Dutch-speaking Mental Health Advisor / Trainer

Opora Foundation; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Reimbursed travel

Office in center of Amsterdam

International team

Dynamic environment

Job summary

Opora Foundation in Amsterdam seeks an independent mental health professional to join the Mental Health Advisory team. You will provide psychological expertise, training and preventive interventions in Dutch, supporting Ukrainians and other crisis-affected communities while helping develop mental health programmes for children and adolescents.

The role emphasizes trauma-informed, culturally sensitive practice, collaboration with an international team, and designing training and interventions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Psychology or a related field.
• Experience in mental health advisory, training, prevention, crisis response, migration/displacement or trauma-informed practice.
• Fluent Dutch (spoken & written), professional working proficiency in English.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills; able to work independently.
• Committed to trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, ethical practice.
• Nice to have: Ukrainian language skills; experience with Ukrainian/displaced communities; child & adolescent mental health experience; experience working with NGOs, municipalities or schools.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent psychological advice and consultation in Dutch to organisations and professionals supporting Ukrainians and other crisis-affected communities.
• Design, adapt and deliver trauma-informed and culturally sensitive training for Dutch-speaking professionals, including topics such as mental health, trauma, intercultural communication, conflict and psychological support.
• Facilitate intervision sessions for professionals, creating a structured and psychologically safe space for peer reflection, case discussion, knowledge sharing and professional learning.
• Translate findings and recommendations from needs assessments into practical, evidence-informed mental health advice and organisational support approaches.
• Contribute psychological expertise to the Teens Resilience Academy, including adapting the programme and supporting its delivery.
• Develop, design and adapt preventive, early-intervention and other psychological support programmes for different target groups and contexts, with a focus on resilience, mental health promotion and psychosocial wellbeing.
• Collaborate with other Mental Health Advisory specialists to develop multidisciplinary approaches, programmes and recommendations.

Skills

Dutch fluency

Facilitation

Communication

Independent work

Trauma-informed practice

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology

Job description

Amsterdam office

About Opora

OPORA is a Dutch non-profit foundation based in Amsterdam that applies social innovation to improve the systems people rely on to live better lives. Since 2022, we have supported displaced Ukrainians and other vulnerable groups across four core areas: access to health, access to justice, democratic engagement, and social inclusion.

Role Summary

As an independent mental health professional within the Mental Health Advisory team, you provide psychological expertise, advice, training and preventive interventions in Dutch — strengthening our capacity to support professionals and organisations working with Ukrainians and other crisis-affected communities, while helping develop mental health programmes for children and adolescents.

Key Responsibilities

Provide independent psychological advice and consultation in Dutch to organisations and professionals supporting Ukrainians and other crisis-affected communities.

Design, adapt and deliver trauma-informed and culturally sensitive training for Dutch-speaking professionals, including topics such as mental health, trauma, intercultural communication, conflict and psychological support.

Facilitate intervision sessions for professionals, creating a structured and psychologically safe space for peer reflection, case discussion, knowledge sharing and professional learning.

Translate findings and recommendations from needs assessments into practical, evidence-informed mental health advice and organisational support approaches.

Contribute psychological expertise to the Teens Resilience Academy, including adapting the programme and supporting its delivery.

Develop, design and adapt preventive, early-intervention and other psychological support programmes for different target groups and contexts, with a focus on resilience, mental health promotion and psychosocial wellbeing.

Collaborate with other Mental Health Advisory specialists to develop multidisciplinary approaches, programmes and recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Psychology or a related field
• Experience in mental health advisory, training, prevention, crisis response, migration/displacement or trauma-informed practice
• Fluent Dutch (spoken & written), professional working proficiency in English
• Strong facilitation and communication skills; able to work independently
• Committed to trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, ethical practice
• Nice to have: Ukrainian language skills; experience with Ukrainian/displaced communities; child & adolescent mental health experience; experience working with NGOs, municipalities or schools

What We Provide

• Part-time position
• Reimbursed travel between home and office
• Convenient office location in the center of Amsterdam
• International team
• A dynamic environment within a fast-growing organization