Staff Counsellor (P-3) – Mental Health Support

About the role

The Staff Counsellor (P-3) is based in the Human Resources Management Section of MONUSCO in Bunia, reporting to the Chief Staff Counselling. The role provides individual and group counselling, stress management and mental health support to staff, working closely with the Medical Unit and the Staff Welfare Committee.

Key responsibilities

• Perform individual assessments for staff members struggling to cope or with mental health-related conditions
• Advise the Chief Staff Counselling on cases with professional, vocational or counselling implications, such as work-related psychological problems, conflict resolution and medication needs
• Support the Chief Staff Counselling and Section Chiefs in improving the working environment and addressing psychological workplace safety
• Provide critical incident stress supportive therapy, individually or in groups
• Work with the Medical Unit and Medical HIV Focal Points to refer staff with HIV/AIDS or other mentally impacting conditions and offer short-term supportive intervention
• Liaise with the Staff Welfare Committee to design programmes improving staff quality of life
• Deliver training on crisis and stress management and conflict resolution
• Monitor stress-related environmental factors and develop a stress management programme for civilian staff

Required profile

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in Clinical Psychology or Psychiatry; a first-level degree plus two years of qualifying experience may be accepted
• At least five years of progressive experience in staff clinical counselling, mental health, cross-cultural communication, counselling, psychiatry, clinical psychology, clinical social work or related fields
• International experience in Employee Assistance Programmes or Organizational Intervention is desirable
• English at UN Level III (reading, writing, listening and speaking); French is the other working language of the Secretariat

Required skills

• Clinical assessment and counselling, including critical incident stress support
• Stress management and crisis intervention
• Training and facilitation
• Gender perspective in work

Selection may include an assessment exercise followed by a competency-based interview. The position is temporarily available until 30 June 2027 and may be open only to internal candidates or to candidates based at the duty station, depending on funding.