Volunteer Opportunity as a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Officer (MHPSS) in Iraq from the UNV Program

You will be responsible for all of the following:

• Evaluation and planning:
  • Conduct gender-sensitive assessments to identify the mental health and psychosocial needs of displaced people and returnees within Jeddah and target communities.
  • Develop and implement mental health and psychosocial support initiatives in accordance with international standards and best practices.
  • Support the process of integrating mental health and psychosocial support into livelihood and social cohesion program.
  • Develop annual work plans for mental health and psychosocial support initiatives within the social cohesion pillar of the United Nations Development Program.
• Program implementation:
  • Providing direct psychosocial support services to target groups of displaced people and returnees to enhance their reintegration process and support the values of social cohesion and tolerance.
  • Support the daily, timely and effective implementation of mental health and psychosocial support interventions by UNDP implementing partners.
  • Facilitate group sessions and workshops to raise awareness about mental health and psychosocial topics within target communities.
  • Deliver capacity-building trainings and activities in mental health and psychosocial support to relevant local and national stakeholders, including local peace committees, government staff, UNDP staff, implementing partners, youth volunteer social workers and women in targeted communities.
• Monitoring and reporting:
  • Coordinate with the monitoring and evaluation specialist in the field of social cohesion to monitor and evaluate mental health and psychosocial support interventions.
  • Support the development and implementation of pre- and post-interventions and their impact evaluation, including drafting data collection tools and disseminating their analysis.
  • Conduct frequent field missions to monitor the implementation of mental health and psychosocial support interventions and prepare field monitoring reports.
  • Preparing reports for relevant stakeholders, including donors, government and others.
  • Preparing progress reports aimed at achieving specific results.
  • Preparing Arabic and English translations of technical documents.
  • Providing quality and timely progress reports by implementing partners according to agreed templates and timelines.
• Coordination and cooperation:
  • Strengthen partnerships with relevant local and national stakeholders, including national and local authorities and community actors.
  • Participate in coordination meetings and contribute to interagency efforts.