Supervision to be provided by the Staff Counsellor, Office of Human Resources.

• Provide psychological support to individual personnel working in different geographic locations in person or through tele-counselling services; deliver group sessions for offices and teams on issues of common concern.
• Provide advice and other support to managers to help them ensure a psychologically healthy workplace.
• Contribute to the design of policies and guidelines, as well as information / booklets to increase awareness about issues related to mental health and well-being; contribute to/develop promotional materials on key topics.
• Deliver workshops, trainings, and information sessions on a wide range of topics (e.g. stress management, domestic violence, mental health promotion etc) to ensure that staff regularly receive relevant information and are aware of sources where to find information or assistance.
• Actively engage with management and staff with a view to identifying their concerns.
• Prepare comprehensive reports, and plan and implement other staff counselling activities to ensure the provision of cohesive counselling services.
• At the request of Country Offices in RBAS, undertake missions to assess psychosocial risks and propose interventions to support UNDP personnel.
• Support the implementation of the UN Psychosocial Response for Covid-19.