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Call for Syrian Experts: Health, Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) – Syria
TRUST Consultancy & Development · Syrian Arab Republic - République démocratique du Congo
Publié le 2 octobre 2026Expire le 31 octobre 2026
TRUST Consultancy & Development
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Description du poste
**Contract Type:** Individual Consultancy; Project-Based
**Eligibility:** **Syrian nationals or non-Syrian consultants currently residing in Syria only**
Trust Consultancy & Development (TCD) is seeking experienced consultants to join its roster of experts in **Health, Public Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), health systems and community-based health services** to support upcoming evaluations, assessments, research, Third-Party Monitoring (TPM), programme design and advisory assignments in Syria.
Selected consultants will be included in TCD's consultant roster and may be considered for future short-term consultancy opportunities based on their technical expertise, geographical experience, availability and the requirements of specific assignments.
**Primary geographic scope:** Syria
## About the Call
Trust is expanding its roster of experts with strong technical and practical experience in **health, public health, primary healthcare, mental health, psychosocial support, community health and health-system strengthening**.
We are particularly interested in experts with **recent, first-hand knowledge of Syria's health and MHPSS context**, including access to essential health services, health-system capacity, needs of conflict-affected and displaced populations, mental health and psychosocial needs, health workforce challenges, and approaches to strengthening inclusive, accessible and resilient health services.
## Areas of Expertise
Applicants should have strong experience in one or more of the following:
1. **Public health and primary healthcare (PHC)**, including essential health services, community health, preventive care, health promotion and integrated service delivery;
2. **Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)**, including community-based MHPSS, psychological first aid, individual and group interventions, psychosocial activities and integration of MHPSS into health and other humanitarian services;
3. **Mental health services**, including clinical and non-clinical interventions, referral pathways, case management, community mental health and integration of mental health into primary healthcare;
4. **Health systems strengthening**, including health governance, service delivery, health workforce, health information systems, referral systems, quality of care and institutional capacity development;
5. **Maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (MNCAH)**, including reproductive, maternal and newborn health, child health, adolescent health and integrated service delivery;
6. **Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)**, including reproductive health services, family planning, maternal health and access to appropriate and inclusive services;
7. **Communicable and non-communicable diseases**, including prevention, surveillance, case management, continuity of care and community-based approaches;
8. **Emergency and humanitarian health**, including health responses in conflict, displacement and emergency settings, emergency preparedness, outbreak response and continuity of essential services;
9. **Community-based health and outreach**, including community health workers, mobile teams, health awareness, risk communication and community engagement;
10. **MHPSS for children, adolescents and youth**, including psychosocial wellbeing, resilience, social-emotional support, caregiver support, safe spaces and school/community-based interventions;
11. **Protection-sensitive and inclusive health/MHPSS services**, including services for persons with disabilities, older persons, women and girls, displaced populations, returnees and other groups facing barriers to accessing services;
12. **Health workforce development**, including training, supervision, capacity building, staff wellbeing, supportive supervision and competency development;
13. **Quality of care and patient-centred services**, including service standards, patient experience, accountability, safeguarding, confidentiality and feedback mechanisms;
14. **Health and MHPSS research, monitoring and evaluation**, including needs assessments, baselines/endlines, evaluations, health facility assessments, service mapping, outcome measurement, mixed-method research and Third-Party Monitoring;
15. **Health information and data**, including health information systems, epidemiological analysis, health indicators, surveillance, data quality and evidence-based planning;
16. **Health policy, coordination and institutional strengthening**, including health planning, coordination mechanisms, localization, capacity development and engagement with health authorities and humanitarian/development actors.
## Qualifications & Experience
Applicants should have:
- **Syrian nationality and current residence in Syria, or be a non-Syrian consultant currently based in Syria**;
- A relevant university degree in medicine, public health, psychology, psychiatry, nursing, social work, health sciences, epidemiology, health management or another relevant field;
- At least **5 years of relevant professional experience**; senior/lead experts should preferably have **10+ years**;
- Recent professional experience related to **health and/or MHPSS in Syria**, preferably within the last three years;
- Demonstrated experience conducting or contributing to **health/MHPSS assessments, evaluations, research, programme design, TPM or technical advisory assignments**;
- Strong understanding of Syria's **health context, health system, service-delivery challenges, population health needs and barriers to accessing health and MHPSS services**;
- Experience engaging with health authorities, health facilities, healthcare workers, community-based organizations, affected communities, NGOs, UN agencies and other relevant stakeholders;
- For MHPSS specialists, demonstrated understanding of **MHPSS frameworks, referral pathways, community-based approaches and appropriate ethical and safeguarding considerations**;
- Strong research, analytical, facilitation and report-writing skills;
- Arabic fluency; professional English is strongly preferred.
## International Organization & Donor Experience
Previous experience with **WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNHCR, IOM, World Bank, UN agencies, EU/ECHO-funded programmes, international NGOs, Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement actors or other organizations working on health and MHPSS** is a strong advantage.
Experience with relevant international approaches and standards, including **WHO health-system frameworks, IASC MHPSS Guidelines, humanitarian health standards, community-based MHPSS, primary healthcare, health-system strengthening and quality-of-care approaches**, should be clearly highlighted.
