We are looking for A MENTAL HEALTH AND CARE PRACTICES HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Country: Yemen – based in Sana’a Length of Contract: 6 months starting the 1st of July 2014 Overall objective and responsibilities: To coordinate & supervise the Mental Health and Care Practices (MHCP) programs, guaranteeing the quality of the implementation and developing a relevant strategy. More specifically, the MHCP Head of Department will be charged to : Develop, monitor and supervise the action on the field of MHCP. - Monitor and supervise the program on the field - Manage the psychosocial team of the MHCP programs and train the team on specific topics - Supervise the data collection and the compilation for the Activity Progress Report - Monitor the budget allocated on the MHCP field - Maintain an integrated approach with the nutrition team - Liaise with the finance and the HR department and the field coordinator regarding the needs of the programs - Develop proposals for integrated MHCP activities along with other Heads of Departments Coordinate the identification of needs and develop a strategy on MHCP - Analyze the MHCP humanitarian situation - Disseminate information gathered and analyzed both internally and externally - Assess the needs and the draw up of proposal and concept notes - Launch advocacy activities within community and national health centers Promote capitalization through research and collection of qualitative data - Follow up the research in refugees camp - Maintain relationship with partners on the respect of deadlines and analyses of context - Follow the capitalization of tools and qualitative information in every different programs with MHCP part - Organize internal assessment on the impact of the different approaches Participate to the reinforcement of MHCP technical skills on the mission - Build his capacities on monitoring and coordination aspects - Provide technical support on the different bases where MHCP staff is working - Identify training needs and address them accordingly Represent Action contre la Faim and its positioning in the field of MHCP - Make national and international organizations and authorities aware of ACF positions and protocols - Implement technical advocacy in relation with the Country Director and other Heads of Department - Produce information concerning technical progress, impact of programs and results of research Manage the Team - For the dimensioning and recruitment of his/her team - For the operational and/or hierarchical management of his/her team - For evaluation of the technical performance of all of the MHCP teams (Programme Manager, Deputy MHCP Head of Department, Expert) - For development of the mission’s MHCP skills Guarantee and ensure the confidentiality of data collected during the MHCP activities of the mission Qualification and previous experience: You hold a master degree in psychology or psychiatry, and demonstrate both successful clinical and humanitarian field experiences in mental health and care practices. Recognized for your relational and communicational skills, you have developed strong training and team supervision capacities. Your English (oral and written) is fluent. Status: Employee - Total average yearly gross income : from 44910€ to 51410€ - Fixed-term contract, provided by ACF according to the French legislation. - All expenses paid on the field: o Support to the R & R costs : 110€/month average o Transportation costs to and from the mission : 460€/ month average, o Collective or individual accommodation depending on position : 700€/month average o Food and hygiene expenses (living allowance) : 285€/month directly paid on the field o Per Diem : 189€/month directly paid on the field - Gross monthly salary ranging from €1805 to €2305 (13rd month included), depending on relevant experience - Social benefits: Medical, life and accident insurance provided by the institution - 25 days of annual paid leaves - 20 days of extra leaves per year (taken as recovery time breaks of one week every 2 or 4 months depending on the mission) - Pre departure training, at the HQ in Paris Motivating Job Prospects in the medium and long term To apply, please visit: [url]http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/en/content/mental-health-and-care-practices-head-department[/url]