MHPSS Officer - Aswan at SCI Career Site

, , Egypt -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

28 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

30 Nov, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Mental Health, Psychosocial Support, Child Protection, Capacity Building, Training, Project Management, Community Engagement, Monitoring and Evaluation, Budget Management, Team Leadership, Communication, Collaboration, Problem Solving, Crisis Management, Report Writing, Stakeholder Engagement

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

JOB TITLE: MHPSS Officer (Pending Donor’s approval) TEAM/PROGRAMME: Program/ Operation. LOCATION: Aswan GRADE: 4 TYPE OF CONTRACT: One Year CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one) Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff. ROLE PURPOSE: The MHPSS Officer will be responsible for coordinating and implementing education interventions related to capacity building in safeguarding (SG) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) within Community Learning Schools in Aswan. The officer will lead the design, coordination, and delivery of training programs aimed at strengthening the capabilities social workers, and psychologists. This role also includes providing technical, financial, and administrative support for MHPSS activities in the supported schools. The project is funded from the Swiss Development Corporation (SDC) and will be based in Aswan. The project duration is one year from January 2026 to December 2026. The project will be targeting Sudanese community in Aswan based in Aswan field office, and the team will be working and based across 3 friendly scpaces in areas with high Sudanese concentration as Karkar and Nasr Elnuba, working on multisectors: - Child Protection: case management for children exposed to protection risks, besides providing emergency cash and protection for cash. It will also include mentorship program for children especially the unacompanied and separated children. Additionally, there will be capacity building for community leaders and teachers on CP and safeguarding. Furthermore, there will be awareness raising for children on their rights, besides awareness for their parents as well. - MHPSS: providing groups and individual mental health and psychosocial support to the children in groups and also individually according the care plan of each child. There will be also positive parenting groups conducted for the parents. Moreover, there will be community events held to enhance their wellbeing and integration. - Education: it will include renovation for community learning centers of Sudanese community, beside training to the teachers on the main technical and socio-emotional mechanisms. The project will provide education grants as well for the children enrolled in these centers. There will be also programs provided to the children who dropped out to enable them to return back to school, and other program for children who have weak literacy skills. - Livelihood: the component will have two tracks; wage employment and self employment. The 1st track will include capacity building for the beneficiaries followed by matching to employment opportunity. Beneficiaries will be supported by cash assistance and apprenticeship for 3 months. The 2nd track will be self employment starting with capacity building for the beneficiaries then provision of seed fund to start their business. Beneficiaries will have at least 3 month of coaching and monitoring. Vocational training will be also provided based on need. - Cash Assistance: the project will provide multipurpose cash assistance for vulnerable families, besides winteriation assistance as well. There will be also awareness raising on money management for those receiving the cash assistance. - Health: will include emergency nutrition screening and rapid nutritional support provided to newly arrived crisis-affected children and women. Additionally, there will be support to the public health system by training provision to staff and providing medical supplies. There will be also trainings for mental health, and GBV-related service providers in Aswan. The project will support the establishment of health service points within the community to provide health care services as check up, and also providing cash for health. - Gender will be mainstreamed across all sectors with focus on gender equality in awareness sessions, girls empowerement and health and protection support for GBV cases SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Project Manager, Staff directly reporting to this post: 2 Psychologists and 2 MHPSS Facilitators FIELD TRAVEL: The project officer is expected to spend at least 70% of his/ her time at the field sites KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Project Planning and Implementation: • Lead the implementation of MHPSS interventions focused on safeguarding within Community Learning Schools in Aswan. • Assess the training needs of teachers, school management, social workers, and psychologists to inform the development of relevant SG and MHPSS capacity-building programs. • Plan, develop, and deliver SG and MHPSS training sessions tailored to the specific needs of school staff, ensuring content is relevant and actionable. • Ensure the integration of CP and MHPSS principles into the broader educational framework within the targeted schools. • Provide expert advice and technical guidance on safeguarding and MHPSS to school staff and other stakeholders. • Develop monthly work plans in line with the overall project plan. • Ensure project resources are utilized on time, that implementation moves forward according to plans, and that issues are resolved promptly. • Prepare scopes of work and ensure that recommendations are followed up. • Work closely with the Quality and Communications Officer to provide projects’ communication and documentation, including stories, achievements, and lessons learned during implementation of the project. • Planning meetings, workshops, trainings, and other activities as needed. • Prepare logistics and administrative arrangements for activities including training workshops, meetings, and other activities. • Ensure Child Safeguarding standards are understood and met in liaison with the Child Safeguarding focal point. • Provide MEAL with required data and documentation for interventions in line with MEAL regulations. Budget and Grant Management and Compliance • Ensure expenditures are within budgetary limit and follow SCI’s and donor policies. Staff Management and Development • Ensure appropriate community staffing within the projects by monitoring the hiring criteria. • Ensure that all staff understand and can perform their responsibilities. Utilize the Performance Management System, define expectations of staff members, develop work plans and improvement plans as needed, and provide technical support for staff development. Reporting: • Monitor the project’s outputs on regular basis using SCI monitoring tools. • Draft quality monthly reports. • Develop and properly document capacity building materials. • Compile concise quantitative and qualitative reports, case studies, etc. on a monthly, and quarterly basis. • Regularly compile and share lessons learnt and best practices. • Highlight general protection issues present in community to the project manager to take the proper action. • Keep timely record of financial progress reports. • Ensure that ongoing program monitoring/learning feeds into alterations into program design. BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice) Accountability: • holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values • holds the team accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved. Ambition: • sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same • widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others • future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale. Collaboration: • builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external supporters • values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength • approachable, good listener, easy to talk to. Creativity: • develops and encourages new and innovative solutions • willing to take disciplined risks. Integrity: • honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE • Bachelor’s degree Psychology or related in development field. • Experience in child protection and MHPSS program operations. • Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in development/humanitarian aid; previous experience in Psychosocial support field. • At least 3-5 years of field experience, with proved experience in training, coaching, and capacity building in MHPSS is required and preferably in child protection & child rights. • Previous knowledge, training or experience in implementing SCI Common Approaches is as asset. • Good understanding of rural development needs and challenges. • Good command in English (verbal and written) • Commitment to Save the Children values. • Familiarity with national child protection mechanisms. Additional job responsibilities The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience. Equal Opportunities The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures. Child Safeguarding: We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Health and Safety The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

The MHPSS Officer will coordinate and implement education interventions related to capacity building in safeguarding and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support within Community Learning Schools in Aswan. This includes leading training programs for social workers and psychologists, as well as providing technical, financial, and administrative support for MHPSS activities.