Staff Counsellor

How can you make a difference? Purpose of the JobThe Regional Staff Counsellor P-4 will contribute towards the development of a corporate framework for Staff Well-Being and promote its implementation at the regional level. The framework will identify activities aimed at raising awareness about healthy work practices; improving the work-life balance of UNICEF staff; facilitating the provision of assistance to staff/family experiencing work-related and/or personal problems; facilitating the provision of immediate support following a traumatic incident and related tasks.The Regional Staff Counsellor will coordinate and work in collaboration with the network of UN counsellors regionally. Frequent field missions and close collaboration with Country Offices are required.The position is office-based, located in the regional office and reports to the Regional Director, is technically supervised by the Chief of Staff Wellbeing NYHQ and works in close collaboration with the Chief of HR.Key functions, accountabilities, duties/ tasks: 1.

In collaboration with the Regional Director, the Staff Wellbeing Chief (NYHQ), Regional Human Resources Chief and colleagues, facilitate the development, implementation and coordination of a corporate framework aiming at improved Staff Well-Being regionally and where required globally: Assist in developing the framework; Develop strategies for implementing the framework in the region;Monitor the impact of the framework on regional and country levels;Lobby and provide input for improvement.2. Facilitate the provision of effective psycho-social support to staff leadership, managers and individual staff prioritizing emergency locations with the aim to mitigating stress and boost protective factors by: Providing support and advice to the leadership and managers in offices on healthy work practices and approaches on how to effectively support staff and encourage resilience. Recommend suitable staff support strategies to managers during and following emergencies and other crises;Providing staff with individual and/or group counselling as needed (i.e. assessment, short-term intervention, referral);Facilitating the treatment of psychiatric disorders primarily through referrals, including to the medical services division, and through guidance to supervisors and senior management, where appropriate;Contributing to identification of creative ways of extending a network of external mental health providers available to provide services to staff around the world;Coordinating the regional network of Peer Support Volunteers (PSVs), including selection, training and technical supervision;Coordinate with UNDSS, agency counsellors and PSVs, to ensure the provision of adequate psychosocial support during emergencies;Assess and monitor psycho-social needs and issues affecting the wellbeing of staff.3.

overzealous client advocacy, burnout, the need for self-care and personal counselling. An empathic non-judgmental clinical approach with tact and confidentiality.Evidence of previous experience in adhering to professional boundaries, e.g. administrating only those services for which supervised training has been administered.LanguageFluency in English and Spanish is required. Proficiency in French and/or Portuguese is highly desirable.