Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services (MHPSS) and Youth Engagement Officer

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The opportunity

• Provide Mental Health and Psychosocial Support to children, women survivors, including individual counselling, group therapy sessions and psychoeducation;
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of beneficiaries' psychosocial needs and develop individualized care plans;
• Conduct regular follow-up sessions with programme participants to monitor their progress and make necessary adjustments to the care plans;
• Provide guidance and support to Case Management Supervisors and Workers in identifying and responding to Child and Women Protection cases
• Conducts capacity-building initiatives and training programs to enhance skills and knowledge in MHPSS and Case Management.
• Coordinate engagement with youth, youth associations ensuring young people’s voices are considerate, based on periodically communication and consultations with them and that meaningful spaces for engagement with key stakeholders are provided in line with the project implementation plan;
• In coordination with partner organization and project team design and implement relevant approaches to youth engagement work;
• Take on child and youth safeguarding responsibilities for youth’s work and ensure the safeguarding policy are understood and followed by project, staff, partner organization, youth associations and any other key stakeholders involved.
• Communicate and facilitate in a participatory way with young people and across diverse cultural backgrounds.

About you

• Bachelors Degree in Psychology, social work, counseling, or a related field
• Experience in working with vulnerable populations, including women and girls affected by conflict and displacement
•  Knowledge of Case Management principles and practices, including experience in conducting assessments and developing care plans
• Familiarity with evidence-based MHPSS interventions and modalities
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team and collaborate with government institutions and partner organizations
• Proficiency in written and spoken Portuguese. Knowledge of local languages (Swahili) is highly desirable
• Compassionate and able to relate to different participants with various needs
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to explain to participants, family members and friends and professionals the case and care plan and maintain good case records

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Location: Cabo Delgado - Palma

Type of Role: Permanent

Reports to: Project Manager

Grade: 1.154.154,00 MT a 1.340.308,44 MT annual gross. Plan reserves the right to pay according to internal procedures 

Closing Date: 10th July, 2025

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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