UNICEF recruits 01 Staff Counsellor, P-3

Staff Counsellor, P-3, Mogadishu CO, Somalia, Post #94560

Job Number: 531256 | Vacancy Link

Locations: Africa: Somalia

Work Type : Fixed Term Appointment

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better

world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Hope

 How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Country Office Representative and the technical guidance/supervision of the UNICEF Regional Counsellor, the Staff Counsellor will develop and implement a stress management programme aimed at attending to the psychological needs of UNICEF staff management in Somalia and Nairobi-based staff. The work will be done from the preventive and curative perspective at the individual, team and organizational levels.

The main objective of the stress management programme is to mitigate the impact of chronic stress on staff, to raise awareness about trauma, stress and stress management, to facilitate the provision of assistance to staff/family experiencing trauma and/or work related and/or personal problems, to facilitate the provision of immediate support following a traumatic incident, to promote social support and other strategies aimed at improving the overall well-being of UNICEF staff in Somalia and Nairobi-based staff.

Summary of key accountabilities:

1. Under the guidance of the Regional Staff Counsellor and in collaboration with the Country Management Team and HR, facilitate the development, implementation of a Stress Management Programme addressing the psychosocial needs identified with an aim of improving Staff Well-Being for

UNICEF Somalia:

Assist in developing the programme framework;

Develop strategies for implementing the framework;

Monitor the impact of the framework on the country level;

Lobby and provide input for improvement.

2. Facilitate the provision of effective psycho-social support to staff leadership, managers and individual staff prioritizing emergency locations with the aim to mitigating stress and boost protective factors by:

Providing support and advice to the leadership and managers in offices on healthy work practices and approaches on how to effectively support staff and encourage resilience. Recommend suitable staff

support strategies to managers during and following emergencies and other crises.

Providing staff with individual and/or group counselling as needed (i.e. assessment, short-term intervention, referral);

Contributing to identification of creative ways of building a network of external mental health providers available to provide services to Somalia and Nairobi based staff.

Coordinating the Peer Support Volunteers (PSVs) Programmes and staff wellbeing activities.

Coordinate with UNDSS, agency counsellors and PSVs, to ensure the provision of adequate psychosocial support during emergencies.

Assess and monitor psycho-social needs and issues affecting the wellbeing of staff.

Design and provide training and awareness raising activities for staff and managers on trauma as well as strengthening healthy workplace practices to the extent possible.

Regular reaching out and visits to staff in field offices.

3. Provide Critical Incident Stress Management to groups- and/or individual staff following critical incidents. A holistic approach to critical incident management is used and may include services such as practical support, psycho-education, psychological first aid, strategic advice to leadership, family support and individual or group interventions. The Staff Counsellor responsible for:

Contacting the affected staff member(s) and offering information about typical stress reactions, support- and referral information;

Facilitating appropriate traumatic stress interventions, following a critical incident or traumatic event;

Recommending and arranging for individual and/or group follow-up support to staff and their dependents.

Provide pre and post-deployment briefings/debriefings to new staff.

4. Monitoring and oversight: Providing on a regular basis statistics and trends on issues related to staff well-being, whilst maintaining confidentiality. Alert the HR Manager on trends that may be of concern in offices or offices requiring targeted support or Managerial intervention. Capture lessons learnt and best practices for dissemination as appropriate.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Advance University Degree in counselling, clinical psychology or related mental health profession. Additional training or certification in Trauma and Stress Management is an added advantage.

At least five (5) years of national and international work experience in staff support, mental health, cross cultural communications, counselling and related areas preferably gained within the UN system or international development/humanitarian aid sector.

Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.

Ability to quickly negotiate effectively by exploring a range of possibilities.

Ability to quickly build rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network of individuals across organizational departments.

Contributes and tries out innovative approaches and insights

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of other UN Language is an asset t

Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The competencies required for this post are….

View our competency framework at https://unicef.sharepoint.com/sites/DHR-UCF/SiteAssets/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2FDHR%2DUCF%2FSiteAssets%2FSitePages%2FDHR%2DUCF%2FCompetency%20Framework%20Brochure%2Epdf&parent=%2Fsites%2FDHR%2DUCF%2FSiteAssets%2FSitePages%2FDHR%2DUCF

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

 Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Closing Date Mon May 04 2020 22:55:00 GMT+0200 (Paris, Madrid (heure d’été))