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Staff Counsellor

Akwajobs   (Mali - Bamako, Tombouctou (MLI))

Posted : 28 June, 2021
Category : Development & Humanitarian Aid   Location : Mali - Bamako, Tombouctou (MLI)
Job type : Full Time

Staff Counsellor

International Specialist

Host entity

MINUSMA

Country

Mali

Location, Country

Bamako, Tombouctou (MLI)

Language skills

English

French

Expected Starting Date

Immediate

Duration

until 30 June 2022 with possiblity of extension

Application deadline

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.

Description of task

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Chief, Staff Counselling UNIT, MINUSMA the UN Volunteer Staff Counsellor:

·         Assesses staff members experiencing difficulty coping and/or are presenting with mental health-related symptoms or syndromes;

·         Advises the Senior Staff Counsellor and other Personnel Officers, as necessary, on cases where a staff member is likely to experience difficulties in maintaining a professional standard in their duties. (e.g. work-related problem/s due to a psychological issue, conflict resolution, need-oriented medication, etc.);

·         Advises Chiefs of Section upon request, with the aim of improving the working atmosphere in their Section and resolving problems of a work-related or personal nature that adversely affect job performance and productivity;

·         Provides the emergency psychosocial support (individual or group session) to any UN personnel affected by the stress, the cumulative and the critical incident stress;

·         Ensures the provision of psychosocial support services to UN personnel who are experiencing the psychosocial impacts of chronic diseases or any other issues;

·         Establishes a link and liaises with the members of the Staff Welfare Committee and Medical Services in order to develop programmes designed to improve the quality of life of staff members within the Mission area;

·         Organizes trainings on stress and critical incident stress management and related topics like resilience building.

·         Monitors environmental factors that could lead to stress, with focus on stress related to critical incidents, including emergency and crisis situations, with respect to civilian staff members of the Mission;

·         Develops, organizes and implements a stress management programme for such staff.

·         Assists in organizing peer support training workshops for selected UN staff in conjunction with the UNDSS CISMU to create a Critical Incident Stress Intervention Cell (CISIC);

Required degree level

Master degree or equivalent

Educational additional comments

·         Additional training or certification in a broad range of related fields, such as alcohol/substance abuse, stress management, traumatic stress, cross-cultural communication or conflict resolution is desirable

Required experience

36 Months

Experience remark

·         Experience in cross-cultural communications, counselling, or related areas;

·         International experience in employee assistance programmes or organizational intervention.

Language skills

·         English(Mandatory), Level - Working Knowledge

·         French(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise

Specialized human medicine (with clinical experience)

Area of expertise details

·         A minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in clinical psychology, psychiatry or clinical social work is required.

Driving license

Competencies values

Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

Application procedure

* Pas encore enregistré/e dans la banque de candidats VNU ? Veuillez d’abord enregistrer votre profil sur le site https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important : Une fois votre compte crée, veillez à compléter toutes les sections de votre profil et le soumettre. Puis, connectez-vous à ‘Ma Page’ sur https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage et cliquez sur le lien ‘Recrutement spécial’. Enfin, sélectionnez l’annonce de recrutement spécial à laquelle vous souhaitez postuler. * Vous avez déjà un profil dans la banque de candidats VNU ? Veuillez d’abord mettre à jour votre profil sur le site https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Puis, connectez-vous à ‘Ma Page’ sur https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage et cliquez sur le lien ‘Recrutement spécial’ pour sélectionner l’annonce de recrutement spécial à laquelle vous souhaitez postuler. Date limite pour postuler : 29-06-2021

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