Psychological Support Unit (Consultant)

MSF Spain is looking for a Psychologist/Psychiatrist in Gaza identified by Staff Care Unit that will cooperate providing psychosocial support to the teams, either in individual or in group sessions. The local referent will have direct communication and will depend functionally on the Staff Care Unit (psy support), and hierarchically of the medical coordination in the mission. This position is based on a service agreement, not a direct employment contract.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

·       To provide mental health support to MSF, national staff either in group or individual sessions at the field level in person or phone call.

·       In case of an urgent need, provide psychological support to the national staff members affected (group and individual debriefing) when delegated by the Staff Care Unit.

METHODOLOGY

·       The Psychologist will be available during the agreed service period to attend MSF staff’s requests, or to perform relevant follow-ups

·       According to the protocol of Critical Incident, the Medical Coordinator must inform the Staff Care Unit of the situation and together they will decide the way to respond to the incident and the type of intervention expected from the local referent. The intervention might also include meeting in person, phone calls and follow-ups.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Training and experience:

·       Professional of mental health such as psychologist or psychiatrist, with clinical and psychosocial experience;

·       Good knowledge and experience in staff support, crisis intervention and working with groups;

·       Experience providing psychosocial support in situations of conflict, violence (including S.V.) and/or natural disaster.

·       Experience on group management and prevention strategies in order to promote resilience among team members.

·       Proficient use of Microsoft Office.

·       Familiar with Aid work.

Competences:

·       High level of communication skills, teamwork, and group management.

·       Intercultural open-mindedness (value, interest and openness towards cultural diversity);

·       Cultural flexibility (tolerance to ambiguity, disposition to adapt to new situations);

·       Social responsibility and initiative (willingness to overcome stereotypes and prejudices);

·       Ethics and fair-mindedness (integrity and ethical behaviour in using influence and power);

·       Commitment to MSF’s Principles.

·       Analytical thinking.

·       Results and Quality Orientation.

CONDITIONS

• This is a service agreement contract, not an employment relationship with MSF.
• The consultant will be compensated according to the terms specified in the service agreement.
• The duration of the agreement will be discussed with the selected consultant.
• The external psychologist will respect strictly MSF security rules during the field visits. Any breach of security rules will lead to immediate termination of this agreement.
• The external psychologist will keep confidentiality of all information he/she might access either of MSF or its staff.  Any disclosure of confidentiality leads to immediate termination of agreement and MSF reserves the right to complain in corresponding authorities.

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their CV and a cover letter, outlining their relevant experience and approach to providing psychosocial support in humanitarian settings.

We expect you to share our humanitarian values to offer assistance to people based on need and irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. In MSF we treat our beneficiaries with dignity, and with respect for their cultural and religious beliefs.

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MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

·       Conduct individual and group interventions

·       In coordination with the Staff Care Unit, participate in the external referral of those people in need of psychotherapy processes or psychiatric intervention.

·       In case of a critical incident, provide psychological support to the national staff members affected (group and individual debriefing) following MSF internal protocols.

·       Report his/her interventions to the Staff care Unit and the Medical coordinator. Recommendations will be provided to the Medical Coordinator and SCU. He/she also will share elements that can help to improve staff resilience (e.g., self-care strategies, suggestions regarding the aspects of the job that could potentially be adjusted to avoid further unrest).

Conditions

We require all applicants to write a cover letter containing an introduction of yourself, explaining why you are applying for the position, and explaining why you think you are suitable for the position. Failure of submitting this letter would make the application invalid and the application would not be considered.

All documents of application must be in English.

Please submit your CV and a cover letter including aforementioned instructions in English https://forms.gle/r7ZQTc4JCWADAaSm6

The deadline for application is 07/12/2024.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for technical test and interview.

All the steps of the recruitment will be done in ENGLISH.

In order to submit your application via Google Forms, you shall have a GMAIL account. If you do not have one, you shall create a GMAIL Account.