Psychosocial Safety Trainer

IREX; Washington; Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global development organization is seeking a Psychosocial Trainer to deliver safety training and workshops to journalists in the MENA region. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of training experience, particularly in Human Rights, and must communicate effectively in Arabic and English. The position focuses on conducting context-specific training and requires a Bachelor's degree in psychology, with advanced degrees preferred. Competitive compensation is provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in training, especially in Human Rights contexts.
• Valid passport and travel permissions required.
• Experience in psychosocial interventions required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with other trainers and program staff.
• Develop and contextualize training materials.
• Deliver psychosocial care training reflecting safety frameworks.
• Support development of M&E tools for local context.
• Coordinate follow-ups with training participants.
• Report activities to Regional Manager.

Skills

Delivery of challenging assignments

Professional communication in Arabic and English

Understanding of psychosocial first aid

Best practices for educational trainings

Training programming expertise

Knowledge of MENA media landscape

Communication and interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology

Masters, PsyD, or PhD in Psychology

Job description

IREX

Job Category: Information & Media Practice

Job Details

Job Description

IREX is a global development and education organization. We strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world, where individuals reach their full potential, governments serve their people, and communities thrive. We work in four areas essential to progress: cultivating leaders, empowering youth, strengthening institutions, and increasing access to quality education and information.

The Psychosocial Trainer, under the supervision of the Regional Manager in MENA, will be hired to prepare and deliver regionally contextualized safety training and workshops to journalists and other media practitioners on an as-needed basis, serving two programs and IREX other needs, as assigned.

The position is open to all qualified applicants.

IREX will prioritize local nationals based in MENA region whose native language is Arabic with experience of working in the region on holistic safety or on the digital security domain.

Please note this position is based on the needs of the project, whose funding is scheduled to end in December.

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Knowledge & Skills:

• Ability to deliver results on challenging assignments.
• Ability to communicate professionally and provide written reporting in Arabic and English is a must.
• Strong understanding of principles behind psychosocial first aid and psychosocial interventions.
• Strong understanding of best practices for conducting educational trainings for adults.
• Demonstrated expertise in areas such as training programming and curriculum development.
• Knowledge of journalism sector as well as operating environment and media landscape in MENA region.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of working constructively as part of a small team.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in psychology field.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience conducting training, specifically training individuals working in the Human Rights field and in sensitive contexts.
• Masters, PsyD, or PhD in Psychology, is strongly preferred.
• Valid passport and travel permissions required for potential international travel.

Your Daily Tasks

• Ensure integrated approach to training and training activities through working closely with other program trainers, as well as other program staff and consultants.
• Review and help develop and/or contextualize training material with a psychosocial and mental health perspectives.
• Delivering contextualized lessons/assistance in psychosocial care including risk management, stress management, basic psychosocial planning, incident management, and information management and communication, which reflect an integrated safety framework.
• Support the development and updating of M&E tools that take into account local context and beneficiary profile.
• Support the program staff and consultants with leadership and specialized technical support.
• Work with the Manager and technical team to develop and update training curriculum as needed.
• Coordinate with the Manager on psychosocial support follow-ups with training participants as needed.
• Report on activities as required by Regional Manager.
• Participate in meetings and/or calls with staff; and
• Other duties as assigned by the Regional Manager, Senior Program Director, and Senior Program Officer II.

Disability Specifications

IREX will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008.

Equal Opportunity Employer

IREX seeks to attract the best-qualified candidates who support IREX's mission and who respect and promote excellence through diversity. IREX is committed to equal opportunity and follows recruitment and selection practices that comply with all applicable employment laws. To this end, IREX recruits, hires, trains, and promotes individuals based on merit and experience.

We conduct background checks on all successful candidates.

IREX is an equal opportunity employer.