Staff Counsellor

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This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

Assignment is non-family (GOMA)

Within the terms of the organization’s delegated authority, and under the direct supervision of MONUSCO Chief Staff Counselling Unit in Goma, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Collaborate closely with the Chief Staff Counsellor and assist in drafting of high-level reports, After-Action Reviews, Best Practices papers, review compilation of statistics, and ensure evidence-based programmatic activities. • Provide adequate Counselling Services within the region (mission), (i.e.: overall assessment of the psychosocial needs of the staff members, development of the services, etc.); • Perform individual assessments in the case of individual staff members experiencing difficulty coping and/or presenting mental health-related symptoms or syndromes; • Advise the Chief Staff Counselling Unit as necessary, on individual cases where an identified problem is likely to have professional, vocational, and/or counselling effect, such as work-related problem due to a psychological problem, conflict resolution, need-oriented medication, etc.; • Advise Chief/head of Sections as necessary, or upon request, with the aim at improving the working atmosphere in their Sections and resolving problems of a work-related or personal nature that adversely affect job performance and productivity; • Conduct periodic psychosocial needs assessment research and propose measurement to prevent occurrence of psychosocial problem in the mission; • Perform critical incident stress defusing and/or providing debriefing, psychosocial first aid including individual and/or group debriefing whenever and wherever there is crisis; • Assure, in conjunction with the Medical Services, a continuum of services (referral, short-term supportive intervention) to individual staff members suffering from serious diseases or illnesses; • Establish Staff groups and work with members in order to develop programmes designed to improve the quality of life of staff members within the mission area; • Provide training sessions on crisis and stress management, and other stress related topics as stipulated in the UN Resolutions; • Monitor environmental factors that could lead to stress with particular focus on stress related to critical incidents including emergency and crisis situations; • Develop, organize and implement workshops in various areas such as exposure to trauma programme(s) for all staff; • Liaise with Mental Health professionals within the UN, the Mission and in the community, and with other professionals as need arises; • Perform other professional duties as may be required by the Chief of Staff Counselling Unit;

Professionalism, Team Work, Communication, Respect for diversity and gender.

counseling or clinical psychology

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the second largest country in Africa, and as a result is quite diverse. Living conditions therefore vary between MONUSCO duty stations, with all usual amenities present in the capital Kinshasa, but only very basic conditions in remote duty stations in the provinces, where, for instance, there may be no guarantee of public power supply nor running water. The ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions of developing countries is essential. Accommodation is very expensive in both Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. Supermarkets exist in the large towns (e.g. Bukavu, Kisangani), but consumer items are generally very expensive (as everything is imported). For food, local markets offer a much cheaper alternative. All MONUSCO duty stations are considered non-family duty stations, except for Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Entebbe which are now considered family duty stations, and most are currently under UN Security Phase III (“relocation phase”: internationally-recruited staff are temporarily concentrated or relocated to specified sites/locations). In addition to insecurity related to the relatively volatile political situation as well as various conflict situations, certain places are subject to increasing street and residential crime, including in Kinshasa and Goma. Some degree of medical service is provided in all MONUSCO duty stations. Certain vaccinations are mandatory for MONUSCO personnel to enter the DRC, while others are compulsory for all other incoming persons. It is possible for incoming MONUSCO personnel, including UN Volunteers, to be asked to provide proof of some or all vaccinations, though this is unlikely. All UN Volunteers must ensure that they are up-to-date with all appropriate vaccinations, which should be clearly and properly endorsed in the International Certificate of Vaccination (“carte jaune”). Malaria is present virtually throughout the DRC, and it is therefore recommended to take prophylaxis. The unit of currency is the Congolese Franc. The US dollar is the other preferred currency. It may be impossible to exchange traveller’s checks away from the capital city. Credit cards are usually accepted in major hotels only in Kinshasa. In larger towns and cities (e.g. Kinshasa, Goma, Bukavu, Kisangani), UN Volunteers are recommended to open US Dollar bank accounts, while in other places, banks may be absent (including ATMs) and VLA payments will be processed in cash. UN Volunteers have the possibility to send part of their allowances to a bank account abroad. In addition to French, there are four major spoken languages in DRC, namely Lingala, Kikongo, Tshiluba and Swahili.

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