Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Expert Consultant (Perinatal Mental Health)

About the role

Americares Liberia, working with the Ministry of Health and partners, is integrating perinatal mental health services into maternal, newborn and community health platforms. After foundational activities such as situational analysis and stakeholder engagement, a consultant is needed to provide technical continuity and implementation leadership during pilot rollout and early scale-up. The assignment is a 7-month, deliverable-based consultancy (December 2026 to June 2027) based in Monrovia with travel to pilot facilities in Granda Bassa County.

Key responsibilities

• Finalize and validate a training package (facilitator guides, participant materials, clinical tools, competency assessments) and deliver or co-facilitate training and training-of-trainers sessions
• Provide supportive supervision and mentoring, including visit schedules, observation of service delivery and documentation, and follow-up plans
• Support pilot start-up, integrate PMH screening, assessment, risk management, brief intervention and referral into maternal, newborn and community health workflows, and strengthen referral pathways
• Act as technical focal point for coordination with the Ministry of Health, County Health Team, facility leadership and partners, and convene review meetings
• Review routine program data, track progress against the implementation plan, and synthesize findings into reports and recommendations for quality improvement and scale-up

Required profile

• Master's degree in psychology, psychiatry, psychiatric nursing, social work, counseling, public health or a related field with at least 5 years of relevant experience; or Bachelor's degree with at least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in mental health, psychosocial support, maternal health, reproductive health, community health or health systems strengthening
• At least 5 years of experience implementing MHPSS programs, and experience training, mentoring and supervising health workers
• Experience with maternal, newborn, reproductive or community health programs
• Willingness to travel regularly from Monrovia to county facilities and work authorization in Liberia

Required skills

• Strong stakeholder coordination and facilitation skills
• Good written and oral English, with knowledge of Bassa or other Liberian languages an asset
• Computer skills in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Nice to have: experience with the Thinking Healthy Programme, WHO mhGAP, donor or government reporting, and program management. The process includes interviews, reference and background checks.