Protection and MHPSS Project Officer
Sahei Gender Development Initiative (2 Openings)
Job Summary
- Implement protection programming, child protection, and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) activities at the field level, ensuring emotional well-being, safe spaces, and proper service referrals for vulnerable groups, children, and survivors.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and execute community-based protection and MHPSS activities following safeguarding and do-no-harm principles.
- Facilitate psychosocial support (PSS) sessions, psycho-education, and coping strategy workshops for women, youth, and children.
- Supervise Community Outreach Workers, MHPSS counsellors, and Community Support Center staff.
- Monitor protection cases, assess psychological and psychosocial needs, and manage safe referrals to specialized legal, health, or GBV services.
- Represent the organization in MHPSS technical working groups and protection clusters.
- Collect, analyze, and submit regular field and assessment reports adhering to strict data confidentiality.
- Conduct training sessions and workshops for HLP, WASH and GBV staff on protection mainstreaming, social cohesion and the importance of incorporating protection principles into their daily work.
- Support the development of training materials and tools to support protection mainstreaming in the field
- Support effective community engagement and community input into program activities and design through close contact and structured activities
- Participate in community events and meetings, and lead the organization of awareness sessions and workshops
- Collaborate with program teams to identify and address potential protection risks associated with project activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree, HND, or NCE in Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, Public Health, Sociology, or related social sciences.
- At least 5 years of humanitarian or development field experience in Protection, MHPSS, or case management.
- Practical training in psychosocial first aid (PFA), PSS principles, and child/vulnerable-group safeguarding.
- Strong communication, facilitation, and cultural sensitivity skills.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
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- Only applicants whose competencies meet the requirements of the position will be contacted.
- Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
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