Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being Consultant, Health Section, 2 years, Cairo, Egypt (Nationals only), Home based with travel
Company: UNICEF
Role summary
Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being Consultant, Health Section, 2 years, Cairo, Egypt (Nationals only), Home based with travel is a contract role at UNICEF (remote). Posted 2026-10-18. Experience level: 5-10.
- Job title
- Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being Consultant, Health Section, 2 years, Cairo, Egypt (Nationals only), Home based with travel
- Company
- UNICEF
- Location
- Remote
- Work arrangement
- remote
- Employment type
- contract
- Category
- Logistics & Warehousing
- Experience level
- 5-10
- Date posted
- 2026-10-18
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference working with UNICEF, supporting children's well-being in Egypt. You'll have the flexibility of a remote role, with some travel involved, and a chance to contribute to vital work in a respected organization.
Job description
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.
For every child, the right to health
How can you make a difference?
The consultancy will be carried out under the overall guidance of the Section Chief of Child Survival and Development, and directly managed by the Health Specialist. The consultant will support the implementation of the UNICEF Egypt MHPSS strategic plan, including the implementation of the Helping Adolescent Thrive initiative.
The consultant will support the provision of technical support on the MHPSS agenda and facilitate coordination and engagement with focal points across Education, Child Protection, ADAP, SBC and other relevant sections, as well as with key partners and subject matter experts. This will help ensure that quality MHPSS programmes for children, adolescents and caregivers are effectively implemented and scaled up through systems strengthening efforts.
The objective of the consultancy is to support the Evolution and Scale-Up of HAT methodology. The overall objective will be achieved through the following sub-objectives:
•Identifying the mental health issues that are a high priority and need to be addressed and provide detailed guidance to support implementation, with a focus on describing sectoral roles and recommendations to strengthen a multi-sectoral mental health system;
•Identifying and updating the required legislative, strategy, policy, capacity building steps and changes to ensure a multi-sectoral mental health system;
•Engaging actors in the health, social welfare and child protection and education sectors at all levels of society to design, implement and evaluate mental health and psychosocial support strategies that shall be context-relevant, comprehensive and sustainable.
The consultant will work under the Health Specialist in advancing the MHPSS agenda across the following three interrelated work areas:
• Strategic planning, technical guidance and systems strengthening
i) National multisectoral MHPSS Strategy and Action Plan 2026–2028: Provide technical support to MOHP/GSMHAT and relevant partners for the development, consultation and endorsement of a national multisectoral strategy and costed Action Plan on MHPSS for children, adolescents and their caregivers. The strategy and Action Plan should be informed by relevant national evidence and international MHPSS standards and good practices.
ii)Technical oversight of the implementation of HAT activities across relevant UNICEF sections and with external stakeholders, ensuring alignment with the agreed Action Plan/ strategy
iii)Technical support for integrated MHPSS service delivery: Support the integration and delivery of MHPSS services through primary health care and other relevant sectors, including education, youth and sports, and child protection. Participate in regular technical meetings with government entities, academia, NGOs and other partners t
• Stakeholder engagement, coordination and collaboration
iv)Provide technical support for advocacy, outreach and communication activities aimed at strengthening awareness and knowledge of mental health and psychosocial well-being among children, adolescents, caregivers and communities.
v)Participate in monthly coordination meetings with government and implementing partners and prepare regular progress reports documenting implementation progress, agreed actions and emerging challenges.
• Monitoring, reporting, documentation and institutional learning:
vi)Provide technical support to GSMHAT/MOHP to strengthen information systems and facilitate data collection and research to monitor the implementation and outcomes of national multisectoral MHPSS actions and HAT.
vii)Conduct monitoring visits to selected facilities where training packages and MHPSS services are being implemented and prepare visit reports identifying progress, implementation challenges and recommended follow-up actions.
viii)Document the implementation process and prepare success stories illustrating different components and results of the programme.
ix)Final consultancy report: Submit a comprehensive final report consolidating the activities undertaken, deliverables completed, progress achieved, challenges encountered, lessons learned and recommendations for follow-up.
If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: External ToR TMC0007103.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...
Minimum requirements:
Education:
Medical background is a must. Holders of additional postgraduate degree in Mental Health will be favored.
Work Experience:
At least 8 years of considerable experience in working in Mental Health and psychosocial support programming.
Experience working with primary health care, and mental health promotion and prevention beyond the health sector, and public health.
Experience working with international organizations or donor supported programs is highly desirable. Direct experience working on MHPSS with a UN agency an asset .
Language Requirements:
Fluency in both written and spoken Arabic and English is a must
Knowledge/Expe