[Hiring] Cluster MHPSS Senior Specialist @War Child Alliance

Role Description

The MHPSS Senior Specialist ensures the effective coordination, coherence and consistent implementation of a specific portfolio of War Child’s Evidence-Based Methods (EBMs) in a thematic area across an assigned cluster of partners and countries. The role is responsible for translating strategies, standards and methodologies into contextually relevant thematic/EBM support to partners, ensuring that EBM implementation within a cluster is feasible and achieves high quality and impact. The MHPSS Senior Specialist oversees EBM quality assurance, partner onboarding, thematic guidance, and adaptive learning within a cluster, connecting thematic and EBM strategy to practice by guiding, aligning and line managing the MHPSS Senior Specialist supporting countries and partners in that cluster.

Where relevant, the MHPSS Senior Specialist might also be assigned to directly support a country and/or partner.

• Clusters: Lebanon, Yemen, Afghanistan, Ukraine
• Syria, Jordan, oPt, Colombia, Global
• DRC, Uganda, CAR, South Sudan, Sudan, Chad

Reports to:

• MHPSS Lead (Solid/Management)
• Country Cluster Lead (Dotted/Functional)

Department: Quality & Impact

Unit: Technical / MHPSS Cluster

Supervises: Estimated 3-4 Specialists per Country Cluster

Operational Scope: Country Programme / Alliance Shared Services

Qualifications

• Relevant academic background or a closely related field.
• Relevant experience in the thematic area, including in humanitarian or post‑conflict contexts.
• Experience working with partners on co‑creation and delivery of programmes.
• Demonstrated experience in programme design, needs assessment, learning cycles and quality assurance.
• Experience developing methods, tools, guidelines, training and learning materials.
• Experience facilitating trainings, workshops and virtual learning.
• Programme or grant management experience is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required for this role.
• Additional languages may be useful depending on stakeholder groups and organisational context, for example Arabic, Dari, French, Spanish, or Ukrainian.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of quality standards, evidence‑based programming and MEAL integration.
• Knowledge of cross‑sectoral integration (Education, Child Protection, MHPSS).
• Understanding of localisation, accountability and participation principles.
• Familiarity with digital collaboration and learning tools (e.g. Mural, Miro, SharePoint, MS Teams).

Benefits

• This vacancy is open to internal candidates only.
• Location: We operate in a global context, with team members based across multiple countries.
• Type of contract: This is a locally contracted position.
• Salary and secondary employment conditions are aligned with the applicable in-country salary scale, and local terms and conditions will apply.

How to Apply

Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their applications (CV and motivation letter in English) by 21-August-2026. We are reviewing submissions on a rolling basis, so early applications are strongly recommended.