CURRENT JOB VACANCY AT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC)

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy below.


JOB TITLE: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Field Officer

    Job Type: Full Time
    Qualification: BA/BSc/HND 
    Experience: 4 years
    Job Location: Adamawa, Borno
    Job Field: Medical / Health / Safety 

Main Responsibilities:

    Assesses the affected communities in the northeast
    Identifies needs for psychosocial support and develop a program to response to those needs
    Develops activities for psychosocial support program, implement them and provide accurate reports
    Conducts extensive field activities to implement and monitor the program
    Identifies key community actors who will receive intensive trainings and coaching in basic psychological support
    Develops training program and trains persons involved in MHPSS activities
    Coordinate volunteers to implement MHPSS activities

Required Qualifications:

    University degree in Psychology.
    Post graduate degree in Clinical Psychology or Medical Doctor specialized in Psychiatry or similar
    Minimum of 4 years experience in clinical and/or community mental health and psychosocial programs
    Experience working with the psychological effects of war political violence or other traumatic events highly desirable.
    Group facilitation skills, training and supervision experience.
    Able to use Microsoft office efficiently
    Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English, fluency in Kanuri and Hausa an asset
    Good knowledge of the political, social and cultural assigned environment

Personal Attributes:

    Strongly motivated by humanitarian work
    Team leadership and good communication skills
    Flexibility and ability to work independently and with a sense of initiative
    Team work and partnership working skills
    Willingness to learn and support others in their learning
    Highly developed analytical, planning and organising skills
    Ability to work independently and with a sense of initiative

Method of Application

Persons interested and qualified should send application letter, curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees to

ABJ_Recruitment_Services@icrc.org

The deadline for the submission of applications will be 11.09.2015, 16:30 h. Late application will not be considered

Please clearly indicate “Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Field Officer" as the subject of your application.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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.

For more information about the ICRC, please visit our website www.icrc.org