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CAMEROON YAOUNDE
DURATION: 12 MONTHS
START DATE: 01-02-2024
OUR INTERVENTION: CAMEROON OUR BUSINESS LINES YOUR BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION YOUR DEVELOPMENT
YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT
Action Against Hunger (ACF) has been working in Cameroon since 2014, following the massive and sudden influx of refugees fleeing the Central African crisis and subsequently the Boko Haram crisis.
ACF implements its humanitarian response with an integrated and multi-sectoral approach, with interventions in health and nutrition, water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH), mental health and care practices, food security and livelihoods for vulnerable people, including Cameroonian internally displaced persons (IDPs), Central African refugees as well as returnees and host communities.
Our team manages transactions of approximately €6.5 million. The main donors of the mission are the European Union (the EU Delegation to Cameroon and ECHO), the Embassy of France (Interministerial Committee on Food Aid CIAA and the CDCS Crisis and Support Centre), the French Development Agency (AFD) and the German Cooperation (German Federal Foreign Office GFFO).
The Mission employs 14 international and 162 national staff, working from the coordination office in Yaoundé, the field offices in Batouri, Buea, Kousseri and Maroua, as well as a secondary field office in Kumba.
ACF is looking for a Psychologist – Coordinator of Mental Health and Psychosocial Follow-up activities, based in Yaoundé, for its mission in Cameroon.
YOUR POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES
You will be responsible for ensuring the quality, relevance and scalability of the SMSP, Protection and Gender strategy and interventions on the mission, in compliance with ACF and international standards and national policies.
More specifically, you will be in charge of:
Contribute to the definition of the country strategy, and to the definition of the strategy and positioning of the SMSP-P technical department;
Coordinate the identification of needs and the formulation of project proposals;
Support the implementation and ensure the reporting of programs/projects;
Guarantee the quality and accountability of projects, ensure the active participation of ACF in national sector coordination, technical platforms and develop sectoral partnerships;
Promote capitalization, development, technique and research within the SMSP-P department;
Provide technical supervision to PMSS-P and Gender Project Managers;
Ensure frequent contact with health authorities, coordination mechanisms (OCHA, clusters, WGs, etc.), UN agencies and NGOs.
In addition, you will be required to make many trips in the field (about 30% of your working time).
YOUR PROFILE
You have a university degree in psychology with proven experience in program coordination positions focused on mental health and protection.
You have experience in designing, implementing and monitoring projects and leading working groups/steering committees.
You have knowledge of care practices and basic facilitation techniques.
You have experience analyzing data from a program.
You are proficient in the protocols of psychological care and psychosocial support, psychological first aid and emotional stabilization.
You have excellent computer skills.
You have good communication, listening and observation skills.
You must be fluent in French and English (both oral and written).
YOUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
This position is open to candidates of Cameroonian nationality (country of mission) and international.
International Package:
Fixed-term contract under French law: 12 months
Gross monthly salary: from 2130 to 2475 € (13th included) depending on experience
Pension insurance reimbursement for non-French citizens: 16% of gross monthly salary
Base salary increase: 6% for every 12 months of continuous contract
Per diem and monthly living expenses: €583 (cf eurocost) net, paid in the field
Monthly context allowance: 150€
Child allowance: €1500 per year and per child present in the country of origin (ceiling of €6000/year)
Other ACF benefits
National Package:
Fixed-term contract under Cameroonian law: 12 months
Gross monthly salary: from 1,637,835 FCFA to 1,734,521 FCFA depending on experience
Health insurance:
80% health coverage for the employee and his/her legally recognized dependents
Individual accident cover only for the employee
A lump-sum death benefit and funeral expenses for the employee (to be paid to their dependents if applicable)
A contribution for school fees in the amount of 40,000 FCFA / per school-age child payable only in August.
The employee acquires 2 days of paid leave per month of work (24 days of leave / year).
ACF is committed to people with disabilities and actively fights against all forms of discrimination.
WHY JOIN US?
The position is based in Yaoundé, with travel to be expected in the areas of intervention, in isolated areas with sometimes basic amenities, and in a relatively tense security context. Regular visits to the bases will take place for exchanges with health authorities, project teams and NGO representatives.
The accommodation is provided as an expatriate house (cohabitation) offering correct residential equipment and amenities providing all the necessary comforts available in the area (TV, fridge, air conditioning, internet…). Possibility of opting for individual accommodation with a fixed contribution paid by the mission.
link: https://recrutement.actioncontrelafaim.org/fr/offre/2023-6780?idOrigine=5349
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