Technical Officer MHPSS – UKRAINE

JOB CONTEXT :
HI is re-opening a two-country program covering Ukraine and Moldova. In Ukraine, HI aims at intervening in the West and East of the country, adapting modalities of intervention to the various and diverging contexts of implementation. Aligning itself with the priorities of the Ukraine Flash Appeal HI pillars of interventions are the following:
• Health: HI aims to improve access to quality physical rehabilitation and mental health and psychosocial services (MHPSS) for conflict-affected vulnerable population. To this extent, HI will conduct direct health service provision to persons with injuries or disabilities while also strengthening the capacity of existing health structures.
• Protection: Recent and ongoing attacks having dangerously exacerbated Explosive Ordnance (EO) contamination in Ukraine, HI will conduct a multi-pronged approach to EO risk education, adaptable to the evolution of the conflict and humanitarian. In addition, HI will not only ensure that persons with disabilities are receiving tailored services throughout its intervention, but will also foster a disability- inclusive humanitarian response.
• Basic needs: to respond to the most acute needs for displaced households hosted by the local population or living in collective centers, HI will ensure they have access to sufficient and appropriate hygiene and Non-Food Items (NFI), including tailored items responding to the specific needs of infants, elderly people and persons with disabilities. To this extend, HI will tailor its intervention modalities upon household needs whilst considering local market capacities in various geographical areas. An approach including in-kind donations, vouchers and/or cash-based transfer will be designed at early stage of the project, in line with the evolution of the specific context
• Humanitarian-to-humanitarian logistics: HI will propose to emergency stakeholders mutualized storage and transportation to ensure delivery of emergency in-kinds as close as possible to the most affected populations.
Given the serious concerns pertaining to persons with disabilities who are faced with increased risks of abandonment, violence, injury and death, HI has also launched an assessment to identify the main risks and barriers for these vulnerable persons as well as their support persons and families focusing on areas of risks, i.e. Institutions, specifically in but not limited to the East.

Uzhhorod:

The security situation in Uzhhorod is very stable. Markets, restaurants and cafés are open and life continues as normal. There is a strict curfew from 10pm to 6am as in the whole of Ukraine. The city has never been targeted and the war is very far from here.

HI staff in Uzhhorod sleep in a HI guesthouse with individual rooms. There are several restaurants, bars and cafés, with different styles of quality food. Uzhhorod is very close to the Carpatian mountains, with beautiful landscapes.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Under the responsibility of the Project Manager, the Technical Officer contributes to the implementation of Humanity & Inclusion’s mandate and 10-year strategy in his or her home country. He/she contributes to the implementation of projects by providing technical expertise and ensuring that the quality and impact of the project(s) concerned is optimised. He works closely with the programme’s technical team.
Missions

1. Provides guidance and technical support to projects in accordance with the overall technical frameworks and standards within its sectoral perimeter
   a. Provides appropriate technical guidance and support to project managers and/or specialists
   b. Ensures that the project(s) activities are implemented according to internal quality and technical standards and proposes adjustments or improvements if necessary.
   c. Adapts project documentation as required in accordance with global technical norms and standards
   d. Contributes to the regular reporting of the technical activities of its perimeter (collection and analysis of the technical data collected) in conjunction with the project team and the MEAL team.
   e. If relevant, ensures coordination and collaboration with the technical partners of the project as delegated by the specialist or the project leader.
2. Provides technical learning from projects
   a. Collects the elements necessary for capitalisation or scientific documentation exercises
   b. Contributes to technical learning under the responsibility of the specialist or project manager, based on good practice.
   c. Contributes to the terms of reference for evaluations
   d. Implements recommendations for improving the technical quality of projects
3. Contributes to the animation of its sector
   a. Contributes to recruitment
   b. Contributes to or leads the necessary technical training in his or her field
   c. Contributes to the skills upgrading plan for professionals in their sector and may be a third-party assessor
   d. Can contribute to the development of a local talent pool within its sectoral perimeter (conducts technical interviews of candidates and makes recommendations, identifies training needs)
4. Contributes to ensuring HI’s technical influence within its perimeter
   a. Contributes to the influence of HI’s expertise: can represent HI’s technical expertise in relevant local networks and with local partners

YOUR PROFILE

You have a graduate degree in psychology (clinical, social, cross-cultural), or another university degree in the Humanities with significant experience in the field of mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian, development or emergency contexts

• You have a minimum of 2-3 years of experience in your field, including overseas experience in low and middle income countries
• You have good synthesis and analytical skills and excellent writing skills
• You have experience in an emergency context and are highly adaptable
• You are stress resistant
• You are able to work independently

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
• International contract starting ASAP
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
o Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
o 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
o Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution
• Repatriation insurance paid by HI
• Salary from 2757 € gross/month upon experience
• Perdiem: 637,87 € / month paid on the field
• Hardship: 500 € / month paid with the salary
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
• R&R every 8 weeks
• unaccompanied
• Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects (from 12 months of mission)