NGO JOBS

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Yemen
Closing date: 07 Aug 2013

If you are a committed, creative Yemeni and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading child rights organization. UNICEF would like to hear from you.

Post Title : Consultant – Staff Counselor

Consultancy/Retainership Duration : Long Term Agreement

Duty Station : Sana’a

PURPOSE:

The main role of the Staff Counselor will be to build a sustainable stress management system in UNICEF Offices operating in the country and to improve critical incident stress management preparedness of the UN security system in case of emergencies.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Under the administrative supervision of the Human Resources Specialist, to implement a wide range of stress management activities, including the UNDSS CISMU standard operational procedure on critical incident stress;
2. To develop and implement a stress management plan for UNICEF Offices in the country;
3. To perform an ongoing assessment and monitor the determinants of stress in UNICEF Offices, as well as stress levels among the staff;
4. To provide individual and group counseling sessions to the staff;
5. To organize and conduct training sessions on stress and stress related issues for UNICEF staff;
6. In order to create the Critical Incident Stress Intervention Cell, to organize and conduct peer helper training workshops for a selected group of UNICEF staff jointly with the UNDSS CISMU and to follow up on their activities;
7. To promote, plan and implement welfare activities for UNICEF staff in the country;
8. To identify, address and follow up on critical incident stress cases among the UNICEF staff in the country;
9. To travel regularly to the UNICEF Offices/Sub-Offices in the country in order to implement preventative and mitigating stress management activities;
10. To conduct missions to other countries in the Region in case of need;
11. To liaise with local experts and institutions in the country for referral, as well as with UNICEF line managers, medical doctors, and local physicians in order to build a network of professionals ready to support and intervene in case of need;
12. To advise the UNICEF Management on stress mitigating strategies, decisions and activities;
13. To provide monthly reports to the Human Resources Specialist with a copy to the UNICEF Staff Counselor on all activities.

COMPETENCIES:

• Professionalism – Broad knowledge of all facets of the field of counseling and the ability to provide a confidential environment in which others can talk and act without fear or repercussions within a climate of established trust; Ability to effectively manage crisis situations which involve diverse actors and stakeholders. Coordinate and consult with other relevant specialist services in the Organization as per its cross-cutting functional scope which includes staff administration, Human Resources policy as well as Medical Services in respect of emergencies, support and related administrative functions; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.
• Communication - Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
• Teamwork - Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
• Client Orientation - Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
• Planning& Organizing - Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: An Advanced University Degree (Masters or equivalent) in clinical Psychology, clinical Psychiatry or clinical social worker with clinical license to provide psychological counseling or psychotherapy. Additional training or certification is also required in a broad range of related fields, such as alcohol/substance abuse, stress management, Traumatic stress, cross-cultural psychology or Psychiatry, conflict resolution, etc.

Experience: A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible professional experience is required, of which 5 years at the international level. Experience in Employees Assistance Programme or Organizational Intervention would be an asset. Prior experience in a UN peace operation is an advantage.

Language: Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic

FEES/CHARGES

Please indicated the fees/charges for your services in your application/expression of interest.

CONDITION

The consultant will be hired on an ‘as-required’/retainership basis under the terms of a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) in the form of a Consultant Contract or Individual contractor to be signed between UNICEF and the consultant. This LTA has no monetary value in its own right, and does not commit UNICEF to provide any work to the consultant following its signing. Any fees for work undertaken will be based upon those submitted in the official bid/expression of interest made by the contractor at the start of the selection process.

How to apply:

If you meet the requirements stated above, please send your expression of interest , enclosing comprehensive curriculum vitae, duly completed United Nations Personal History form (which can be downloaded from www.unicef.org/employ) stating telephone number, email address and detailed contact address quoting the vacancy number to: yemenhr@unicef.org not later than 10 days from the date of this publication. For additional information on UNICEF, please visit our website: www.unicef.org

UNICEF, is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation. UNICEF is a smoke-free environment.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.