Overview

The Staff Counsellor will support preventative and protective psychosocial support, critical incident stress management, and monitoring and oversight to enhance staff wellbeing and resilience.

Tasks Summary

• Provide preventative and protective psychosocial support
• Provide critical incident stress management
• Provide monitoring and oversight

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience – among which three at international level in psychological counselling and training with special emphasis on managing critical incident stress.
• Additional training experience in a broad range of related fields, such as alcohol/substance abuse, stress management and cross-cultural communication would be an asset.
• Work experience with developing and delivering online and face-to-face workshops and webinars on a range of well-being and mental health is desirable.
• Experience in United Nations System or international development/humanitarian aid sector is desirable
• Experience either working in a hardship location or providing counselling services to staff working under very difficult and insecure environments is an asset.

Qualification Requirements

• Advanced University degree (master’s or equivalent) in counselling, clinical psychology, organizational psychology or a field related to mental health.
• Country specific licensure or membership with a certifying authority authorizing the incumbent to deliver mental health services is considered an asset.

Other Details

Languages Required: • Fluency in English is required.

Languages Preferred: • Knowledge of another official UN language (French, Portuguese) is considered as an asset.

Contract Duration: Temporary Appointment

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