MHPSS Officer

Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh

Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh

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Summary

• Vacancy: 2
• Age: at least 18 years
• Location: Cox’s Bazar (Ukhia)
• Salary: Tk. 62758 – 69693 (Monthly)
• Experience: At least 2 years
• Published: 29 Oct 2024

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology or any relevant areas of Psychology; Preferable – Master’s Degree in a relevant field.

• “You are cordially requested not to apply if you don’t have the academic qualifications mentioned in the job advertisement.”

Experience

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
  NGO, Development Agency

Additional Requirements

• Age at least 18 years

• At least 2 years of experience working on the same thematic, preferably in a development and humanitarian context.

• Experience in providing humanitarian/emergency mental health support; experience in Rohingya refugee response is an added advantage.

• Understanding age, gender, & disability, as well as inclusion principles and practices, particularly those related to MHPSS & protection, is an added value.

• Experience participating in training (material development, training facilitation) and on-the-job capacity building of staff and community volunteers.

• Have the capacity to maintain close relationships with partners, stakeholders, and beneficiaries.

• Proven analytical and planning skills.Good oral and written communication skills in Bengali and English (Chittagonian or Rohingya) are an added advantage.

• Computing skills (MS Office package, both in English and Bangla).Knowledge of gender, age, disability, and inclusion issues in Bangladesh and the Rohingya community.

• Experience working in remote community settings.

• Experience in contributing to data collection and indicator tracking within development projects or programs.

• Experience in working with an INGO /NGO.

• Applicable framework documents: to be defined.

Responsibilities & Context

HI is looking for some  MHPSS officer for its “Inclusive specialized services for vulnerable persons including persons with disabilities in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps and host communities (Phase 2, Year 3) project funded by BPRM & “Enhancing the well-being of refugees and the underprivileged host communities in Cox’s Bazar through inclusive and complementary protection, health, education, and advocacy interventions” project funded by ECHO”.

Job Location: Ukhiya

Type of Contract: Fixed-Term

Duration of the Contract: Up to to 31 August 2025 (BPRM), Up to 30 April 2026 (ECHO)

Line Manager: Team Manager.

Under the responsibility of the Team Manager the MHPSS officer contributes to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion in the country where s/he is based. The MHPSS officer contributes to the implementation of his/her project, ensuring the optimal quality and impact of the project. S/he works closely with the programme & technical team.

Mission 1: Operational implementation

Responsibility 1:

• Provide direct individual mental health and psychosocial support to persons of concern.

• Assist with the identification of persons in need of MHPSS support including those engaged by other HI mobile unit team members, including rehabilitation and protection, and those experiencing emotional distress and isolation.

• Conduct basic mental health assessments using the various assessment tools and establish a baseline for care.

• Collaboratively develop an individualized care plan for persons of concern to support the development/maintenance of healthy coping mechanisms and achievement of psychosocial goals.

• Conduct regular follow-up sessions as needed for participants with more complex or prolonged MHPSS needs to provide ongoing support according to the established care plan and adjust to meet the person’s developing needs.

• Facilitate timely, appropriate, and confidential referrals to specialized mental health care or other needed services when needed using the established referral pathways in their area of work; including internal referrals for HI- provided services.

Responsibility 2: 

• Provide group mental health and psychosocial support to persons of concern.

• Facilitate group sessions focusing on socio-emotional processing, skill-building, and social connectedness at the static point and home-based level.

• Facilitate theme-based (anger and stress management and substance abuse) focus group discussions to address stigma, community needs, and existing community responses to increase awareness and resilience.

Responsibility 3: 

• Support with communication with community activities, including monitoring and advocacy.

• Conduct awareness and information sessions on psychosocial and mental health issues to reduce stigma and increase access to support for MHPSS needs, including substance use and survivors of violence.

• Identify barriers to accessing services and support solutions to ensure care, particularly for elders and persons with disabilities.Explore the causes of psychosocial stresses among the target population; at the individual, family, and community levels through focus groups and individual interviews.

• Explore the current health-seeking behaviors among the people who are currently accessing services and their communities to better develop outreach and engagement activities.

• Support in developing MHPSS Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials for stigma and stress reduction and the promotion of help-seeking;

• Ensure the integration of MHPSS themes into the IEC materials of other sectors within the mobile unit.

• Support Para Counselor/Rohingya community volunteers through capacity building and case follow-up through supervision.

Responsibility 4:

• Coordination and Collaboration within interdisciplinary HI teams and across external sectors, including but not limited to Health, Protection, and WASH.

• Conduct interdisciplinary case discussions as needed to identify comprehensive responses to emerging needs.

• To seek integrality and complementarity among sectors. Provide MHPSS services to cases identified by protection and/or Rehabilitation officers. Meaning persons with disabilities and caregivers.

• To identify service gaps.Develop and maintain relationships with other actors at the field level.

• Regularly monitor and update active referral pathways across sectors for timely response to needs.

• Reporting to the Team Manager/Project Manager/Senior Project Manager, the MHPSS officer contributes to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion in the country where s/he is based.

• The MHPSS officer contributes to the implementation of his/her project, ensuring the optimal quality and the impact of the project. S/he works closely with the programme & technical team.

• Regularly provide updates on challenges and needs identified in the activities to HI Team Manager or any coordination staff, to enable sector-level advocacy and problem-solving if needed.

• Close collaboration with MHPSS Technical Team [TA, TO, Trainer] for technical guidance and capacity building Actively participate in HI training and other designated training, and share knowledge with colleagues and volunteers.

Mission 2: Emergency Preparedness and Response.

Responsibility 5: 

• Contribute to the programme’s emergency preparedness initiatives, and in an emergency, adapt his/her working arrangements to contribute to an effective humanitarian response from HI.T

• Take an active part with the emergency team to respond in an emergency, including psychological first aid, identifying cases with acute trauma, providing basic trauma counseling, etc.

Compensation & Other Benefits

• Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Provident fund, Gratuity, Insurance, Weekly 2 holidays, Medical allowance
• Festival Bonus: 2

Special Attention: “You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration, and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement do not match your expectations.

“A hardship allowance will be added to working in Cox’s Bazar District only.

Salary will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and budget availability.”Salary will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and budget availability.

Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.

Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities per the HI policy.

Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.

Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.

Allowance for Children’s Education: Staff will get an allowance for Children’s Education as per the HI policy.

National travel cost of child caretaker: Female staff will get a reimbursement for the cost of national travel of the child caretaker as per the HI policy.

Additional Responsibility (Interim) Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for additional responsibility (Interim) as per the HI policy.

Relocation Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for relocation allowance as per the HI policy.

Work From Home: Staff will get work-from-home facilities as per the HI policy.

Workplace

Work at office

Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Cox’s Bazar (Ukhia)

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