Overview
The National Stress Counsellor will administer stress management activities and participate in emergency preparedness in collaboration with UNDSS and the UN emergency coordination group.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement a country-wide stress prevention and management plan for all UN Agencies.
- Provide individual and group stress management and critical incident counselling to UN personnel and dependents.
- Identify, address, and follow up on high-stress and critical incident stress cases.
- Plan, facilitate, and deliver preventative stress management training.
- Circulate relevant reading and awareness materials.
- Regularly visit UN offices and sub-offices to support training delivery and provide technical consultations.
- Assist in establishing and supporting Critical Incident Stress Intervention Cells (CISICs).
- Coordinate all CISM activities with relevant stakeholders.
- Collaborate with UN managers, agency counsellors, medical doctors, local experts, and institutions.
- Support the Staff Association when organizing welfare activities.
- Advise UN management on stress mitigation strategies and organizational wellbeing initiatives.
- Conduct ongoing psychosocial needs assessments and monitor stress determinants.
- Coordinate collective psychosocial capacity across UN agencies and partners.
- Prepare and submit monthly activity reports.
Required Experience
- Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience in stress counselling, clinical psychology, psychiatry, at a national level with cross border experience.
- Previous relevant work experience in UN will be an asset.
- Experience in crisis coordination and emergency response would be highly desirable.
- Additional training or experience in a broad range of related fields, such as alcohol/substance abuse, stress management, critical incident stress and cross-cultural communication would be an asset.
- International experience would be an asset.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry or a relevant related field is required.
- A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in the above fields in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- A valid certification to practice at national level in clinical psychology or psychiatry is required.
