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Action contre la Faim Jobs 2024 – Ukraine
International Jobs. Action contre la Faim looking for “HEAD OF MHPSS”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 12-Jul-24.
Action contre la Faim HEAD OF MHPSS Jobs 2024
The Action contre la Faim has published a job vacancy announcement on 27/06/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of HEAD OF MHPSS to be based in Kyiv , Ukraine.
Company Name: Action contre la Faim
Job Title: HEAD OF MHPSS
Duty Station: Kyiv , Ukraine
Country: Ukraine
Application Deadline: 12-Jul-24
About the Company:
Over one year after the escalation of tensions between Russia and Ukraine, a total of 7.6 million Ukrainian refugees remain overseas and a further 5.1 million remain internally displaced in Ukraine. Currently, an estimated 17.6 million people within Ukraine require humanitarian assistance, including the need of food, water and medicines.
ACF has deployed a regional multi-sectorial strategy through direct implementation and partnership. Core activities are Food Security & Livelihood (canned and dry food distribution, hot meals, cash) and Mental Health & Care Practices (psychosocial support, PFA training, Baby Friendly Space, psychiatric referrals). Additionally, in Ukraine the strategy also includes WASH activities (rehabilitation/repair of centralized water and sanitation networks, minor repair of Collective/Transit Centers, emergency Water supply and hygiene kit distribution) as well as Health & Nutrition (primary health care structures support including provision of medicines and trainings).
In Ukraine ACF currently intervenes in the East (Dnipro, Kharkiv, Sumska and Zapporizhzhia), the West (Ivano Frankivsk and Chernivtsi) and is extending its coverage to the southern part of the country (Odessa and Mykolaiv). »
In order to provide leadership and a technical support to implement all MHPSS activities to ensure a rapid and quality emergency response during an emergency deployment, we are looking for a Head Of MHPSS Department.
Under the supervision of the Deputy Country Director, you will define, supervise and coordinate MHPSS programs and strategies. To guarantee the quality, the relevance and the scaling of the MHPSS intervention strategy, following ACF, international and national policies and standards.
More precisely, you will be responsible for the following missions:
You hold a Master’s degree in Clinical psychology with at least a 3 years’ experience in a similar position.
You have a strong experience in MHPSS sector.
You have an experience in leadership with an excellent managerial and supervisory skills
You have an experience in project management with an excellent planning.
You have an experience in emergency and in humanitarian environment.
It’s a challenging but stimulating working context. You will find a motivated team and competent colleagues working in the context of a major humanitarian crisis in Europe, with the objective of responding to the needs of Ukrainian refugees, either through direct implementation by ACF or with local and international partners.