Deadline: 04 September 2022

Location: Juba, South Sudan

The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Counsellor.

WFP works to ensure the most vulnerable populations, especially women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

Responsibilities

• Provide empirically supported and culturally sensitive counselling services to staff and, if requested, their dependents
• Provide pre- and post-deployment briefings to staff deployed to emergency or hardship duty stations
• Use the WFP wellness strategy work closely with partners to develop a broad range of wellness initiatives that fit the context and needs of the operation
• Based on data trends and requests from other divisions/units/offices, develop and provide a range of trainings and programmes including, but not limited to, team building, resilience, harassment, and cross-cultural sensitivity
• As part of a multidisciplinary team, work closely with individuals and teams to address psychological risks at the individual, unit and organisational level
• When requested, work closely with managers/supervisors towards improving the working atmosphere in their units
• Manage the content of the wellbeing app relevant to South Sudan
• Provide counselling services to individuals and/or groups during emergencies
• Provide services in a timely and sensitive manner to staff and dependents after critical incidents, and ensure follow-up support for staff and dependents
• In conjunction with country management and the wellness division, develop an innovative wellness support programme that focuses on wellness in the broadest sense of the term with a mandate to deliver tangible mechanisms to support staff
• Support and maintain the existing Wellness Support Volunteer Network (WSVN) through supervision and disseminate training materials and related protocols
• Support the family liaison officer as required
• Identify and liaise with high quality local and regional mental health resources that can be used for referrals or in times of crisis
• In the best interests of staff members and the organisation, work in a collegial and professional manner with all units in the staff wellness division to ensure continuity of care
• Work as a part of a team to ensure WFP divisional priorities are implemented consistent with the yearly divisional work plan and the wellness division strategic plan
• Develop and participate in multidisciplinary programmes in the staff wellness division as well as regional and country offices
• Be proactive in building partnerships with, but not limited, to HR and security that support staff within the agency and with other agencies or relevant organisations
• Contribute to the development of policies and guidelines, as well as written and visual materials to increase awareness regarding important themes and topics related to staff wellness
• Complete administrative duties
• Work closely with the regional staff counsellor in Nairobi, Kenya, to coordinate on regional initiatives and provide support as required
• Participate and collaborate in UNSSCG, CISMU activities and working groups
• Maintain the highest ethical standards related to the provision of psychological services and adhere to the wellness division code of ethics and standards of conduct
• Perform other duties as required

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (doctorate, MSc or equivalent) in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Psychiatry or demonstrably equivalent studies from a recognised institution
• Five years, minimum, of postgraduate experience relevant to the field
• An active licensure/registration as a mental health professional with a recognised governing association and be a member of that organisation in good standing
• Additional training or certification in a broad range of related fields, such as alcohol/substance abuse, resilience, cross-cultural communication, conflict resolution, mediation, trauma, etc. will be an advantage
• Experience either working in a hardship location or providing counselling services to staff working under very difficult and insecure environments
• Fluency (level C) in English language
• Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese)

To apply and for more information, click here.

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