Applicants should indicate relevant assignments, including the **client, assignment, year, role and main responsibilities**.
**Eligibility:** **Syrian nationals or non-Syrian consultants currently residing in Syria only**
Trust Consultancy & Development (TCD) is seeking experienced consultants to join its roster of experts in **Health, Public Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), health systems and community-based health services** to support upcoming evaluations, assessments, research, Third-Party Monitoring (TPM), programme design and advisory assignments in Syria.
Selected consultants will be included in TCD's consultant roster and may be considered for future short-term consultancy opportunities based on their technical expertise, geographical experience, availability and the requirements of specific assignments.
**Primary geographic scope:** Syria
## About the Call
Trust is expanding its roster of experts with strong technical and practical experience in **health, public health, primary healthcare, mental health, psychosocial support, community health and health-system strengthening**.
We are particularly interested in experts with **recent, first-hand knowledge of Syria's health and MHPSS context**, including access to essential health services, health-system capacity, needs of conflict-affected and displaced populations, mental health and psychosocial needs, health workforce challenges, and approaches to strengthening inclusive, accessible and resilient health services.
## Areas of Expertise
Applicants should have strong experience in one or more of the following:
1. **Public health and primary healthcare (PHC)**, including essential health services, community health, preventive care, health promotion and integrated service delivery;
2. **Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)**, including community-based MHPSS, psychological first aid, individual and group interventions, psychosocial activities and integration of MHPSS into health and other humanitarian services;
3. **Mental health services**, including clinical and non-clinical interventions, referral pathways, case management, community mental health and integration of mental health into primary healthcare;
4. **Health systems strengthening**, including health governance, service delivery, health workforce, health information systems, referral systems, quality of care and institutional capacity development;
5. **Maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (MNCAH)**, including reproductive, maternal and newborn health, child health, adolescent health and integrated service delivery;
6. **Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)**, including reproductive health services, family planning, maternal health and access to appropriate and inclusive services;
7. **Communicable and non-communicable diseases**, including prevention, surveillance, case management, continuity of care and community-based approaches;
8. **Emergency and humanitarian health**, including health responses in conflict, displacement and emergency settings, emergency preparedness, outbreak response and continuity of essential services;
9. **Community-based health and outreach**, including community health workers, mobile teams, health awareness, risk communication and community engagement;
10. **MHPSS for children, adolescents and youth**, including psychosocial wellbeing, resilience, social-emotional support, caregiver support, safe spaces and school/community-based interventions;
11. **Protection-sensitive and inclusive health/MHPSS services**, including services for persons with disabilities, older persons, women and girls, displaced populations, returnees and other groups facing barriers to accessing services;
12. **Health workforce development**, including training, supervision, capacity building, staff wellbeing, supportive supervision and competency development;
13. **Quality of care and patient-centred services**, including service standards, patient experience, accountability, safeguarding, confidentiality and feedback mechanisms;
14. **Health and MHPSS research, monitoring and evaluation**, including needs assessments, baselines/endlines, evaluations, health facility assessments, service mapping, outcome measurement, mixed-method research and Third-Party Monitoring;
15. **Health information and data**, including health information systems, epidemiological analysis, health indicators, surveillance, data quality and evidence-based planning;
16. **Health policy, coordination and institutional strengthening**, including health planning, coordination mechanisms, localization, capacity development and engagement with health authorities and humanitarian/development actors.
## Qualifications & Experience
Applicants should have:
- **Syrian nationality and current residence in Syria, or be a non-Syrian consultant currently based in Syria**;
- A relevant university degree in medicine, public health, psychology, psychiatry, nursing, social work, health sciences, epidemiology, health management or another relevant field;
- At least **5 years of relevant professional experience**; senior/lead experts should preferably have **10+ years**;
- Recent professional experience related to **health and/or MHPSS in Syria**, preferably within the last three years;
- Demonstrated experience conducting or contributing to **health/MHPSS assessments, evaluations, research, programme design, TPM or technical advisory assignments**;
- Strong understanding of Syria's **health context, health system, service-delivery challenges, population health needs and barriers to accessing health and MHPSS services**;
- Experience engaging with health authorities, health facilities, healthcare workers, community-based organizations, affected communities, NGOs, UN agencies and other relevant stakeholders;
- For MHPSS specialists, demonstrated understanding of **MHPSS frameworks, referral pathways, community-based approaches and appropriate ethical and safeguarding considerations**;
- Strong research, analytical, facilitation and report-writing skills;
- Arabic fluency; professional English is strongly preferred.
## International Organization & Donor Experience
Previous experience with **WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNHCR, IOM, World Bank, UN agencies, EU/ECHO-funded programmes, international NGOs, Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement actors or other organizations working on health and MHPSS** is a strong advantage.
Experience with relevant international approaches and standards, including **WHO health-system frameworks, IASC MHPSS Guidelines, humanitarian health standards, community-based MHPSS, primary healthcare, health-system strengthening and quality-of-care approaches**, should be clearly highlighted.
Applicants should indicate relevant assignments, including the **client, assignment, year, role and main responsibilities**.