Coordinator, MHPSS Emergency Response Team

Join International Medical Corps as a Coordinator for the MHPSS Emergency Response Team, providing technical support to mental health programs in DRC.

• Typically, a 4-year University degree in related area. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• The qualified candidate will be a mental health professional (psychologist, clinical social worker, psychiatrist, or psychiatric nurse) with MA/S or equivalent in social science (e.g. psychology, clinical social work or sociology) or medical field (e.g. psychiatric nurse, psychiatrist).
• Typically, 7+ year of relevant and progressive experience working in mental health related field, including minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible professional experience in humanitarian MHPSS work, including in emergencies and in conflict settings.
• Knowledge of humanitarian field, protection, international development, public health or other relevant field.
• Knowledgeable in and has used the IASC MHPSS guidelines and best practices as part of their previous work experience.
• Demonstrable technical expertise in the assessment of and design and delivery of responses to pre-existing and emergency induced MHPSS needs.
• Training experience required; capacity and proven track record in national staff and partner training, including capacity building of the national counterparts to management level.
• Strong organizational and supervisory skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work within different cultural environments.
• Ability to work within a team structure or in isolation, flexible, and can cope with stressful workloads and working with limited resources.
• Ability to travel on short notice to project sites.
• Experience in working in the country or region is a plus.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required; fluency in Spanish, French, Arabic is desirable.

• Assess and initiate training of identified staff in appropriate skills in consultation with IMC MHPSS TU advisors.
• Train ERT and national staff in key relevant aspects of IASC guidelines and Psychological First Aid (PFA).
• Organize external workshops in coordination with other agencies and organizations (e.g. IASC MHPSS Guidelines orientation)
• Organize tailored training and continued on the job mentoring and capacity building for national staff
• Produce and share training materials and training reports including relevant data (e.g. attendance, pre-/post-tests, training evaluations).