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Médecins du Monde

Médecins du Monde

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Specialist

Full-Time
€44k/yr

+ 13th-month pay + €10 restaurant vouchers + 50% transport reimbursement

Senior
Bachelor's
Saint-Denis, France
Hybrid

Hybrid schedule with at least five office days per month; occasional travel in France and internationally may be required.

About the job

Requirements
  • You have a degree in work psychology or a discipline related to mental health.
  • You have at least 5 years of experience in similar functions.
  • You have strong listening, coordination, and support abilities.
  • You are proficient in workplace mental-health issues and psychosocial-risk prevention mechanisms.
  • You speak French and English fluently.
  • You are proficient in Microsoft Office.
  • The role requires background checks against international lists and a French criminal-record extract (B3) for anyone recruited.
Responsibilities
  • Lead and develop psychosocial-support mechanisms for headquarters, France field, and international teams, including briefings, debriefings, psychological support, practice-analysis groups, regulation, and co-development.
  • Coordinate the psychosocial response during potentially traumatic events and critical situations.
  • Participate in psychosocial-risk prevention and implement associated action plans.
  • Advise teams and managers on mental-health and psychosocial-support issues.
  • Facilitate mental-health and psychosocial-risk-prevention awareness sessions and training.
  • Contribute to Médecins du Monde’s Mental Health and Psychosocial-Risk Prevention strategy and represent the association with specialized partners and networks.
  • Work closely with human-resources teams and operations in France and internationally.
  • Travel occasionally in France and internationally on programs.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in the humanitarian sector would be an asset.

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