[UNICEF] Programme Officer (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support), NO-1, TA, 364 days, Bogota – Colombia, LACR
Ente: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
Scadenza: 2026-09-15
Paese: INTL
Descrizione
Programme Officer (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support), NO-1, TA, 364 days, Bogota – Colombia, LACR UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund Open positions at UNICEF Bogotá ( Colombia ) Entry Programme & Policy Medical & Health Show advice for this position Application deadline in 14 days : Monday 14 Sep 2026 at 04:55 UTC Open application form Contract This is a NO-1 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers . It is normally only for nationals . It's a staff contract. More about NO-1 contracts . How to check if a job offer is legit UN Fraud Details UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF. For every child, the right to a calling UNICEF’s Strategic Plan 2026–2029 reaffirms mental health as a global priority that cuts across all programme areas. Since its elevation in 2020, UNICEF has transformed mental health from a siloed concern into a multisectoral imperative, supported by dedicated leadership, sustained investment, and growing demand at country level across humanitarian, development, and high-income contexts. By 2025, UNICEF’s global mental health function had advanced a unified vision and operational framework, influenced key global policy dialogues, and driven country-level implementation of integrated mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services for children, adolescents, and caregivers across sectors. Despite this progress, major challenges persist: high unmet need for mental health services; insufficient financing; limited integration of MHPSS into health, education, and protection systems; stigma and discrimination; and weak institutional capacity in many settings. Addressing these challenges requires cross-sectoral action, systems reform, and scaling of quality, evidence-based, and sustainable MHPSS approaches in both development and humanitarian contexts. In Colombia, the mental health and psychosocial well-being of children and adolescents represent a critical public health and development challenge. High levels of emotional distress, anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions, combined with exposure to violence, displacement, poverty, social exclusion and humanitarian emergencies, continue to affect the well-being and future opportunities of children and young people. While mental health services and psychosocial support initiatives have expanded in recent years, significant inequities persist in access, quality, coverage and continuity of care, particularly in vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities. At the same time, Colombia is advancing important policy and legislative reforms that recognize mental health as a fundamental right and call for more comprehensive, community-based and people-centered responses. This creates a strategic opportunity to strengthen the integration of MHPSS across sectors, expand evidence-based interventions, and promote sustainable systems that address prevention, early identification, care and recovery. Within this context, UNICEF Colombia works with government counterparts, civil society organizations, academia, communities and international partners to strengthen national and territorial capacities for mental health promotion, psychosocial support and mental health care for children, adolescents and caregivers. UNICEF’s work prioritizes evidence-based, community-driven and equity-focused approaches that address the needs of the most vulnerable populations, including those affected by conflict, migration, poverty and other forms of adversity. How can you make a difference? Join our team and help advance mental health and psychosocial well-being for children, adolescents and families across Colombia. As a Programme Officer (MHPSS), you will support the design, implementation, coordination and monitoring of UNICEF’s Mental Health and Psychosocial Support programme, contributing to national and subnational efforts to strengthen sustainable, community-based support systems. Working closely with government counterparts, partners and UNICEF teams, you will help drive strategic partnerships, provide technical assistance, generate evidence for decision-making, and promote quality, evidence-based interventions. Through a rights-based and multisectoral approach that connects health, e
Settori: Programme & Policy, Medical & Health
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