Psychologist

Syria

Social Services - Humanitarian/Disasters

Not Specified

Programme/Unit Summary:

As CESVI scales up its humanitarian response across Syria, the Protection team ensures that protection principles are integrated throughout programme design and implementation. The team delivers quality, accountable protection interventions for vulnerable and conflict-affected populations, with a strong emphasis on protection mainstreaming, risk mitigation, and community-based approaches. Under the supervision of the Regional Education and Protection Advisor, the team coordinates activities in line with CESVIs strategy and donor requirements, ensuring compliance with international protection standards and humanitarian principles. Core responsibilities include oversight of case management, psychosocial support, protection monitoring, referral pathways, and capacity building of staff and partners.

In a complex and volatile context, the Protection team works closely with programme, MEAL, and operations colleagues, as well as with local authorities, communities, and protection clusters, to ensure safe access, effective service delivery, and timely identification of protection risks.

Position Summary:

The psychologist is responsible for providing specialized counselling (both at individual and group level) to vulnerable individuals in need of general protection support, to organize MHPSS sessions aimed at building resilience and well-being and addressing protection concerns, including general protection, child protection and gender-based violence.

In addition, the psychologist will be required to design and implement awareness sessions and training on MHPSS-related topics with a focus on general protection specifically focused on teachers, school children and their families.

The psychologist will predominately be based in school settings, with regular travel between sites.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

- In collaboration with colleagues, identify cases in need of specialized psychological support and design and implement individual counselling plans for these individuals
- Develop materials for group sessions on MHPSS
- Develop materials for training on MHPSS topics, specifically for teacher and community members
- Organize and implement group sessions on MHPSS by using a holistic, survivor-centred approach (i.e., working on the whole environment affecting the person’s well-being); 
- Contribute to the daily high-quality implementation, monitoring and evaluation of psychological support/counselling and other MHPSS activities implemented by broader project team members & which could include contributing to awareness sessions and other MHPSS and/or recreational activities. 
- Effectively use and comply with all the databases, tools, forms and SOPs, respecting Data Protection and confidentiality principles and guidelines. 
- Ensure indoor and outdoor activities are implemented in the full respect of individuals and security guidelines (this includes face to face sessions, community visits, home visits, outdoor sessions and center-based activities). 
- Support supervisor with the implementation of internal and external capacity-building protection and MHPSS topics.  
- Contribute to regular reporting and programmatic meetings.  
- Actively participate in the supervision process, including regular Case review, individual follow-up with designated supervisor. 
- Contribute to efficient coordination and cooperation with other teams and external partners, especially regarding referrals and referrals follow-up.
- Actively contributes to the development of a relevant referral pathway at local level for improve assistance provided to community members and service users
- Remain proactive for improving professional practices and proposing relevant activities
- Represent the organization as required in external meetings including but not limited to working groups, coordination meetings and case level consultations
- Fulfil any other additional task, aligning to experience, as requested by the Supervisor, the Project Manager and the Technical Unit. 
- Comply with applicable professional standards related to general protection, GBV, and child protection in humanitarian interventions. 
- Adhere to CESVI Children Safeguarding Policy, PSEA Policy, Code of conduct, and report concerns. 
- Strictly respect all HR rules and procedures regarding working hours and leave/sick request and others. 

Safeguarding Accountability:
- Upholds CESVI’s core values by promoting respect, dignity, and the well-being of both program participants and colleagues.
- Fosters a culture of openness and trust within the team, encouraging transparent communication and supporting team members to report any concerns through available channels and established mechanisms.
- Demonstrates a proactive commitment to learning about safeguarding and consistently integrates safeguarding principles, including risk identification and mitigation, into their day-to-day responsibilities.

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Feb 23, 2026

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