Psychologist

Job Description

Title: Psychologist

Company Name: Samaj Kalyan O Unnayan Shangstha (SKUS)

Vacancy: 1

Age: 24 to 40 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 71000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Published: 2026-10-19

Application Deadline: 2026-10-26

Education:

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Psychology
• Master of Science (MSc) in Psychology

• Bachelor’s (B.Sc.) degree in Psychology from a recognized university or institution. A Master’s degree in Psychology or a relevant discipline will be considered an added advantage.

Requirements:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Skills Required: Chittagongian language, Commitment, Creative and innovative, Gender Sensitive Programming, Implementation of Rohinga Response Project, Multitasking, Reporting and Documentation, Teamwork, Willing to Travel, Working under pressure

Additional Requirements:

• Age 24 to 40 years
• Only Female

• Minimum 2 years of work experience in community based mental health and psychosocial support or work in a disability specialized organization or programme. 

Working Condition: 

• The Psychologist is based on the Project Office at the Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar district
• Will spend approximately 90% of his/her time in the field.
• May have contact with dissatisfied or abusive individuals.Have to work to ensure a conducive participatory approach in the center.

Responsibilities & Context:

Samaj Kalyan O Unnayan Shangstha (SKUS) is a non-profit, non-government and non-political voluntary women-headed development organization duly registered with the NGO Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh. SKUS has been working since 1995 to improve the socio-economic condition of the poor, marginalized and unprivileged people, and to remove discrimination and all kinds of exploitation. SKUS has a good record of accomplishment working with the government, national and international development agencies and multilateral/bilateral donors as a development partner and service provider since 1996. Doing development work over a period of 30 years, SKUS has achieved special consultative status from the ECOSOC, and UN. SKUS also has a networking relationship with national and international arenas. SKUS has been a partner NGO of UNDP for Early Recovery Facilitate (ERF) since 2012 and a partner of IOM for working for undocumented Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar since 2015.

SKUS has an agreement with Educo Bangladesh for the project of GBV services for the Rohingya community at Rohingya Camp in Ukhia Upazila under Cox`s Bazar District.  SKUS is implementing the “ Empower HER Resilience and Protection for Women and Girls in Rohingya and Host communities ” project with the support of AECID. The project seeks to promote gender equality in Cox`s Bazar, Bangladesh, through prevention and response actions against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), with a priority focus on girls and women in vulnerable situations. The specific objective is to strengthen the knowledge and capacities of women and girls to prevent and respond to GBV, promoting livelihoods that improve their economic autonomy and overall well-being, while strengthening community protection mechanisms. Likewise, livelihood skills training will be offered to women and adolescents, complemented by monetary assistance as a measure to reduce the risks of VSBG such as child marriage. Specific activities will be implemented through existing Adolescent and Youth (A&Y) clubs, where girls and young women will receive training on VSBG, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and basic rights.

 

The Psychologist / MHPSS Officer will provide quality, survivor-centred mental health and psychosocial support services to GBV survivors under the SKUS- Educo-AECID project in Rohingya camps. The position ensures safe, ethical, and culturally appropriate psychosocial care in line with GBV guiding principles, IASC MHPSS Guidelines, and standards.

Key Responsibilities:

MHPSS & Clinical Support

• Provide individual and group psychosocial counselling to GBV survivors using survivor-centred and trauma-informed approaches.

• Conduct psychological assessments, risk screening, and safety planning for survivors experiencing distress, trauma, anxiety, or depression.

• Deliver Psychological First Aid (PFA) and crisis intervention when required.

• Develop and implement tailored care plans and ensure regular follow-up sessions.

• Identify cases requiring specialized mental health care and facilitate referrals to appropriate service providers.

GBV Case Management Support

• Work closely with GBV Case Workers to support survivors’ psychosocial needs throughout the case management process.

• Participate in case conferences while ensuring confidentiality and informed consent.

• Provide technical input on psychosocial components of GBV response and prevention activities.

Community-Based MHPSS Activities

• Support the implementation of group sessions, life skills activities, and psychosocial awareness programs for women and girls.

• Contribute to community-based GBV prevention and resilience-building initiatives.

• Ensure culturally sensitive approaches appropriate to the Rohingya community contexts.

Documentation, Reporting & Data Management

• Maintain confidential counselling records, session notes, and progress reports in line with information management protocols.

• Prepare regular MHPSS activity reports and contribute to donor and internal reporting.

• Support monitoring and evaluation of psychosocial interventions and outcomes.

Capacity Building & Supervision

• Provide basic psychosocial skills training and mentoring to case workers, outreach staff, and community volunteers.

• Support staff well-being and self-care through peer support and stress management guidance.

MHPSS & Clinical Support

• Provide individual and group psychosocial counselling to GBV survivors using survivor-centred and trauma-informed approaches.

• Conduct psychological assessments, risk screening, and safety planning for survivors experiencing distress, trauma, anxiety, or depression.

• Deliver Psychological First Aid (PFA) and crisis intervention when required.

• Develop and implement tailored care plans and ensure regular follow-up sessions.

• Identify cases requiring specialized mental health care and facilitate referrals to appropriate service providers.

GBV Case Management Support

• Work closely with GBV Case Workers to support survivors’ psychosocial needs throughout the case management process.

• Participate in case conferences while ensuring confidentiality and informed consent.

• Provide technical input on psychosocial components of GBV response and prevention activities.

Community-Based MHPSS Activities

• Support the implementation of group sessions, life skills activities, and psychosocial awareness programs for women and girls.

• Contribute to community-based GBV prevention and resilience-building initiatives.

• Ensure culturally sensitive approaches appropriate to the Rohingya community contexts.

Documentation, Reporting & Data Management

• Maintain confidential counselling records, session notes, and progress reports in line with information management protocols.

• Prepare regular MHPSS activity reports and contribute to donor and internal reporting.

• Support monitoring and evaluation of psychosocial interventions and outcomes.

Capacity Building & Supervision

• Provide basic psychosocial skills training and mentoring to case workers, outreach staff, and community volunteers.

• Support staff well-being and self-care through peer support and stress management guidance.

Coordination, Safeguarding & Compliance

• Coordinate with GBV, Protection, Health, and MHPSS actors through working groups and referral networks.

• Ensure adherence to safeguarding policies, child protection standards, AAP, and the do-no-harm principle.

• Follow organisational codes of conduct and humanitarian principles at all times.

Commitment to values

• The Psychologist must follow the humanitarian guiding principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, independence, do no harm, acceptance, self-determination, confidentiality, non-judgment, and purposeful expression of feelings.

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences, encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.

• Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organisational principles/rules and standards of conduct.

• Professionalism: Demonstrates the ability to work in a composed, competent, and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges

• Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.

• Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action-oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.

• Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge, and innovate; actively works towards continuing personal learning and development.

• Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work.

• Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring, and motivational way

  Promotes SKUS’s values and ethical standards:

• Must need to follow the SKUS code of conduct, misappropriation policy, PSEA policy, Child protection policy, and gender policy.

• Mutual Respect and Trust, Gender Equity, Integrity & Solidarity, Transparency & Accountability.

• Equal Opportunity for all: Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, inclusion and age sensitivity and adaptability.  

• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

Personal qualities:·       

• A strong commitment to gender sensitive, inclusive and pro-poor development works       

• Strict moral code and non-compromising attitude towards corruption and embezzlement

• Willingness to work in refugee camps and host community on a need based.

Job Other Benifits:

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Work Place: Work at office

Company Information:

Gender: Only Female can apply

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