Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being Consultant, Health Section, 2 years, Cairo, Egypt (Nationals only), Home based with travel
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) · UN agency
The consultant will support the provision of technical support on the MHPSS agenda and facilitate coordination and engagement with focal points across Education, Child Protection, ADAP, SBC and other relevant sections, as well as with key partners and subject matter experts. This will help ensure that quality MHPSS programmes for children, adolescents and caregivers are effectively implemented and scaled up through systems strengthening efforts. The objective of the consultancy is to support the Evolution and Scale-Up of HAT methodology. The overall objective will be achieved through the following sub-objectives: •Identifying the mental health issues that are a high priority and need to be addressed and provide detailed guidance to support implementation, with a focus on describing sectoral roles and recommendations to strengthen a multi-sectoral mental health system; •Identifying and updating the required legislative, strategy, policy, capacity building steps and changes to ensure a multi-sectoral mental health system; •Engaging actors in the health, social welfare and child protection and education sectors at all levels of society to design, implement and evaluate mental health and psychosocial support strategies that shall be context-relevant, comprehensive and sustainable.
Location: Egypt
Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 11:55 PM
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