People in Need is hiring a Psychosocial Support Coordinator, Social Inclusion and Protection department

The Psychosocial Support (PSS) Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing the implementation, ensuring the quality and monitoring the impact of PSS activities carried out by People in Need (PIN) directly, its contracted psychologists and its grantees in different localities and environments (home visits, schools, social services centres, etc.). (S)he will be responsible for the coordination of all psychologists contracted by PIN and ensuring successful and high-quality implementation of activities, recording and promotion of good practices and lessons learned for technical improvement. The PSS Coordinator is responsible for the management and technical supervision of contracted psychologists and for implementation of additional Social Inclusion and Protection activities aimed to improve the mental wellbeing of vulnerable population.

For national staff only

Organization - People in Need

Job Title - PSS Coordinator

Duty station – Chisinau 

Salary range - 23520,00 - 24960,00 MDL brut, based on experience and profile

Application Deadline – September 9, 2024, by COB.

Type of contract - Employment contract; Full-time;

Expected Duration of Assignment - 01/09/2024 - 31/03/2025

Education & Work Experience:

• Bachelor degree from an accredited educational institution in Psychology is required.
• Master degree or technical studies in Psychology is desired.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience working with children, including managing PSS cases directly, receiving and referring high-level cases is required;
• At least one-year experience in management and supervise field teams is required.
• At least one-year experience in coordinating PSS activities and reporting to donors is required.
• Experience in delivering PSS/child protection capacity building trainings is required.
• Experience working with children/youth programming, psychosocial support or child protection with an NGO, INGO or UN agency is required.
• Knowledge of project management cycle is desirable.
• Languages: Fluency in Romanian and Russian. Good command of English.

For more information please visit our official website: https://moldova.peopleinneed.net/mo/implica-te/psychosocial-support-pss-coordinator-2169jo

The applicants will be invited for interviews on a rolling basis. The application process might be stopped earlier if a suitable candidate is identified before the application deadline.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview. No phone calls or inquiries are allowed.

People in Need is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct and committed to promoting the welfare of children and adults with whom People in Need engages /is in contact with. People in Need expects all staff to perform job duties and responsibilities in accordance with People in Need code of conduct and key policies (available at: https://www.peopleinneed.net/key-policies-4142gp). People in Need Staff will undertake the appropriate level of training.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

We are committed to ensuring diversity (people from different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations etc.) within our organization and encourage interested candidates to apply.

By sending their CV and other documents to the aforementioned link the candidate implicitly consents to their personal data appearing in the CV and such other documents being held and processed by PIN exclusively with the view to analyzing the candidate’s suitability for the position and keeping such data in our files for a reasonable period of time in accordance with the PIN's Data Protection Policy. The candidate can revoke such consent anytime by sending an according notice. Kindly refrain from including any special personal data, whose processing, as per applicable law, requires the express written consent of the subject of such data.