Roving Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Officer (Ulang & Nasir)) National position

About RI:       

Relief International is an international non-profit organization that partners with communities impacted by conflict, climate change and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience and promote long-term health and wellbeing. People living in fragile settings face complex, interconnected and deep-rooted crises that often tear a hole in the social fabric of communities. When this happens, our teams work closely with community leaders; first focusing on critical health needs, and then, as communities recover, focusing on both health and wellbeing programming that helps reweave the social fabric for greater resilience in the future.  Our team of more than 7,000 staff and local volunteers work in 15 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, providing Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education and Livelihoods programming that is safe, truly local, conflict sensitive, climate smart, evidence based, and reaches those in need. Relief International is a 60-year-old international NGO alliance that is the product of mergers and alliances between four organizations. Today, Relief International is comprised of Relief International, Inc., Relief International-France, Relief International-UK and Relief International-Europe, all of which are led by a single senior leadership team.

Position Summary:

The Roving MHPSS Officer will support the integration and scale-up of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services within Mobile Medical Units (MMUs). The officer will focus on building the capacity of clinical officers to provide quality mental health consultations, improving uptake of mental health services, and ensuring continuity of care through structured follow-up and case management.

The role involves rotating between two counties to provide technical support, mentorship, and supervision to field teams. The officer will also review complex mental health cases, conduct regular performance review meetings, and strengthen referral and follow-up systems for mental health patients.

Key Responsibilities

Roving MHPSS Officer will be responsible for:

• Providing technical support to clinical officers in delivering mental health consultations in line with mhGAP and national guidelines,
• Conducting on-the-job training, mentorship, and supportive supervision of clinical staff on MHPSS services,
• Reviewing critical and complex mental health cases and guiding appropriate case management and referrals,
• Supporting diagnosis, treatment planning, and follow-up care for patients with mental health conditions,
• Conducting weekly meetings with clinical officers to review progress, challenges, and performance of mental health activities,
• Ensuring proper documentation and reporting of mental health consultations and activities,
• Strengthening referral pathways between community, MMUs, and higher-level care for mental health cases,
• Supporting follow-up of mental health patients in collaboration with community health workers and outreach teams,
• Promoting community awareness and acceptance of mental health services to improve service uptake,
• Monitoring quality of MHPSS services and ensuring adherence to standards and protocols,
• Supporting integration of MHPSS into primary healthcare services at MMUs,
• Participating in program planning, data review, and reporting activities,
• Ensuring respect, dignity, and confidentiality of all patients and caregivers,
• Rotating between two assigned counties to ensure consistent technical support across locations,
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time.

Qualification and Minimum Requirements:

Qualification;

• Bachelor’s degree in clinical, Clinical Medicine with extended work within mental health domain with the humanitarian setting.
• Training in mhGAP or other recognized mental health intervention approaches,

Skills and Experience;

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in mental health and psychosocial support programs,
• Experience working in humanitarian or low-resource settings is highly desirable,
• Strong clinical knowledge in mental health case management,
• Proven experience in training and mentoring healthcare workers,
• Good spoken and written English,
• Fluency in Arabic and local languages is an added advantage,
• Ability to work independently and under minimal supervision,
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills,
• Ability to work under difficult and remote field conditions.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

• Applicant must not be a person without bad records or have been convicted of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Sexual Harassment and Child Abuse cases.

We would like to share Relief International's values with you:

• We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities. We value:
• Inclusiveness
• Transparency and Accountability
• Agility and Innovation
• Collaboration
• Sustainability

APPLICATION SUBMISSION CRITERIA

HOW TO APPLY:

• Aspiring, potential, and interested applicants should submit copies of non-returnable motivational letter, national ID, CV and copies of academic documents by clicking on apply. All above mentioned documents should be non-returnable.
• Because this position is urgently needed to be fill, short listing shall be conducted before the deadline/as applications are being received (On rolling basis) and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted within two weeks of closing date.
• This is a national position (South Sudanese only).
• Deadline: 8th July 2026-4:30 pm SSD local time

Qualified Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply