.Community experience working with vulnerable populations on psychosocial interventions.Candidates with degrees in psychology: Experience in diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders in health care facilities highly preferred.Experience in social services departments (NGOs, Governmental organizations)Technical SkillsFluency in Ukrainian/Russian and English is required.PC skillsSoft SkillsStrong interpersonal skills and commitment to humanitarian principlesFlexibility and Adaptability: Adapts to changes in work environmentWritten communicationQuality managementTeamwork and cooperation