MHPSS Specialist – YEMEN

Handicap International/Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization, which intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, it acts and speaks out to meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. More info: www.hi.org

HI is committed to an employment policy in favour of persons with disabilities.

JOB CONTEXT:

HI has been intervening in Yemen on and off for the last 12 years, with its actions initially focused on development issues, notably through the support to the development of physical and functional rehabilitation services for people with disabilities as well as through the capacity-building of the national networks of Yemen Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs).

Since 2015, HI interventions have been adapted to the current context of conflict in Yemen. With the support of different donors, HI has been supporting two hospitals and one physical and functional rehabilitation centre in Sana’a City, building the capacities of their key staff in early rehabilitation care and psychological first aid (including specifically for children), supplying rehabilitation equipment, and directly providing functional rehabilitation care and psychosocial support to war affected people (including through the donation of assistive devices and provision of Prosthesis). In 2017, these activities have extended to new facilities in and around Sana’a.

In parallel, HI implements inclusive humanitarian action, by increasingly piloting inclusive interventions and promoting disability inclusive coordination and programming through the coordination system and the inclusion task force, and technical support and capacity development to UN agencies, NGO’s and increasingly networks and focal points of persons with disabilities and awareness raising activity with communities.

HI activities are very consolidated in Sana’a governorate, Aden, which opened in 2019, and Mokha, which started implementing in 2020. Activities in Hajjah and have been launched in 2021, and Hodeida in 2022.

YOUR MISSION:

Under the responsibility of the Head of Programme, of Yemen Programme, the MHPSS Specialist contributes within the country where he/she is based to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion. He/she ensures optimal quality and impact of the projects implemented in the country, through a delegation system with appropriate control mechanisms. He/she shares with all HI managers the responsibility of a sound management and successful functioning of the global organization, through paradigm changes.

Expertise

• Contributes to the regional strategies in line with the global strategies ;
• Ensures technical support to projects in line with the global technical frameworks and standards in his/her sectorial scope ;
• Ensures technical learning from projects ;
• Ensures the control & monitoring of the technical quality and the relevance of HI’s activities in the Programmes under his/her scope ;
• Ensures compliance of the technical proposition with nexus stakes Contributes to the development of research and innovation projects in the region when relevant, in his/her sectorial scope ;
• Contributes to the Technical Divisions professional channel animation.

Influence

• Contribute to the local external prestige and influence of HI’s expertise in his sectorial scope.

Business development

• Ensure the development of major opportunities or new projects in the region under his sectorial scope.

Coordination and reporting

YOUR PROFILE:

• You have Master’s level or equivalent in mental health, psychology or related fields from a recognized, community mental health and/or psychosocial support university or academic institute
• You have at least 3 years of experience in providing MHPSS technical support to programs;
• You are experienced providing MHPSS services and training in INGO and having worked in a post-crisis or development context
• You have experiences in supervising, mentoring and coaching
• You are able to work under pressure and in unstable security situation;
• You have excellent organizational, interpersonal and intercultural skills;
• You are good team member
• You are fluent in English – Arabic is a strong plus

CONDITIONS:

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

• 12 months International contract starting the 10/11/2022
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
  • Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
  • Pension scheme adapted to the situation of our employees: If you already have a personal pension scheme HI will contribute at the same level of your personal monthly contribution with a maximum of 272.53€/month ; If you do not have a personal pension scheme, we will open a private pension account with your contribution of 272.53€/month and a contribution of HI of the same amount
• • Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution
    – Repatriation insurance paid by HI
• Salary from 2757 € gross/month upon experience
• Perdiem: 550 € net/month – paid in the field
• Hardship: 500 € net/month paid with your salary
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
• R&R: 7 days every 8 weeks
• Position: Unaccompanied
• Housing: Collective