Psychologists

The role

Support people with trauma from conflict, disasters, sexual violence, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis through mainly clinical work. Recruit, train and supervise locally hired mental health staff so care continues.

What you will do

• Provide clinical care to people with post-traumatic stress from conflict or disaster
• Support survivors of sexual violence
• Support people treated for HIV/AIDS and/or tuberculosis
• Recruit, train and supervise locally hired mental health professionals
• Ensure continuity of care through local staff
• Adapt tools to local cultural needs and changing circumstances
• Suggest program improvements in line with MSF objectives and strategies
• Provide individual clinical consultations
• Organize psycho-pedagogical activities
• Organize training sessions for the team

Required qualifications

• Available to work in international programs for 9 to 12 months
• Actively licensed to practice as a clinical and/or counseling psychologist
• Minimum 2 years clinical experience (post-training) in a multi-disciplinary setting using psychotherapeutic and/or counseling methods
• Experience in a low resource setting (priority to humanitarian context experience)
• Experience with a range of psychotherapeutic approaches such as systemic, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, or client-centered
• At least 6 months of clinical experience within the last two years
• Professional experience supervising, managing, or training staff
• Experience developing psycho-educational tools and/or 'train the trainer' courses
• Professional experience in at least TWO of: HIV/AIDS, PTSD, sexual violence, trauma, tuberculosis

Nice to have

• French or Arabic at B2 level or above
• Experience with migrants experiencing trauma, internally displaced people, and/or refugees
• Experience with short-term therapy
• Experience across mental health care for adults, adolescents, and children
• Experience with individual, family, and group counseling
• Experience in community-based psycho-social or trauma-focused programs
• Experience adapting therapeutic techniques to local cultural contexts
• Experience with adherence counseling and/or patient education for chronic diseases

Benefits

• Salary and benefits as MSF employees
• Opportunities for professional growth in medical, non-medical, and coordination streams
• Possibility of multiple assignments

Before you apply

• Work may take place in active conflict or post-conflict settings with inherent security risks
• Assignments often mean long hours, heavy workload, and basic living conditions
• Employment may depend on satisfactory reference checks and/or background screening

About the company

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international organization providing medical care in more than 70 countries. MSF USA is one of 24 sections supporting the global movement, mainly through recruitment, fundraising, advocacy and communications.