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The primary role of the UNDSS Fiji Stress Counsellor will be to develop an efficient and sustainable stress management system in the UN Offices operating in the country with a focus on critical incident stress management preparedness, response and recovery of the UN safety and security system in case of emergencies.

Duties and Responsibilities of Stress Counsellor

• He/she will administer a wide range of stress management activities, actively participating in emergency preparedness in the country in collaboration with UNDSS and the UN emergency coordination group.
• Develop and implement a stress management plan that includes a wide range of stress identification, mitigation, prevention activities,
• Plan and facilitate stress management training on a variety of mental health and well being topics to UN personnel in the country and the circulation of useful reading resources applicable to the cultural context.
• Identify, address, and follow up on personnel affected by critical incident stress among the UN personnel and dependents in the country.
• Provide individual and group counselling sessions related to critical incidents.
• Provide referral advice to UN staff when in need of specialized mental health services outside of the UN.
• Liaise with local experts and institutions in the country for referral, as well as with UN line managers, medical doctors, and local physicians in order to build a network of professionals ready to support and intervene in case of need.
• Provide technical advice to UN senior management on stress mitigating strategies and activities during crises.
• Perform psychosocial needs assessments to monitor the determinants of stress in UN personnel according to the highest industry standards using appropriate data collection tools and statistical and qualitative analysis.
• Provide monthly activity reports to the Regional Security Advisor and CISMS Regional Stress Counsellor with due client confidentiality observed.

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Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s Degree in Psychology (Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology (Master’s Degree should have been obtained after a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Counselling or Social Work), or Doctor of Medicine, Degree in Psychiatry (MD) after a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine.
• A license to practice as a Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist or a Counselling Psychologist by a certified body in country (i.e. psychological council or medical council or equivalent).
• Additional certification, training and/or experience in a broad range of related fields, such as alcohol/substance abuse, stress management, psychosomatic disease, behavioural problems, psychosocial programming would be an asset.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in psychological counselling and or psychotherapy is required.
• Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems.
• Prior experience with the United Nations, international NGO or cross border is desirable.
• Experience in Crisis management
• Experience in Substance abuse management
• Experience in Domestic abuse and intimate partner violence interventions
• Experience in conducting psycho educational trainings

Required languages:

• Fluency in English and Fiji Hindi and/or Itaukei is required.

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