Wellbeing Consultant, Psychologist

Legal Action Worldwide (LAW)

Psychologist providing trauma-informed counselling, crisis response and resilience programmes for Legal Action Worldwide’s conflict-affected teams. Delivering individual, group and training-based psychosocial support.

Posted 8/5/2026contractKyiv • 🇺🇦 UkraineSeniorLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in providing psychosocial support and counseling, with a strong focus on crisis response and mental health awareness in diverse and conflict-affected environments. Capable of designing and delivering training programs while fostering resilience and wellbeing among individuals and communities.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Master's Degree In PsychologyPsychosocial SupportPsychological First Aid (PFA)Crisis Response InitiativesFacilitation Skills

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Hard Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentsTherapyStress ManagementTrauma-Informed CareWellbeing Activities Development

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsCultural AwarenessConfidentialityIndependent Work

Industry Keywords

International NGOConflict-Affected EnvironmentsGender-Sensitive ContextsCommunity-Based ContextsMental Health Awareness

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct psychosocial assessments and provide confidential support and counselling to individuals or groups, in person or remotely as and when required
Design and deliver psychosocial first aid training to teams
Facilitate debriefing and clinical support before or after missions to conflict countries, focusing on stress management, resilience, coping mechanisms and mental health awareness
Serve as first point of call for crisis response initiatives, including critical incidents
Collaborate with HR and senior management to ensure holistic support, including during crises
Build staff or community resilience through psychosocial education and stress management strategies
Identify and refer individuals or groups needing specialist mental health support and care
Develop and implement wellbeing activities and awareness campaigns, including workshops, mindfulness sessions and wellbeing days

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master's degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or relevant fields
Minimum 10 years of relevant experience providing therapy and mental health and psychosocial support or counseling in an International NGO is preferred
Demonstrated experience working in volatile or conflict-affected environments
Experience responding to gender-sensitive, humanitarian, development, or community-based contexts
Training in Psychological First Aid (PFA), trauma-informed care, or stress management is preferred
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to work independently and maintain confidentiality and ethical standards
Strong facilitation skills to customise and tailor interventions to different individuals and groups
Awareness and respect for cultural differences and ability to incorporate these into therapy sessions
CV, list of clients or testimonials, and cover letter required for application
Cover letter must outline consultancy rate (daily, in USD) and current location

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangement: can be based remotely or in person
12-month framework agreement, renewable subject to performance and funding
Consultancy engagement through a roster, as and when required