MHPSS Consultant Arts therapies
Qualifications of MHPSS Consultant Arts therapies:
- Location: Algiers, Algieria
- Vacancy No: 16021
- Salary: N/A
- Organization: IOM International Organization for Migration
- Deadline: 8/05/2025
Brief details about MHPSS Consultant Arts therapies:
About
Information about the organization that has offered the job:
Difficult migration journeys can trigger negative emotions, feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. For some migrants, psychological well-being is affected by emotional distress related to stress, worry, and uncertainty about their future, while others may also have experienced severe stressors, including violence, exploitation, torture, sexual violence, perilous journeys, and abuse. In some cases, pre-existing psychosocial problems and mental health disorders are exacerbated during the migration experience.
The provision of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services in the centres plays an important role in protecting and assisting migrants, contributing significantly to the sustainability of other centre interventions. Given the diversity of migration experiences, there is no single method or model for providing mental health and psychosocial support in migrant centres.
Within the framework of voluntary return assistance and support projects, under the general supervision of the Protection Coordinator and the direct supervision of the SMSPS Officer, and in cooperation with the relevant IOM services, the Consultant will provide operational and technical support aimed at contributing to mental health assistance and the well-being of migrants at IOM centers, through the arts.
Visual arts are practices of care, assistance, support, or rehabilitation that involve caring for people with communication and/or relationship difficulties. Visual arts encompass all practices or activities that provide artistic, aesthetic, or poetic representation through forms and volumes. This includes disciplines such as painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and digital arts. These practices aim to develop individuals’ creativity, sensitivity, and personal expression, while conveying messages and emotions. Visual arts include: arts related to modeling, such as sculpture, ceramics, and architecture.
Responsibilities
Create, restore, and/or maintain means of communication and relationships among people in distress using artistic mediation.
Respond and adapt to a prescription or indication from a doctor, a multidisciplinary team, or even at the request of the beneficiary himself or his family.
Create the conditions for a process of evolution, change and development, by establishing a clearly stated and identifiable system.
The Consultant implements techniques specific to his specialty, based on the history of the subject, creativity, non-verbal communication, and analysis of experience.
Identify the nature of the psychological and/or physical suffering by means of a personalized assessment of the difficulties. Understand the symptomatic expression, needs, and capacities of the person(s) concerned.
Mobilize thought and develop creative potential.
Work throughout the monitoring in partnership with the various stakeholders of the center (medical-socio-educational, psychologists, etc.) in strict compliance with professional confidentiality.
Evaluate and adapt support in the short, medium and long term.
Qualifications
- School of fine arts, psychology, and/or specialized education.
- Educator Diploma/Certificate or equivalent desirable.
- Previous experience in social and protection activities in related intervention areas is an advantage.
- Experience in communicating and working with a wide range of people, including people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Fluency in French and/or English, knowledge of Arabic is considered an advantage.
- Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
- Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
- Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
- Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
- Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.
- Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
- Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
- Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
- Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.
- Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.
- Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.
- Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, verification of residency, visa, and authorizations by the concerned Government, where applicable.
- IOM covers Consultants against occupational accidents and illnesses under the Compensation Plan (CP), free of charge, for the duration of the consultancy. IOM does not provide evacuation or medical insurance for reasons related to non-occupational accidents and illnesses. Consultants are responsible for their own medical insurance for non-occupational accident or illness and will be required to provide written proof of such coverage before commencing work.
- IOM has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and IOM, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities.
- IOM does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training or other fee). IOM does not request any information related to bank accounts.
- IOM only accepts duly completed applications submitted through the IOM online recruitment system. The online tool also allows candidates to track the status of their application.