Senior Mental Health Officer at Pact Zambia

Job Description

Pact is an international nonprofit that works in nearly 40 countries building solutions for human development that are evidence-based, data-driven and owned by the communities we serve. Founded in 1971, Pact works with partners to build resilience, improve accountability, and strengthen knowledge and skills for sustainable social impact.

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Position Overview

Pact, a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, is implementing the USAID Zambia Integrated Health Activity. The Activity supports USAID and PEPFAR objectives of 95/95/95 and provides service delivery and technical assistance to improve Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) services. USAID Zambia Integrated Health improves, sustains, and further integrates lifesaving HIV/AIDS and MNCH services at the health facility and community levels and ensure that client-centered, high-impact, high-quality services are available to all Zambians. To further this mission, we are seeking an experienced Senior Mental Health Officer to be based at our Ndola Technical Hub.

Key Responsibilities

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support programming in USAID Zambia Integrated
Health implementation districts.
Coordinate task-sharing Mental Health and Psychosocial counseling to non-mental
health specialists
Integrate Mental Health screening and care into the project setting.
Conduct a landscape analysis of available Mental Health and Psychosocial supportservices to understand available resources, referrals, and client insights related to
service quality and potential improvements in each district.
Provide capacity development to all staff and CHWs on Mental Health and Psychosocial
Support Services (MHPSS/Behavioral Health).
Lead the team in planning and providing technical assistance in implementing and
monitoring MHPSS programs in targeted districts.
Work collaboratively with other project staff, facilitating policy dialogue and technical
representation related to the project MHPSS Programming.
Ensure effective program and project result-based management of project targets for
MHPSS interventions.
Effectively manage relationships with the government and other partners.
Provide support for timely and quality implementation of annual work plans for USAID Zambia integrated project.
Support identification of new subgrantees and management of project subgrantees under community services
Identify critical gaps in knowledge and understanding and identify promising and innovative MHPSS Programming approaches.

Basic Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in clinical, mental health, health
psychology, clinical psychology, organization psychology or relevant field.
At least five years of progressive work experience with PEPFAR-funded MHPSS
Programming and integrated HIV/AIDS programme in an local and international NGO.
Demonstrated competencies in developing and implementing mental health activities in
large-scale, complex, international development assistance programs
Hands-on experience in leading PEPFAR- funded MHPSS Programme, an advantage
Familiarity with MHPSS and HIV Care integration is highly preferred
Experience in providing technical assistance to implementing partners

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in participatory action planning and engagement of stakeholders at national,
district, and Community levels.
Good data analysis and report writing skills for donor reports, technical briefs and
relevant documents.
Demonstrated skills in problem solving and consensus building.
Strong professional written and oral communications skills in English and ability to
communicate in a local language of the given province.

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, citizenship status, genetic information, matriculation, family responsibilities, personal appearance, credit information, tobacco use (except in the workplace), membership in an employee organization, or other protected classifications or non-merit factors.

At Pact, we recognize your impact, offer you opportunities and support your total well-being. Our comprehensive benefit offerings may include healthcare, retirement (8.8% to 13% based on service tenure) and savings plans, paid time off, disability and life insurance programs, learning and development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections .
With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. Pact seeks an environment free from COVID-19 and prefers all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Attestation of vaccination status will be required for employment with Pact. Unvaccinated employees may be subject to additional health and safety requirements to include any federal, state and/or client restrictions.