MHPSS Officer

Job Description

Title: MHPSS Officer

Company Name: Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh

Vacancy: 06

Age: At least 18 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 62758 - 69693 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor's Degree in Psychology or any relevant areas of Psychology;

• Preferable – Master's Degree in a relevant field.

• Kindly refrain from applying if you do not meet the academic qualifications specified in the job advertisement.

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 18 years

• At least 2 years of experience working on the same theme, preferably in a development and humanitarian context.

• Experience in providing humanitarian/emergency mental health support; experience in the Rohingya refugee response is an added advantage.

• Understanding age, gender, & disability, as well as inclusion principles and practices, particularly those related to MHPSS & protection, is an added value.

• Experience participating in training (material development, training facilitation) and on-the-job capacity building of staff and community volunteers.

• Have the capacity to maintain close relationships with partners, stakeholders, and beneficiaries.

• Proven analytical and planning skills.

• Good oral and written communication skills in Bengali and English (Chittagonian or Rohingya) are an added advantage.

• Computing skills (MS Office package, both in English and Bangla).

• Knowledge of gender, age, disability, and inclusion issues in Bangladesh and the Rohingya community.

• Experience working in remote community settings.

• Experience in contributing to data collection and indicator tracking within development projects or programs.

• Experience in working with an INGO /NGO.

• Applicable framework documents: to be defined.

HI is looking for some MHPSS Officers for its “Multiple Projects with Handicap International—Humanity & Inclusion.

No. of Vacancies and Location: 06-Ukhiya & Teknaf

Type of Contract: Fixed-Term

Duration: As early as possible to 31 March 2026.

Line Manager: Team Manager

Under the responsibility of the Team Manager, the MHPSS Officer contributes to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion in the country where s/he is based. The MHPSS Officer contributes to the implementation of his/her project, ensuring the optimal quality and impact of the project. S/he works closely with the program & technical team.

Special Attention: "We kindly request that you refrain from applying if the salary range, job location, contract duration, or any other terms and conditions outlined in the advertisement do not align with your expectations."

Mission 1: Operational implementation

Responsibility 1: Provide direct individual mental health and psychosocial support to persons of concern

• Assist with the identification of persons in need of MHPSS support, including those engaged by other HI mobile unit team members, including rehabilitation and protection, and those experiencing emotional distress and isolation.

• Conduct basic mental health assessments using the various assessment tools and establish a baseline for care.

• Collaboratively develop an individualized care plan for persons of concern to support the development/maintenance of healthy coping mechanisms and achievement of psychosocial goals.

• Conduct regular follow-up sessions as needed for participants with more complex or prolonged MHPSS needs to provide ongoing support according to the established care plan and adjust to meet the person’s developing needs.

• Facilitate timely, appropriate, and confidential referrals to specialized mental health care or other needed services when needed, using the established referral pathways in their area of work, including internal referrals for HI-provided services.

• Adapt existing interventions and develop innovative approaches to supporting persons of concern together with the MHPSS Technical Team

Responsibility 2: Provide group mental health and psychosocial support to persons of concern

• Facilitate group sessions focusing on socio-emotional processing, skill-building, and social connectedness at the static point and home-based level.

• Facilitate theme-based (anger and stress management and substance abuse) focus group discussions to address stigma, community needs, and existing community responses to increase awareness and resilience.

• Ensure regular follow-up sessions for the group to address the areas to intervene andintervene and referral to other services as per the need of the group participants.

Responsibility 3: Support with communication with community activities, including monitoring and advocacy

• Conduct awareness and information sessions on psychosocial and mental health issues to reduce stigma and increase access to support for MHPSS needs, including substance use and survivors of violence.

• Identify barriers to accessing services and support solutions to ensure care, particularly for elders and persons with disabilities.

• Explore the causes of psychosocial stress among the target population at the individual, family, and community levels through focus groups and individual interviews.

• Explore the current health-seeking behaviors among the people who are currently accessing services and their communities to better develop outreach and engagement activities.

• Support in developing MHPSS Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials for stigma and stress reduction and the promotion of help-seeking; ensure the integration of MHPSS themes into the IEC materials of other sectors within the mobile unit.

• Support Para Counselors/Rohingya community volunteers through capacity building and case follow-up through supervision.

Responsibility 4: Coordination and Collaboration within interdisciplinary HI teams and across external sectors, including but not limited to Health, Protection, and WASH

• Conduct interdisciplinary case discussions as needed to identify comprehensive responses to emerging needs.

• To seek integrality and complementarity among sectors. Provide MHPSS services to cases identified by protection and/or Rehabilitation officers. Meaning persons with disabilities and caregivers.

• To identify service gaps.

• Develop and maintain relationships with other actors in the field.

• Regularly monitor and update active referral pathways across sectors for timely response to needs.

• Reporting to the Team Manager/Project Manager/Senior Project Manager, the MHPSS officer contributes to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion in the country where s/he is based. The MHPSS officer contributes to the implementation of his/her project, ensuring the optimal quality and the impact of the project. S/he works closely with the program & technical team.

• Regularly provide updates on challenges and needs identified in the activities to the HI Team Manager or any coordination staff to enable sector-level advocacy and problem-solving if needed.

• Support the Team Manager in attending camp-level coordination meetings to identify gaps, challenges, and solutions. Take an active part in sectoral coordination at the field level.

• Close collaboration with the MHPSS Technical Team [TA, TO, Trainer] for technical guidance and capacity building; actively participate in HI training and other designated training; and share knowledge with colleagues and volunteers.

• Mobile bill,Tour allowance,Medical allowance,Provident fund,Weekly 2 holidays,Insurance,Gratuity
• Festival Bonus: 2

• Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.

• Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities per the HI policy.

• Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.

• Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.

• Allowance for Children`s Education: Staff will get an allowance for Children`s Education as per the HI policy.

• National travel cost of child caretaker: Female staff will get a reimbursement for the cost of national travel of the child caretaker as per the HI policy.

• Additional Responsibility (Interim) Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for additional responsibility (interim) as per the HI policy.

• Relocation Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for relocation allowance as per the HI policy.

• Work From Home: Staff will get work-from-home facilities as per the HI policy.