Staff Counsellor, NOC, Dakar
🚩 Vacancy Announcement n°: 178705
📢 Job Title: Staff Counsellor
✨ Grade: NOC
📧 Duration: 12 months (renewable subject to performance and availability of funds)
✅ Unit / Division: Staff Counsellor & Wellness
📍 Duty Station: Regional Bureau Dakar, Senegal
⏰ Closing date: 18 December 2022
Are you a Mental Health professional interested in further developing your professional experience while contributing to ending global hunger? Are you passionate about helping those in need?
Would you like to join a global organization investing in its people?
If so, an exciting & fulfilling career awaits you! Join our diverse and passionate team and contribute to growing our staff capabilities
WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance. Female Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, operates in more than 120 countries and territories, bringing life-saving assistance in emergencies, building pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change and supporting sustainable and resilient livelihoods for a world with zero hunger. At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do, and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high-performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
To learn more about WFP, visit our website: UN World Food Programme (WFP), and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
To provide efficient and effective psychological counselling to staff requiring support related to work-place difficulties or personal issues. A large emphasis is placed on extensive engagement with staff and promotion of staff wellbeing.
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
1. Provide active psychological support including during emergencies and after critical incidents to ensure continued staff well-being and that managers and staff are provided with effective support to manage change.
2. Actively engage with management and staff to establish relationships based on trust and respect. 3. Provide pre and post-deployment briefings to staff deployed to hardship duty stations through briefings, counseling sessions, and other activities to ensure proactive support is extended to staff.
4. Work closely and collaboratively with managers at all levels in the Country to ensure a psychologically healthy workplace.
5. Maintain and enhance the country-based specific content for the Wellbeing app and provide a range of general and context-specific training related to resilience, conflict resolution, teambuilding, and cultural sensitivities to improve morale, health, and team dynamics in the country office.
6. Contribute to the design of policies and guidelines, as well as information/booklets to increase awareness regarding important themes and promote staff wellness.
7. Deliver workshops, training, and information sessions on a wide range of topics (e.g., stress management, team building, problem-solving, conflict resolution, etc) to ensure that staff regularly receive relevant information and are aware of sources where to find information or assistance.
8. Support and maintain the WFP Peer Support Volunteer Network (PSV) through training and supervision
9. Maintain the highest ethical standards related to the provision of psychological services consistent with the Wellness Division Ethical Guidelines and Standards of Practice.
10. Prepare comprehensive reports, plan budget for missions, training and plan and implement other staff counseling activities to ensure the provision of cohesive counseling services.
11. Maintain at all times, a high standard of professional ethics and confidentiality consistent with the Wellness Division Ethical Guidelines and Standards of Practice, actively engage with management and staff, listen to their concerns, and stay approachable.
12. Others as required.
Experience:
You have
Advanced university degree i.e. Doctorate, Master or equivalent (recognized by https://www.whed.net/home.php) in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Psychiatry, or demonstrably equivalent studies from a recognized institution. Registration as a mental health professional in Senegal is required. Additional training or certification in a broad range of related fields, such as alcohol/substance abuse, resilience, cross-cultural communication, conflict resolution, mediation, trauma, etc. will be an advantage.
Should you not find your university degree in this link kindly note that it will be your responsibility to obtain a formal letter from your Ministry of Education stating their recognition of the university and degree
Education:
You have:
At least (5) years of progressively responsible professional post graduate experience relevant to the field is required. Experience either working in a hardship location or providing counselling services to staff working under very difficult and insecure environments is an asset.
Languages:
Fluency (level C in reading, writing and speaking) in English and French.
You have developed the following Knowledge & Skills:
• Specialist expertise in the assessment of mental health needs and the assessment of risk.
• Broad knowledge of all facets of counseling services and demonstrated skills to create a trusted environment in which others can talk confidentially.
• Ability to manage crisis situations that involve diverse actors and stakeholders.
• Ability to identify clients' needs and suggest appropriate solutions.
• Excellent communication skills (oral, written, and presentation).
• Ability to communicate effectively with people of both genders and diverse national and cultural backgrounds.
• Skills in designing and delivering training/information sessions on several subjects and the ability to adapt those to different audiences
Deadline for application: 18 December 2022
WFP Value Proposition
- Meaningful and impactful careers – Our day-to-day work makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve.
- Continuous learning and training – We provide learning tools for our staff to continually develop their careers.
- Multicultural and stimulating working environment – We encourage gender and cultural diversity to make our teams stronger.
All employment decisions are made based on organisational needs, job requirements, merit and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Join Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply. WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance
Special Notice on WFP RBD office relocation:
WFP and other UN Agencies will be moving to the new United Nations House, presently under construction in Diamniadio, 30 kilometres from downtown Dakar. The name of the duty station for this position will remain Dakar, Senegal.
Special recommendation:
Before you apply, please confirm that both (i) your on-line profile and CV are accurate and up to date, (ii) your CV should include your employment history, academic qualifications, and language skills.
