Job ID: 291688

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Consultant

Jesuit Refugee Service - South Asia

Location: New Delhi, Delhi

Apply by: 20 May 2026

Relevant Sectors

Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy

Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS, Nutrition

1. General:
* Serves as a technical resource to the Regional Director, Country Director, Regional & Country Programs staff, and Country Mental Health and Psychosocial staff to evaluate and assess new MHPSS projects and the direction of existing projects.
* Plans and implements training, coaching and supervision to reinforce the capacities of MHPSS teams
* Supports MHPSS focal points who are engaged in meetings with local government officials and specialized institutions, and other relevant authorities and stakeholders (MHPSS service providers, communities, etc.) to represent the priorities of the organization, provide necessary technical expertise, and support local teams in implementation of projects.
* Stays up to date on MHPSS, protection and humanitarian best practices and promotes communication with other relevant partners and actors by attending coordination meetings.
* Networking with key external stakeholders to help build referral pathways.
* Supports regional and country offices in recruitment of MHPSS staff at
project and country levels to ensure appropriate MHPSS service delivery, respecting do-no harm principle.

2. Planning:
* Defines the strategy and priority actions of the MHPSS programs and activities in the region under the supervision of JRS USA MHPSS Director, and in close coordination with Regional Director & Regional Programs staff.
* Provides technical support to the annual review and planning of JRS projects considering regional and international strategies and guidelines, as well as international standards for MHPSS in emergencies.
* Leads and manages all MHPSS needs assessment activities within the region for the
development of new locations.
* Provides technical guidance and support to country and project MHPSS staff for ongoing evaluation and needs assessment at existing MHPSS projects.
* Develops technical inputs for all proposals with MHPSS and related outcomes and activities within the region.
* Proposes innovative strategies and activities to address MHPSS and related needs in
the region.

3. Supporting Project Implementation
* Defines and coordinates actions that guarantee the implementation of global and regional strategic priorities in the region.
* Ensures that programs have the resources (materials, tools, knowledge) needed to effectively monitor and evaluate MHPSS services.
* Ensures that MHPSS considerations are integrated into other JRS Core Priorities resulting in improved cross-sectoral outcomes.
* Works on improving JRS intervention to vulnerable young people and their families by networking with key external medical, psychosocial and education stakeholders to help build referral networks.
* Supports JRS teams and reinforces their capacities in terms of MHPSS by:
? Drafting and preparing key documents in order to implement and harmonize key interventions and support interventions.
? Leads contextualized in person MHPSS skills-based trainings based on staff capacity assessments (Ex. IASC MHPSS Guidelines, IASC M&E Framework, integrated approaches to psychosocial and protection; community based MHPSS, Case Management, scalable psychological interventions etc.).
? Where necessary, identifies external experts to conduct training and to assist the organization of such training.
? Provides coaching and supervision as follow-up to training provided in alignment with best practices for MHPSS skills-based trainings.
? Coordinating with other actors in the MHPSS sector in the region:
- To ensure the effective exchange of information, technical support, and advocacy regarding MHPSS in emergencies in the region among JRS and other key actors.
- To support the technical work of the teams in the field and coordinate their
interaction with local authorities.
4. Reporting
* Visits JRS MHPSS projects and monitor their implementation, reporting to regional and global MHPSS staff on progress.
* Writes and submits monthly activity reports to the MHPSS Director in the USA Office and the regional team.
* Proposes and creates tools to evaluate impact indicators and the quality of JRS MHPSS projects.
* Works with relevant regional and country M&E staff to develop and train for efficient
reporting on MHPSS in all the region.

Job Email ID:

sunil.bara(at)jrs.net