Middle East Mental Health Specialist- Palestinian Territories

Purpose of the position The Mental Health Specialist will provide technical support to an International Medical Corps’ mental health program in the Middle East.

Responsibilities • To work closely with main stakeholders and agencies such as WHO and other national and international NGOs to ensure that mental health and psychosocial programming is coordinated; • To direct and supervise activities of mental health and rehabilitation project staff; • To ensure that all work activities are in keeping with IASC Guidelines for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support and work to promote these guidelines where possible; • To participate in relevant meetings including cluster meetings and MHPSS coordination group meetings and actively participate in and contribute to different working groups.

Person Specification-Only candidates who fully meet the essential requirements should apply. • A mental health professional with an MD, specialist in Psychiatry, or equivalent degree (e.g. PhD in Clinical Psychology) with 3+ years of experience in clinical service provision; • In depth knowledge with 3+ years experience of implementing mental health programs in the humanitarian context; • Familiarity with IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings; • Experience in training medical professionals and non health staff in mental health and/or psychosocial support; • Strong organizational and supervisory skills; • Ability to write comprehensive reports and to organize and present data; • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work within different cultural environments, honest, hard-working, and self-motivated; • Ability to work within a team structure or in isolation, flexible, and can cope with stressful workloads and working with limited resources; • Fluency in spoken and written English language necessary; • Proficiency in Arabic-Desired.

Competitive salary and benefits.

How to apply:

Qualified candidates should send C.V with a covering email/letter to: recruitment@internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk or by post to: International Medical Corps UK, 1st Floor 254-258 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7EB.

For further inquiries ask to speak to Martin Mongalla on +44 (0) 20 7017 3163.

Closing date ASAP. Due to the urgent nature to fill this position, applications will be reviewed as and when received prior to the closing date.

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