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Project Officers (Psychology) Job at Humanity & Inclusion (HI)
Humanity & Inclusion (HI)
Job Description
Contributes to the program’s emergency preparedness actions and, during an emergency, adapts his/her work modality to contribute to HI’s effective humanitarian response.
Start Data: April 2026
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Psychological assessment:
- In collaboration with Community Mobilizers at project sites, evaluate the needs of people identified with psychosocial and psychological issues using standardized assessment tools.
Providing mental health and psychosocial services:
- Answer to internal referrals for further psychological assessment and intervention.
- In collaboration with community mobilizers, provide psychological support at the individual / family level. This includes regular individual counselling, group counselling, and family counselling.
- Refer beneficiaries with specific needs of specialized psychological/psychiatric/ other support to external services and follow-up on all referrals.
- Conduct training internally and externally to community mobilizers, community leaders, and other actors on PFA and MHPSS support when needed under supervision of MHPSS TO.
- Conduct comprehensive psychological assessment
- Plan and implement community awareness activities and focus group discussions as directed by the project manager.
Documentation and reporting:
- Ensure daily quantitative and qualitative reporting in line with the project’s standard operating procedures.
- Report on a weekly basis about activities planned and implemented.
- Analyze and report on beneficiaries’ psychological and psychosocial status.
- Complete intake forms “assessment form, follow up form, discharge, and monitoring form” for the beneficiaries and manage beneficiary data according to data protection protocols
- Submit weekly and monthly reports to line manager.
- Compile any other reports upon request of the line manager.
To demonstrate an ethical and professional practice:
- Respect and promote HI’s Policies and report to your line manager any non-respect of HI’s policies amongst the teams or partners.
- Address needs and requests in a professional way.
- Report any incident or act that causes any harm to beneficiary or to others.
- Interact with children with the presence or/and permission of their parents or caregivers
- Respect beneficiary confidentiality. And always respect a refusal of treatment.
Demonstrate willingness to improve professional competences and abilities to increase care quality:
- Demonstrate motivation at work.
- Demonstrate willingness to improve own knowledge and skills by participating actively in any training sessions, capacity building activities.
- Participate in team activities, including trainings, meetings, and other events.
- Respect each team member’s positions, work, and specialty
- Adapt to special situations or demands from supervisor (reporting, etc) as they unfold
Representation:
- Participate in educating other organizations and institutions on inclusion of persons with disability
- Maintain a positive image of Humanity and Inclusion at all times and in all circumstances
Emergency preparedness and response
- Contributes to the program’s emergency preparedness actions and, during an emergency, adapts his/her work modality to contribute to HI’s effective humanitarian response.
Respect of HI identity, values, rules and policies
- Know, understand, apply and respect HI code of conduct and ethics, HI mandate and values, HI rules and operating procedure, HI policies (child protection policy, policy and mechanism for the prevention of and fight against bribery, the protection of beneficiaries from sexual exploitation and abuse policy) and make sure they are known, understood, applied and respected by team
- Know, understand, apply and respect HI security rules and make sure they are known, understood and applied by team
- The employee is expected to perform any other tasks in addition to the aforementioned upon request
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.
Application Process
- Humanity & Inclusion is an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified persons with disabilities are preferred for the above positions, please indicate the type of disability for reasonable accommodation during Interviews. Refugees and women are encouraged to apply to become a part of our organization.
- HI staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the Code of Conduct. In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.
- HI does not solicit funds in exchange for employment opportunities.
How to Apply:
If you feel you meet the requirements, please send an updated CV (3 pages max, including three professional referees current and/or past line managers) with a cover letter to HR department at recruitment@uganda.hi.org indicating the position, site and project applied for in the subject line not later than Wednesday 25th March 2026 at 5:00pm.
Any efforts to influence the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification.
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