Psychosocial Trainer, SAFE Initiative

Who We Are

At IREX we strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world—where individuals reach their full potential, governments serve their people and communities thrive.

But around the globe, persistent poverty, repression, and injustice prevent too many people form achieving their full potential. To address these problems, we focus on people, not on vaccines, roads, or wells. We support individuals and institutions to create change in their own communities—and to create person to person bridges between nations.

IREX works with partners in more than 100 countries 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, will prepare and deliver safety trainings and workshops centered on psychosocial self-care to journalists in Latin America. The Psychosocial Trainer also will accompany the process of induction of a second trainer in psychosocial self-care as the team requires for the expansion of the project.

We are doers. Our decades of on-the-ground experience help us create greater impact, practical recommendations, and lasting partnerships.

Are you the next member of our team?

Your Background & Skills

• A Bachelors’ Degree on Psychology
• A minimum of 5 years of experience is required
• Experience in conducting training necessary. Training individuals in security or emergency protocols, experiences with media and/or journalists preferred.
• Must be open to learning and adapting training material for a holistic approach combining physical safety, digital security, psychosocial self-care and risk management as well as piloting new adult learning techniques.
• Substantial experience working in high-risk environments or emergency situations
• Proficient English and native Spanish required

Your Daily Tasks

• In coordination with the Regional Manager and relevant trainers prepare regionally appropriate trainings and workshop curriculum specifically tailored to the challenges journalists and practitioners of journalism face in the Latin American region, with an emphasis on adult education techniques.
• Deliver trainings promoting psychosocial safety to journalists including risk management, stress management, basic psychosocial planning, incident management, and information management and communication.
• Coordinate closely with the training team to deliver trainings linking physical safety, digital security, psychosocial care and risk management to ensure a holistic approach to safety.
• Conduct ongoing monitoring and evaluation of trainings and materials to address any deficiencies and identify trainings to be added to ensure journalists receive in order to monitor training quality and implementation.
• Review and help develop and/or contextualize psychosocial self-care training material.
• Provide psychosocial support to individual risk mitigation plans in coordination with the Regional Manager and trainers
• Other duties as assigned by the Regional Manager and Program Director

This position is eligible for Telework.

This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship.

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EOE – Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.

All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. AA/EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled