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Mission and objectives
UNDP has been working across Afghanistan for more than 50 years on challenges related to climate change and resilience, gender, governance, health, livelihoods and rule of law.
Guided by the government and its Development Councils, our work is fully aligned with the Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework and National Priority Programmes, and is carried out in close coordination with partner UN agencies under the One UN Framework.
As the UN’s development network, we connect the Afghan government and people with the resources and information they need to drive their own development according to their own priorities, as well as to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Guided by the government and its Development Councils, our work is fully aligned with the Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework and National Priority Programmes, and is carried out in close coordination with partner UN agencies under the One UN Framework.
As the UN’s development network, we connect the Afghan government and people with the resources and information they need to drive their own development according to their own priorities, as well as to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Context
The Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) is responsible for providing leadership, operational support, and oversight of the United Nations Security Management System (UNSMS) globally. As a global leader in security risk management principles, UNDSS enables the safe and effective delivery of United Nations programmes and activities in the most complex and challenging environments.
This assignment is located in the Critical Incident Stress Management Section (CISMS) in Kabul, Afghanistan, which is affiliated with the CISMS, UNDSS Headquarters (New York), the global coordination body for the management of stress and critical incident stress for the UN system.
Under the overall leadership and management of the Principal Security Adviser (PSA), the national UN Volunteer, Stress Counsellor, will report directly to the Lead International Stress Counsellor of CISMS UNDSS Afghanistan. The primary role is to provide confidential psychosocial support to UN personnel and their eligible family members, assisting in maintaining a sustainable stress management system and enhancing Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) preparedness across the humanitarian community in Afghanistan, as mandated by the policy on Stress and Critical Incident Stress (MSCIS, 2015; Chapter 1V; Security Policy Manual).
This assignment is located in the Critical Incident Stress Management Section (CISMS) in Kabul, Afghanistan, which is affiliated with the CISMS, UNDSS Headquarters (New York), the global coordination body for the management of stress and critical incident stress for the UN system.
Under the overall leadership and management of the Principal Security Adviser (PSA), the national UN Volunteer, Stress Counsellor, will report directly to the Lead International Stress Counsellor of CISMS UNDSS Afghanistan. The primary role is to provide confidential psychosocial support to UN personnel and their eligible family members, assisting in maintaining a sustainable stress management system and enhancing Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) preparedness across the humanitarian community in Afghanistan, as mandated by the policy on Stress and Critical Incident Stress (MSCIS, 2015; Chapter 1V; Security Policy Manual).
Task description
Under the overall guidance of the Principal Security Adviser (D1) and direct supervision of the Lead Stress Counsellor of CISMS UNDSS Afghanistan, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for the following duties:
• Deliver confidential individual and /or group counselling, services for critical incident stress, and workplace-related stress, and any other stressful concerns.
• Assist the lead stress counsellor in UNDSS in designing and developing Stress Prevention and Management Plans aligned with the project’s duty-of-care objectives.
• Conduct psychosocial needs assessments and monitor determinants of stress among UN including data collection, analysis, resource mapping, and coordinating collective psychosocial capacity across agencies and partners.
• Deliver Training Programs; Plan and facilitate training programs on stress and critical incident stress management coping mechanisms and resiliency building, based on psychosocial needs assessments.
• Design and circulate context specific psychoeducational material.
• Assist in establishing critical incident stress management support structures for the humanitarian community including Critical Incident Stress Intervention Cells (CISICs) in CISMS UNDSS Afghanistan.
• Assist in building a Multi-Agency Support Network: Collaborate and consult with UN managers, security focal points, agency counsellors, and medical doctors,
• Conduct Outreach: Liaise with the existing Staff Association and SLT partner focal points to advocate for and organize welfare activities. Advise UN management on stress-mitigating strategies.
• Manage Critical Cases Across the humanitarian community: Identify, address, and follow up on high-stress and critical incident stress cases among UN personnel and their eligible dependents.
• Regularly visit UN Offices across Afghanistan’s eight Security Areas (Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif, Jalalabad, Kunduz, Gardez, Bamiyan) to implement preventative stress management training, respond to critical incidents, and offer technical consultations.
• Liaise with local experts within Afghanistan and regionally, to establish referral pathways for specialized mental health care services.
• Provide regular reports to the lead Stress Counsellor of CISMS UNDSS Afghanistan on all activities, with aggregated data on interventions delivered and maintaining confidentiality and UN data protection principles.
• Deliver confidential individual and /or group counselling, services for critical incident stress, and workplace-related stress, and any other stressful concerns.
• Assist the lead stress counsellor in UNDSS in designing and developing Stress Prevention and Management Plans aligned with the project’s duty-of-care objectives.
• Conduct psychosocial needs assessments and monitor determinants of stress among UN including data collection, analysis, resource mapping, and coordinating collective psychosocial capacity across agencies and partners.
• Deliver Training Programs; Plan and facilitate training programs on stress and critical incident stress management coping mechanisms and resiliency building, based on psychosocial needs assessments.
• Design and circulate context specific psychoeducational material.
• Assist in establishing critical incident stress management support structures for the humanitarian community including Critical Incident Stress Intervention Cells (CISICs) in CISMS UNDSS Afghanistan.
• Assist in building a Multi-Agency Support Network: Collaborate and consult with UN managers, security focal points, agency counsellors, and medical doctors,
• Conduct Outreach: Liaise with the existing Staff Association and SLT partner focal points to advocate for and organize welfare activities. Advise UN management on stress-mitigating strategies.
• Manage Critical Cases Across the humanitarian community: Identify, address, and follow up on high-stress and critical incident stress cases among UN personnel and their eligible dependents.
• Regularly visit UN Offices across Afghanistan’s eight Security Areas (Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif, Jalalabad, Kunduz, Gardez, Bamiyan) to implement preventative stress management training, respond to critical incidents, and offer technical consultations.
• Liaise with local experts within Afghanistan and regionally, to establish referral pathways for specialized mental health care services.
• Provide regular reports to the lead Stress Counsellor of CISMS UNDSS Afghanistan on all activities, with aggregated data on interventions delivered and maintaining confidentiality and UN data protection principles.
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