MHPSS Specialist (M / W)

Expertise France is recruiting a MHPSS Specialist for this project .

The MHPSS Specialist provides strategic and technical leadership for all psychosocial components of the project, ensuring alignment with international standards and local realities across Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. The position plays a dual role : (1) providing technical oversight and quality assurance for MHPSS programming implemented through grants, and (2) leading the design and implementation of staff care systems for partner organizations and project teams. This is a non-managerial, technical role focused on system strengthening, capacity building and quality assurance, not on direct clinical service provision. The MHPSS Specialist reports directly to the Project Director and works closely with the Grant Managers, M&E, and Civil Society teams based in the coverage areas of the project.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Technical Leadership & Quality Assurance of PSS programming

• Provide strategic and technical guidance on MHPSS across all project components, ensuring adherence to IASC and WHO standards.
• Support CSOs and media partners in integrating MHPSS and trauma-informed approaches within their activities.
• Review technical documents (concept notes, work plans and reports) to ensure they meet quality standards.
• Develop and adapt tools, guidelines and templates to support CSO partners in the implementation of MHPSS programming
• Ensure that all MHPSS activities respect ethical principles, confidentiality, and do-no-harm standards.
• Monitor the quality and impact of MHPSS interventions implemented by partner CSOs through regular field and remote visits.

2. Capacity Building & Staff Care :

3. Coordination & Partnerships :

4. Monitoring, Learning & Reporting :

Expertise France, with support from the European Union, is implementing an 18-month project that aims at  empowering Civil Society and Media to foster community resilience and social cohesion. The overall objective of the project is to contribute to creating a more conducive environment for sustainable coexistence by strengthening civil societies and supporting independent media in advancing dialogue, mutual understanding, and collaboration across Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Israel, and the diaspora. The project responds to the need for inclusive, justice-oriented approaches that go beyond traditional models, which have often failed to address structural inequalities and entrenched power asymmetries.

As part of this projects, Expertise France will provide rapid and flexible financial support to a wide range of non-profit organisations (partners) to implement initiatives that promote dialogue, reduce tensions, and foster mutual understanding within their communities and amongst different communities, in Israel and Palestine

1. Education

2. Professional Experience

3. Technical Knowledge and Skills

4. Language Skills

5. Personal Attributes