ALIMA’S SPIRIT: ALIMA’s purpose is to save lives and provide care for the most vulnerable populations, without any discrimination based on identity, religion, or politics, through actions based on proximity, innovation, and the alliance of organisations and individuals. We act with humanity and impartiality in accordance with universal medical ethics. To gain access to patients, we undertake to act in a neutral and independent manner.
Our CHARTER defines the VALUES and PRINCIPLES of our action:
Putting the Patient First
Revolutionising humanitarian medicine
Responsibility and freedom
Improve the quality of our actions
Placing trust
Collective intelligence
Environmental responsibility
ALIMA promotes and defends the principles of fundamental human rights. ALIMA has a zero-tolerance approach towards those guilty of acts of gender and sexual violence as well as towards inaction in the face of alleged or proven acts of violence. The protection of those benefiting from and impacted by our intervention is our top priority in everything we do. Everyone collaborating with ALIMA is committed to:
Respect the charter, the code of conduct, the institutional policies including the policy of protection against abuse of power and sexist and sexual violence, the policy of prevention of corruption and fraud;
Report any violation of the policies, framework documents, and procedures to a superior, to a referent
CARING - INNOVATING - TOGETHER:
SSince its creation in 2009, ALIMA has treated more than 13 million patients and today deploys its operations in 14 countries. In 2023, ALIMA cared for 2.8 million patients, including over a million children under the age of 5, received 157,393 people for mental health consultations, assisted 67,617 births, carried out 64 projects in 14 countries. Whenever possible, we work in partnership with local NGOs to ensure that our patients benefit from the best and most relevant expertise wherever it is, whether within their own country or in the rest of the world. In addition, to improve the humanitarian response, we are carrying out operational and clinical research projects, particularly in the field of the fight against malnutrition and viral hemorrhagic fevers.
ALIMA’S TEAM: more than 2000 people are currently working for ALIMA. The field teams, closest to the patients, receive their support from coordination teams generally based in the countries’ capitals. These receive support from the 4 desk teams and the emergency and opening team based at the operational headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. The Paris and New York teams are actively working to raise funds and represent ALIMA. The rest of the ALIMA Galaxy includes individuals and partner teams working on behalf of other organisations such as medical NGOs BEFEN, ALERT Health, SOS Doctors / KEOGO, AMCP, research organisations PACCI, and INSERM, Bordeaux or Copenhagen Universities, the INGO Solidarités International, and many others.
COUNTRIES WHERE WE WORK: Mali, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Guinea, Sudan, Mauritania, Haiti.
THE WORK WE DO covers: Malnutrition, Maternal Health, Primary Health, Pediatrics, Malaria, Epidemics (Ebola, Cholera, Measles, Dengue, Lassa Fever, Mpox,...), Hospitalisation, Emergencies, Gender-Based Violence, Opening / Closing
ALIMA IN ETHIOPIA
ALIMA has been operating in Ethiopia since 2022, providing healthcare, nutrition, and emergency response in regions affected by conflict, instability, and climate-related crises.
The organization initially focused on the Afder zone in the Somali Region, where limited healthcare infrastructure and recurring droughts have led to severe malnutrition and a shortage of medical personnel. ALIMA delivered integrated health and nutrition services to support vulnerable communities in Hargele, Elkare and Barey woredas. This ECHO funded project was closed at the end of the funding cycle in October 2024.
In 2024, ALIMA expanded its work to the Tigray region, which had been heavily impacted by instability and conflict. The organization is implementing a CDCS funded program addressing healthcare, nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in targeted woredas. A base has been established in Mekele, and activities are being rolled out to improve access to essential services for affected populations.
To ensure continuity and scale up its impact, ALIMA has also proposed to ECHO an extension of its programs in both Afder and Tigray, aiming to strengthen healthcare systems, enhance nutrition support, and improve overall community resilience.
LOCATION OF POSITION: Somali region, Afder Zone, Woreda: Elkare and Hargele
FUNCTIONAL AND HIERARCHICAL LINKS
He/she reports to the Medical Activity Manager (line manager), and to the Mental Health Coordinator at Coordination level (technical manager , if available).
He/she manages the mental health team
He/she works in close collaboration with the project coordination team
PROTECTION OF BENEFICIARIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Level 3: As part of his/her duties, the incumbent will visit programs and come into contact with children and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, a criminal record check or a certificate of good character will be required. In situations where a criminal record check or character reference is not possible, a declaration on honour will be requested.
Duties & Responsibilities:
The Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Supervisor (MHPSS) participates in the planning, supervision and coordination of mental health / pycho-social related services in the programme in accordance with ALIMA standards in order to provide the most appropriate mental health support for patients and communities
Participate in the planning, organization and coordination of Mental Health activities, in close collaboration with the Mental Health activity manager and other medical team members, in order to ensure an efficient and effective implementation of the resources needed while maintaining high levels of quality in Mental Health and Community activities of ALIMA programs and activities.
Coordinates activities of counseling services with other relevant actors and liaises with the local counterparts (like MoH, WHO, IOM,...) on mental health matters, including referral services.
Supervise the daily mental health activities and patient support according to ALIMA and protocols and standards in order to provide the most appropriate support for clients with psycho social needs
Liaise with the other ALIMA team members of the project to conduct community awareness on diverse topics and health issues
Supervise, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
Oversee the administrative processes associated with psychosocial functioning.
When needed, give psychological support to patients according to ALIMA and standard protocols to improve mental health conditions of patients and enhance their functionality.
Compile the data and statistic linked with MH activities and report to the Medical or Mental activity manager
Offer clinical counselling supervision to mental health counsellors in collaboration with the Medical or Mental Health Activity Manager.
Ensure the patient’s related information is kept confidential
Organizes debriefing sessions / He/she supports the teams in case of critical incident
Ensures the implementation and follow-up of the psychological support of the teams on the different projects
Evaluates and validates mental health referral structures with the MHPSS Coordinator or the MAM
Participate in training and awareness sessions on PSEA
Apply standards for abuse prevention
Ensure that team members attend trainings and awareness sessions and follow abuse prevention rules
Contribute to creating and maintaining a nurturing and protective environment
Skills :
An ability to problematize and summarize the main psychological issues and be able to set priorities
Good teamwork and delegation skills
A good deal of autonomy and the ability to create one's own position in line with the association's objectives and resources
Good writing skills
A good knowledge of psycho-trauma
Good resistance to stress and good understanding of risky environments
English Speaking, reading and writing, mandatory.
Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet)
Strong interpersonal skills, team work
Contract term: 3 months (renewable, based on funding availability and performance)
● Position to be filled: ASAP
● Salary: as per the organization scale
Job Requirements
Training/ Education :
Experiences :
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How To Apply
If you are interested, please send your application merged in one file none-returnable CV and a cover letter with written - Afder - Mental Health and Psychosocial support Supervisor - M/F in the subject line, and three references, when applying through THIS LINK
Deadline: 06 November 2025
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply
NB: Only shortlisted applicants will be communicated, and the selection process includes a technical test and an interview.
