SayPro Regional MHPSS Advisory – Ukraine and Regional Refugee Response

Regional MHPSS Advisor – Ukraine and Regional Refugee Response

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Regional MHPSS Advisor plays a key role in ensuring high quality, timely MHPSS technical support to technical advisors in Save the Children International’s responses to the Ukraine crisis (currently structured as the Ukraine Conflict Response in Ukraine, and the Regional Refugee Response in neighbouring countries), and in linking with MEEE regional and global work and broader initiatives.

The Regional MHPSS Advisor will provide hands on support to SCI’s MHPSS and other advisors and experts in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, to develop, position and implement MHPSS approaches in an ongoing humanitarian crisis. This include providing hands on technical assistance, strategic and programmatic support, capacity building (training /mentoring/coaching) and talent development. This position also includes contributions SCI’s advocacy and new business development initiatives. The Regional MHPSS TA will also work in collaboration with other regional advisors to support overarching response and regional priorities, particularly program integration.

The position may include travel to SC’s response programs in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.

ROLE SCOPE:

Reports to: Regional Senior Technical Support Manager – Ukraine and Regional Refugee Response (MEEE RO)

Staff reporting to this post: none

Budget Responsibilities: none

Role Dimensions: Key stakeholders for this position include Response Team MHPSS and other TA Leads, RO PDQ Team, plus RO Operations, Advocacy, and Resource Mobilisation Teams; SCI’s Global One Humanitarian Team (Programs staff). In addition, the role will foster relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including Save the Children Members and technical partners.

Context: Humanitarian

Location: Home based, able to work in CET time zone.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme Strategy and Development

• Ensure quality MHPSS inputs for the Ukraine Country Office and Regional Refugee Response teams to support the design of contextually relevant multi-sector response and recovery strategies and programme plans, in line with SCI Humanitarian deliverables, and ensuring quality programmatic approaches and maximum integration between sectors
• Support the Ukraine Country office and Regional Refugee Response teams to identify areas of shared priorities in MHPSS and develop approaches / plans to take these forward, as needed
• Carry out the responsibilities of the role in a way which reflects Save the Children’s commitment to safe programming and safeguarding children, in accordance with our Code of Conduct and Child Safeguarding Policy

Technical Capacity Building & Mentoring

• Provide high quality technical backstopping to MHPSS Advisors in the Ukraine Country office and Regional Refugee Response teams, and ensure the response teams are supported to meet their MHPSS technical staffing needs (both national and international)
• Ensure that MHPSS advisors in the Ukraine Country Office and Regional Refugee Response teams are aware of relevant global and regional thematic steers and have sufficient resources and expertise at hand to implement, build capacity, monitor, quality-assure, capture evidence and learning, and develop further in their ability to provide quality and rights-based MHPSS interventions to children, adolescents and their caregivers.
• Support the development of effective supervision structures and processes for MHPSS staff in and across the Ukraine Country office and Regional Refugee Response teams
• Provide technical inputs to ensure safe, quality development of any Digital solutions for MHPSS programs across the responses

Programme Quality and Development

• Ensure the Ukraine Country Office and Regional Refugee Response teams are supported to maintain the minimum standards of humanitarian relief in accordance with the CHS, Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct, and SCI Humanitarian principles and global standards.
• Ensure the Ukraine Country office and Regional Refugee Response teams are supported to develop quality project proposals, particularly facilitating linkages for multi-country proposals
• Provide MHPSS technical inputs to ensure the Ukraine Country Office and Regional Refugee Responses are supported to design and implement high quality REALM processes, which are effectively informing decision making
• Ensure the Ukraine Country Office and Regional Refugee Response teams are supported to build innovation in MHPSS, document lessons learnt, best practice and case studies to shape in-country strategies and programme approaches, and contribute to broader sector learning

Representation and networking

• Ensure high quality, timely technical inputs to support Regional Advocacy priorities
• Support SC engagement in humanitarian coordination structures and working groups
• Help shape broader sector strategies at the interagency level through influence of and leadership within inter-agency coordination forums, ensuring that SC is “the voice of children” and that the specific needs of children are being addressed across the humanitarian responses

General

• Ensure effective linkages with MEEE regional and global work and broader initiatives
• Contribute to regional team collaboration, meetings and planning processes, internal initiatives and reporting requirements
• Demonstrate leadership in relation to Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, bullying and harassment, code of conduct, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures

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 and partners 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 partners and 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

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Masters in Social Science.

Essential

• At least 7 years’ experience of working internationally in MHPSS in emergency settings
• Demonstrated successful experience in capacity building, mentoring, facilitation of learning and provision of technical support
• Experience of context, capacity and policy analysis, and influencing and advocacy at regional/international level in order to hold duty bearers to account to realise children’s rights.
• Experience of promoting quality and impact through at least one cross-cutting area: gender equality and inclusion, adaptive and safer programming, mental health and psychosocial support.
• Demonstrated program design, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Experience of strategy development and planning
• Fluent in English and high level of English writing skills.

Key Competencies

Technical competencies:

• Support the development of guidance or training materials on MHPSS in emergency settings
• Designs programs and strategies that identifies and minimises the risks faced differently by young children, adolescents and youth
• Designs and advocates for programs and policies that reach and protects the rights of children most impacted by inequality and discrimination

Generic Competencies

• Being the Voice of Children: Utilises being part of a global movement to promote change in the policy and public sphere on child related issues
• Advancing Equality & Inclusion: Drives an enabling environment for gender equality and inclusion, and prioritising the most deprived and marginalised children
• Builds & Strengthens Partnerships: Inspires others to embrace the values and principles that underpin partnerships and the localisation agenda
• Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children in own work and in work with colleagues and peers.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This Role is offered on the basis of International terms and conditions. Also, interviews will be held on ongoing basis, adverts will be closed once a person is identified.

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

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.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.