Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Technical Advisor

Provide strategic leadership and technical guidance for MHPSS programming in Sudan.

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Provide strategic leadership and technical guidance for MHPSS programming in Sudan.

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Provide overall strategic and technical steer to MHPSS programming in Sudan, in line with CSP strategic priorities, humanitarian response priorities.
Lead on the development of a country-level MHPSS strategy framework or integrated action plans informed by appraisal of needs and gaps.
Support programme development and lead on the identification and design of MHPSS initiatives across sectors.
Ensure that sufficient resources are earmarked to build capacity and strengthen quality MHPSS programming.
Act as a focal point for Sudan on MHPSS related activities, representing the organization in relevant groups.
Coordinate the design of MHPSS assessments and supervise their implementation, working with the MEAL team.
Ensure full compliance of Child Safeguarding Policy at field level.
Document lessons learnt and best practices to shape in-country strategies and program approaches.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Strategy and Leadership

Provide overall strategic and technical steer to MHPSS programming in Sudan, in line with CSP strategic priorities, humanitarian response priorities, and aligned with Regional MHPSS Steer and Global MHPSS Strategic Framework
Lead on the development of a country-level MHPSS strategy framework and/or multi-sectorial, integrated action plans, informed by up-to-date appraisal of MHPSS assets and resources, needs and gaps in country, and building on accessible entry points for integration of MHSS across sectors

Programme Development

Support programme development and lead on the identification and design of MHPSS initiatives or components across sectors and themes, at Country or sub-Country level.
Select appropriate MHPSS intervention packages, informed by evidence and relevant to the context and identified needs, across sectors
Ensure that sufficient resources are earmarked to build capacity, monitor, quality-assure, capture evidence and learning, and strengthen quality and needs-based MHPSS programming.

Programme Quality and Technical Support

Provide overall technical oversight of programme delivery; identify core strengths and areas for improvement, and build and implement relevant capacity support, training, coaching, mentoring and technical supervision plans across sectors.
Lead on the development or contextualization of training modules, implementation tools and technical resources, informed by evidence and aligned with regional and global guidance

Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development

Support in ensuring appropriate staffing within the operations component of the project team, within budget parameters.
Advocate for, and technically support, the setup of an appropriate technical supervision system for staff delivering MHPS supports across sectors and levels of MHPS care

Representation & Advocacy & Organizational Learning

Act as a focal point for Sudan on MHPSS related activities and represent SCI in relevant groups and fora, including relevant donor meetings as required.
Help shape broader sector strategies through influence of and leadership within inter-agency coordination forums, ensuring the specific needs of children are being addressed.
Document lessons learnt, best practice and case studies to shape in-country strategies and program approaches, and contribute to broader sector learning.
Pro-actively identify advocacy opportunities, case studies and research opportunities which link with wider organizational strategic objectives, and turn these into action.
Lead on organizational level program policy innovation, learning or representation initiatives in consultation with relevant internal stakeholders

Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability

Coordinate the design of MHPSS assessments and supervise their implementation.
Work with the MEAL TA and MEAL team to formulate/select MHPSS indicators and to develop indicator tracking plans for all grants, inputting into the development of additional M&E tools as necessary to monitor project progress
With the MEAL team, ensure ethical, safe, appropriate, timely and accurate data collection against agreed indicators to enable both internal and external reporting

Safeguarding

Ensure full compliance of Child Safeguarding Policy at field level and especially with SC engaged personnel.

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Describe a time when you led the development of a mental health strategy. What was the outcome?	This question assesses your leadership and strategic planning skills.	Focus on the strategies you implemented and their impact.
How have you ensured quality in previous MHPSS programs you managed?	This assesses your quality assurance capabilities.	Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you provide an example of a successful capacity building initiative you led?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use for stakeholder engagement in MHPSS programming?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
Explain a situation where you had to address a major gap in MHPSS services. How did you handle it?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What methods have you used to evaluate mental health programs?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you ensure ethical data collection in mental health programs?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe how you document lessons learned from MHPSS projects. Why is this important?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.