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WHO

1 week ago

International Consultant - EMT Mental Health and Psychosocial Support

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Job Summary

Provide technical expertise and training support to strengthen Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) for Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) across WHO’s Western Pacific Region. Support integration of MHPSS into EMT standard operating procedures and Specialized Care Teams guidance, deliver GEDSI-aligned trainings and materials, facilitate MHPSS scenarios in simulation exercises, contribute to the EMT MHPSS Community of Practice, and support monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.

Location: Manila, Suva

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Contract

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Work with EMT and MHPSS focal points to integrate MHPSS into EMT and emergency operations, including updating national EMT SOPs and referral pathways aligned with EMT Blue Book standards.
•Support development and implementation of MHPSS Specialized Care Teams guidance, including tools, self-assessment checklist, and a training package for independent use.
•Adapt and deliver GEDSI-informed MHPSS training and reference materials for EMTs, embedding Pacific cultural framing and enabling country-level trainer capacity through TOT outputs.
•Serve as faculty/trainer for MHPSS for EMTs and health emergency workforce activities through in-person and remote trainings, workshops, webinars, and network meetings.
•Lead monitoring, evaluation, and reporting by maintaining sex- and disability-disaggregated activity registers and submitting activity reports after trainings, SIMEXs, and emergency activations.

Travel: High travel

Key Requirements

•Terminal/doctoral degree in psychology or psychiatry (e.g., PsyD) or a closely related field, with qualification to practise independently.
•At least 7 years of relevant professional experience at national and international level focused on mental health and emergency response, including developing and delivering training/education and curricula/materials.
•Demonstrated experience developing and delivering training for mental health or health emergency response.
•Experience supporting capacity strengthening of national and international rapid response teams, including EMTs, and working in national and/or international health or emergency management systems.
•Excellent written and spoken English communication skills, with proven writing skills and strong skills in data management (sex- and disability-disaggregated data) using Microsoft Excel.

Experience:7+ yearsMental healthEmergency responseTraining development

Education:PhD / Doctorate in psychology or psychiatry

Skills:CommunicationWritingOrganizationalData managementPresentation

Languages:EnglishFrench

Tech Stack:Microsoft Excel

Company Brief

WHO

The World Health Organization is a United Nations specialized agency responsible for international public health, coordinating global health initiatives, setting standards, providing guidance, and supporting countries in disease prevention, emergency response, and health systems strengthening.

Industry: International Organizations

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Government & Public Sector

Funding: Government Funded

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Founded: 1948

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