Job Summary:

The job holder shall be responsible for initiating, planning, implementing, and evaluating a range of mental health promotion programs and interventions, to support mental health deliverables at the national level using a public health approach, the role drives as well as facilitates integrated mental health promotion initiatives, including wellbeing programs in schools, workplaces, and the community.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Coordinate the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative, integrated public health programs and campaigns to promote mental health and wellbeing.

2. Identify opportunities to communicate positive mental health public messages to increase overall health and wellbeing through promotion, prevention, and early intervention efforts across Qatar.

3. Establish effective mental health initiatives in schools and workplaces based on international best practice models and in collaboration with multi-sectoral stakeholders.

4. Participate in the conceptualization, development and launch of mental health campaigns which align with the Public Health and Prevention agenda in Qatar, including links with healthy lifestyle programs, chronic disease management and primary care initiatives.

5. Provide high level strategic advice on mental health promotion and prevention to stakeholders.

6. Build effective working relationships with health partners and service providers, other government Ministries, employers, educational institutions, and community groups to support program implementation.

7. Coordinate and manage stakeholder and community awareness events, including meetings and workshops and represent MOPH on reference groups and at health forums.

8. Implement and evaluate effective integrated mental health promotion and prevention campaigns and programs.

9. Develop and deploy preventative health and health promotion methodologies through planned projects, programs, and campaigns in conjunction with key stakeholders.

10. Utilize collaborative practice models to build and develop the strengths of existing public health programs and teams to deliver mental health messages through their programs of work.

11. Perform other duties as requested to meet the ongoing organizational needs.

Essential Education:

Bachelor’s degree in mental health-related field.

Essential Experience:

Minimum 6 years’ experience in the development and delivery of Health Promotion/Prevention initiatives, ideally with experience in mental health and wellbeing programs.