MHPSS North East Syria

Médicos del Mundo Spain is an international humanitarian and development organization that works to guarantee the right to health for populations affected by conflict, disasters, exclusion, and inequality. MdM Spain implements emergency, recovery, and development interventions in multiple countries through integrated approaches combining health, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), protection, gender-based violence response, community health, and advocacy.

MdM Spain promotes equitable, people-centered, and community-based health systems, with particular attention to vulnerable and underserved populations.

Since 2017, MdM Spain has been operating in Syria through integrated humanitarian health programming focused on improving access to essential health and mental health services for conflict-affected populations. The mission supports primary healthcare, MHPSS, protection mainstreaming, community-based approaches, and capacity strengthening of local actors and healthcare providers.

MdM’s interventions in Syria emphasize integration of mental health into primary healthcare, strengthening community engagement mechanisms, and promoting sustainable and context-adapted approaches that respond to the evolving needs of affected communities and the health system. The mission works in coordination with health and MHPSS sector actors, local authorities, and community stakeholders to improve access, quality, and continuity of care.

The MHPSS Coordinator is responsible for leading the design, technical oversight, implementation, monitoring, and strategic development of MdM’s MHPSS programming in Syria, in line with MdM quality standards, national priorities, and humanitarian principles. This also requires the development of technical procedures adapted to the context, dynamize and prepare capacity building activities and promote the sustainability of MHPSS interventions.

In close collaboration with the Medical Coordinator and operational teams, the MHPSS Coordinator will ensure the integration of mental health and psychosocial support within primary health care and community-based health approaches.

The position will play a key role in strengthening sustainable and context-adapted MHPSS models that are community-centered, resource-conscious, and aligned with the evolving health system and policy environment in Syria. The candidate, will participate on behalf of MdM in MHPSS cluster meetings and other coordination or technical platforms if requested.

The position will be based in Raqqa with frequent travel to MdM areas of operations as well as to base offices in Hassakeh and Ain-al-Arab/Kobane. The primary duty station of position may be relocated based on mission needs.

According to salary chart of staff for MdM-Spain.