STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST in Doctors Without Borders

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) – operation center Belgium in Ukraine

STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST

Doctors without borders/Medecins< em style="font-weight: 400">SansFrontieres< em style="font-weight: 400"> (MSF) is an international < /em>humanitarian organization that provides assistance in more than 60 countries of the world to the population in a difficult situation, victims of natural disasters, man-made disasters and armed conflicts, regardless of their race, religion or politics beliefs.  

MSF is a civil society initiative that brings together people committed to providing helping other people in crisis situations. MSF is thus an association by choice.

Anyone who works with MSF, does so out of conviction and is willing to support the organization's values ​​and principles.

Main activity of the employee:

Planning, supervision, coordination and provision of services in the field of mental health/psychosocial care according to MSF standards to ensure the most effective mental health support for MSF staff.

Main Responsibilities: 

< li style="font-weight: 400">In cooperation with field teams, identify existing psychosocial sources of stress in various projects.
• Conduct staff training on psychological topics, and namely: stress, trauma, self-help, other relevant topics.
• Offer timely psychological support to staff through group and individual sessions, as well as relevant trainings.
• In collaboration with coordination, propose measures to be taken to create a conducive work environment for all staff.
• Assist in providing emergency psychological support for staff in case of critical incidents occurring in projects.
• Search and identify external local mental health resources for referral or project interventions .
• To take an active part in the development of the psychosocial assistance plan for personnel in Ukraine.
• To ensure the confidentiality of information about patients .

MSF unit features:

• Be mobile and visit all MSF activity bases with priority in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson regions, but also cover Kyiv, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia Region according to a previously prepared schedule.
• Cooperate with all managers and coordinators to identify possible causes of stress and risks for the mental health of staff.
• Communicate with the Deputy Medical Coordinator, Medical Coordinator and Staff Health Psychologist in Brussels for any necessary support and event planning.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education -Higher education in psychology or related psychosocial fields is mandatory.

Experience -Experience in psychosocial counseling for at least 2 years.

Proficiency in languages ​​-Proficiency in Ukrainian and English languages ​​are mandatory.

WE OFFER:

• Term contract, with the possibility of extension;
• Full-time employment;
< li style="font-weight: 400">Stable and guaranteed salary;
• Vacation - 2.5 days / month;
• Sick letter coverage;
• Medical insurance;
• Professional development (trainings, courses provided by the organization).

You will receive more detailed information during the interview.

< strong style="font-weight: 700">Start date: as soon as possible; the selection process of candidates is ongoing.

We encourage diverse candidates to apply, including people of any gender identity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, race, religion, creed, social and marital status, people with different abilities and all other different characteristics, as well as ways of working together