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MHPSS and Protection Coordinator - LEBANON - based in Beirut
Organization Première Urgence InternationaleLocation LebanonType FULL TIMEPosted 21 May 2026Deadline 31 Jul 2026
Program/Project ManagementProtection and Human Rights
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**Fixed term contract: 6 months - Start date: Asap**
**PUI all around the world**
**With its 40 years of experience, Première Urgence Internationale :**
- Supports close to **6** millions beneficiaries
- With more than **100** Millions € yearly budget
- Present in **22** countries, on **5** continents
Thanks to the work and commitment of :
- More than **2000** national staffs
- Around **200** expatriates from 45 different nationalities
- And **90** employees at HQ
PUI works in 10 areas of intervention and distinguishes itself by the implementation of an integrated approach in its response. This method aims to identify and understand the needs of all those affected by a crisis. Our teams come together to bring a rapid global response to the basic needs of populations affected by humanitarian crises to help them regain independence and dignity.
Learn more on our history, our values, our areas of intervention.
**Focus on our activities in Lebanon**
Our mission in Lebanon has been open since 2012. PUI develops its integrated approach with health, protection, food security & livelihoods, and shelter interventions. Furthermore, PUI works on strengthening existing public systems and infrastructure, while also providing direct, emergency support to affected population depending on the local context. Today, the mission is implementing 12 projects.
**What about the MHPSS and Protection Coordinator ?**
**As Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and Protection Coordinator, you are responsible for the development and implementation of the mission's operational MHPSS and Protection strategies respectively as well as for the quality of current and future MHPSS and Protection programmes throughout the design, implementation monitoring and evaluation phases. You build the capacity of the mission’s MHPSS department and Protection department (technical teams and projets’ teams) and provide technical support to the project teams. You represent PUI to the authorities, humanitarian actors and donors for the MHPSS and Protection sector.**
For this purpose, you will be responsible for :
- **Context analysis / Strategy / Development :** You participate in the development of the operational strategy in MHPSS and Protection and contribute to the design of new relevant MHPSS and Protection interventions on the mission based on the identified MHPSS and Protection needs in the country, and in line with PUI MHPSS and Protection intervention frameworks. In coordination with the MHPSS and Protection teams in the bases, you monitor MHPSS and Protection activities in the country and analyse their strengths and weaknesses, offer programmatic adjustments in line with the needs, regulations and contextual developments.
- **Programmes quality:** You provide technical support in your field of expertise to the technical and programme teams (Specialists, PMs, Deputies PMs, Supervisors and implementing staff) and ensure the quality and effectiveness of the mission's MHPSS and Protection programmes through field visits, data analysis and regular check ins with the base teams within their specific areas of expertise.
- **Representation / Coordination:** You ensure PUI's external representation for the MHPSS and Protection sector to partners, donors, national authorities and local actors. You represent PUI in relevant Clusters/Sub-Clusters (Protection, GBV) or MHPSS sector working group meetings. You contribute to the good information sharing within the MHPSS and Protection sector and inform PUI of the discussions and update from these discussions.
- **Human Resources / Training:** You provide technical support to the project teams and in particular to the MHPSS and Protection teams. You provide support to the project managers for the recruitment of technical staff in MHPSS and Protection. Working alongside the Deputy HoM for Programs and the HQ MHPSS and Protection and Gender Advisors, you identify key strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and gaps within MHPSS and Protection departments. You work on a capacity building plan/training plan for the teams and supervise the content of these trainings where relevant. You also provide clinical supervision to the psychologists in the bases.
- **Logistics and Administration:** You ensure the teams under your responsibility follow logistic and administrative procedures and keep the logistic and administrative departments informed of any relevant developments.
- **Security:** You contribute to the compliance with security rules on the mission and share all information related to security to your line manager and/or to the mission's security manager.
**The challenges that await you :**
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