Technical Specialist, Mental Well-being

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in mental health, psychosocial support (MHPSS), or organizational well-being roles
  
• Demonstrated experience integrating mental health into organizational systems and policy
  
• Experience developing training or awareness campaigns on workplace mental health
  
• Advanced education in psychology, organizational psychology, public health, or related field
  
• Advanced training in compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, or trauma-informed workplaces an advantage
  
• Professional certification in counselling, coaching, or mental health first aid desirable
  

Embedding mental well-being into systems and practice

• Develop and adapt guidance, tools, and frameworks that integrate mental well-being into policies, leadership practices, and operational systems.
  
• Support integration of mental well-being into staff care and organizational resilience practices.
  
• Contribute to aligning mental well-being approaches with the Staff Care & Well-being Strategy and Theory of Change.
  

Strengthening leadership capability and reducing stigma

• Design learning initiatives that build manager confidence in supporting staff well-being.
  
• Develop resources that promote responsible conversations about mental health and reduce stigma.
  
• Work alongside leaders to strengthen psychologically safe and supportive workplace practices.
  

Supporting contextualization and field ownership

• Partner with offices to contextualize global guidance in culturally grounded and accessible ways.
  
• Encourage locally owned approaches to mental well-being integration.
  
• Capture field insights and emerging practices to inform continuous improvement.
  

Contributing to learning and collaboration

• Support monitoring and reflection aligned with the Staff Care Theory of Change.
  
• Document lessons learned and contribute to knowledge sharing across the Partnership.
  
• Collaborate across staff care, well-being capacity, relational well-being, and work design functions.
  
• Contribute to a community of practice on staff well-being and MHPSS