Mental Health Psychosocial Support and Protection (MHPSS-P) Specialist

Mental Health Psychosocial Support and Protection (MHPSS-P) Specialist

Action Against Hunger | ACF Nigeria LTD/GTE, a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger, works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.

Mental Health Psychosocial Support and Protection (MHPSS-P) Specialist

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND
• Experience
• Location Abuja
• Job Field NGO/Non-Profit

ACF Nigeria is currently looking to fill the role of MHPSS Specialist who will lead capacity-building initiatives for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), health, and nutrition staff, as well as community workers and volunteers. The Specialist will contribute to ensuring the integration of MHPSS within broader health, nutrition, and community-based interventions.

Position Details

Reporting to: Deputy Country Director Program/MHPSS Technical Advisor

Proposed start date: October 2026

Key Responsibilities

• Mission 1: Build the capacity of staff, community workers and volunteers through trainings and on job coaching clinical supervision

The MHPSS Specialist is responsible for:

• Designing a full MHPSS training package for MHPSS staff, local partner and community workers and volunteers, according to international standards and protocols

• Conducting capacity building need assessment and establish technical areas that requires training and on the job support among the team.

• Based on identified needs, developing capacity building plan in collaboration with Health and Nutrition HoDs

• Adapting or preparing coaching and training materials and sessions for the field team based on the protocols validated by the ACF MHCPSS team HQ).

• Conducting basic and refresher trainings on technical aspects and support conduction of other ad hoc training sessions, coaching and on-the–job support based on identified needs.

• Conducting continuous supervision and technical support to the field teams and activities to ensure that implementation of the activity is as per the standard

• Sensitizing and training other ACF staff on integration of MHCPSS principles and activities.

• Mission 2: Strengthening the MHPSS Program activities and propose and initiate improvements according to the needs.

The MHPSS Specialist is responsible for:

• Exploring areas of strength and weakness regarding the MHPSS program activity implementation and reinforce program implementation.

• Making recommendations to enhance program or services qualities in the context with close collaboration with Nutrition & Health relevant team members.

• Providing recommendations and suggestions to ensure activities and/ actions of MHPSS programs are respectful and specific to the context.

• Monitoring and following-up the implementation, strength and weakness, skills and knowledge of the field team on validated protocols in the project area (significant field presence is expected).

• Mission 3: Ensure representation of the MHPSS department in internal/external coordination meeting to reinforce internal and external coordination and collaboration

The MHPSS Specialist is responsible for:

• Establishing/ strengthening networking with other humanitarian and development actors on MHPSS at Abuja level.

• Building the capacity of base MHPSS team to ensure that they can meaningfully participate in MHPSS related forums.

• Developing contact with others organizations and/or individuals for potential referrals of the beneficiaries; potential external training opportunities for staff.

• Mission 4- Reporting

The MHPSS Specialist is responsible for:

• Ensuring capitalisation and learning of program documentation, case studies and success stories in collaboration with the Health and nutrition, advocacy and MEAL department.
• Contributing to the setting of a standard monitoring and evaluation databases for MHPSS activities , in close collaboration with Heads of Department and MEAL department.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor / Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology

• Specific expertise on trauma oriented clinical approaches and psychotherapies

• Previous experience in training and clinical supervision of psychologists, psychosocial workers, project officers and volunteers

• Knowledge or Experience in implementing MHPSS humanitarian programs

• Knowledge or Experience in Psychological First Aid (PFA), having a PFA certificate of trainer will be a strong asset

• Previous experience in North East and North West Nigeria is an advantage.

• Good level of English is mandatory

• Competent use of MS Office

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