The Wellbeing Consultant (Psychologist) is responsible for providing expert psychosocial support and clinical services, primarily to individuals and teams operating in fragile and conflict-affected areas. This consultancy role involves comprehensive wellbeing support, from conducting assessments and providing direct counseling to designing and delivering training programs focused on mental health awareness, stress management, and resilience building. A key function of the role is crisis response support following critical incidents.
Key Deliverables and Responsibilities
As the Psychologist, you will deliver the following:
- Conduct psychosocial assessments and provide confidential support and counseling to individuals or groups, either in person or remotely as and when required.
- Design and deliver psychosocial first aid training to teams.
- Facilitate debriefing and clinical support measures both prior to and post missions to conflict countries, focusing on stress management, resilience, coping mechanisms, and mental health awareness.
- Serve as the first point of call for support crisis response initiatives (e.g., in the event of a critical incident).
- Collaborate with HR and senior management to ensure holistic support, including during a crisis.
- Build staff or community resilience through psychosocial education and stress management strategies.
- Identify and refer individuals or groups needing specialist mental health support and care.
- Develop and implement wellbeing activities and awareness campaigns (e.g., workshops, mindfulness sessions, and wellbeing days).
Qualifications and Experience (About You)
Education:
- Masters degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or relevant fields.
Experience:
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in providing therapy, mental health, and psychosocial support or counseling, preferably in an International NGO.
- Demonstrated experience working in volatile or conflict-affected environments, responding to gender-sensitive, humanitarian, development, or community-based contexts.
Specialized Training (Preferred):
- Training in Psychological First Aid (PFA), trauma-informed care, or stress management is preferred.
Required Skills and Attributes
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English are required, and proficiency in other native languages is strongly preferred.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and ethical standards.
- Strong facilitation skills to customise and tailor interventions to the needs of different individuals and groups.
- Awareness and respect for cultural differences and the ability to incorporate this into therapy sessions.
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