Staff Counsellor - Panamá - UNICEF

UNICEF

Empresa verificada

Panamá

hace 1 semana

Publicado por:

Lorenzo González

Reclutador de beBee

Descripción

Job no: 561046

Contract type:
Temporary Appointment

Duty Station:
Panama City

Level:
P-4

Location:
Panama

Categories:
Health, Human Resources

UNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to reach the world's most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, _care_**
How can you make a difference?

Purpose of the Job

The Regional Staff Counsellor P-4 will contribute towards the development of a corporate framework for Staff Well-Being and promote its implementation at the regional level.

The framework will identify activities aimed at raising awareness about healthy work practices; improving the work-life balance of UNICEF staff; facilitating the provision of assistance to staff/family experiencing work-related and/or personal problems; facilitating the provision of immediate support following a traumatic incident and related tasks.

The Regional Staff Counsellor will coordinate and work in collaboration with the network of UN counsellors regionally. Frequent field missions and close collaboration with Country Offices are required.

The position is office-based, located in the regional office and reports to the Regional Director, is technically supervised by the Chief of Staff Wellbeing NYHQ and works in close collaboration with the Chief of HR.

Key functions, accountabilities, duties/ tasks:
In collaboration with the Regional Director, the Staff Wellbeing Chief (NYHQ), Regional Human Resources Chief and colleagues, facilitate the development, implementation and coordination of a corporate framework aiming at improved Staff Well-Being regionally and where required globally:
a) Assist in developing the framework;
b) Develop strategies for implementing the framework in the region;
c) Monitor the impact of the framework on regional and country levels;
d) Lobby and provide input for improvement.

Facilitate the provision of effective psycho-social support to staff leadership, managers and individual staff prioritizing emergency locations with the aim to mitigating stress and boost protective factors by:
a) Providing support and advice to the leadership and managers in offices on healthy work practices and approaches on how to effectively support staff and encourage resilience. Recommend suitable staff support strategies to managers during and following emergencies and other crises;
b) Providing staff with individual and/or group counselling as needed (i.e. assessment, short-term intervention, referral);
c) Facilitating the treatment of psychiatric disorders primarily through referrals, including to the medical services division, and through guidance to supervisors and senior management, where appropriate;
d) Contributing to identification of creative ways of extending a network of external mental health providers available to provide services to staff around the world;
e) Coordinating the regional network of Peer Support Volunteers (PSVs), including selection, training and technical supervision;
f) Coordinate with UNDSS, agency counsellors and PSVs, to ensure the provision of adequate psychosocial support during emergencies;
g) Assess and monitor psycho-social needs and issues affecting the wellbeing of staff.

Provide Critical Incident Stress Management to groups-and/or individual staff following critical incidents, employing a holistic which may include services such as practical support.

Psycho-education, psychological first aid, strategic advice to leadership, family support and individual or group interventions by:

a) Contacting the affected staff member(s) and offering information about typical stress reactions, support and referral information;
b) Facilitating appropriate traumatic stress interventions, following a critical incident or traumatic event;
c) Recommending and arranging for individual and/or group follow-up support to staff and their dependents.

Training and awareness raising on Staff Well-Being related topics:
a) Explore and contribute to the development of new modalities, such as e-learning and webinars, which make awareness raising material available and attractive to all staff;

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

Education
Advanced University degree in counselling, clinical psychology or related mental health profession.

Additional training or certification in staff support and traumatic/critical incident stress as well as a broad range of related fields, such as alcohol/substance abuse, family counselling, training, stress management.

Experience

Minimum eight years of national and especially international professional experience in staff support, mental health, cross cultural communications, counselling, and related areas, preferably gained within the UN sys