Who are we?
War Child Netherlands (WCNL) is one of the fundraising members of the War Child Alliance. In addition to its fundraising activities, it offers MHPSS support to children and families with a refugee background. War Child has developed a set of evidence-based interventions. In the Netherlands, War Child implements the following MHPSS interventions:
EASE (Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions): War Child has, led by WHO, developed, piloted and researched EASE, with the aim to train communities and partner organisations to implement quality and timely mental support to youth. EASE is an early treatment intervention for groups of youth (10-15 years old) exposed to armed conflict, displacement, and other forms of adversity. The program is designed to help reduce stress and improve the wellbeing of youth who experience mental health problems.
BeThere: War Child has developed a group intervention for caregivers of children exposed to armed conflict, displacement, and other forms of adversity. The program is designed to help caregivers reduce their own stress and find greater support, so that they feel better emotionally, and have more energy to be the kind of parents they wish to be. The intervention aims to increase knowledge and skills related to parenting, to lower the stress of raising children in difficult conditions.
Purpose of the role
War Child facilitators are responsible for the direct implementation of War Child's interventions with adolescents and caregivers living in refugee shelters and reception centers across the Netherlands. Facilitators work in pairs. They are trained, coached and supervised by War Child's trainers and supervisors. The facilitators will support the scale up of the EASE and Be There interventions in the Netherlands.
Position in the organisation
This position sits in the team of the Netherlands Programmes. Facilitators report to the Lead of the Netherlands Programmes.
What you will do:
1. Implementation of EASE and BeThere projects
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Participate in all required training, supervision meetings and team meetings
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Support project coordinator with preparation and planning of EASE and BeThere projects at shelters or reception centers across the Netherlands, as assigned by the NL Programmes Lead
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Collaborate and coordinate with the project and coordination team in relation to all project activities
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Communicate and inform residents about War Child's MHPSS interventions, EASE and BeThere in consultation with shelter staff, making use of or preparing War Child standard materials
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Mobilize adolescents and caregivers to participate in the EASE and BeThere meetings and any related activities and meetings
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Organize and plan EASE and/or BeThere meetings (logistics, timing etc)
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Plan and carry out intake and pre/post assessments, following protocol, with participating adolescents and caregivers
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Prepare and facilitate EASE and/or BeThere meetings, in line with the manual but adapting to specific needs as appropriate
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Represent War Child NL on location before, during and after the implementation of the EASE and BeThere projects
2. Cultural contextualisation and adaptation
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Gather input from adolescents and caregivers to check the appropriateness of War Child's interventions
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Suggest cultural and other contextual adaptations in War Child's psychosocial interventions based on input from participants, your own experience during implementation and cultural background
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Make adaptations and translations in the intervention materials upon request.
3. Monitoring and evaluation
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Collect relevant quality of care data throughout the implementation of an intervention, i.e. attendance, fidelity and competency and complete the designated reporting forms
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Attend regular supervision and team meetings to reflect, learn and improve practices
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Suggest adaptations and improvements to increase impact, effectiveness and efficiency of War Child's interventions in the Netherlands.
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Fluent in one of the following languages: Tigrinya Languages
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Professional background in psychology, social sciences or the mental health field.
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Experience working with youth and/or caregivers (in the mental health field)
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Minimum of 3 years of relevant working experience
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Excellent proficiency in English
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Excellent and proven facilitation and interpersonal skills
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Ability to plan and work well together
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Positive and flexible attitude
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Passion and drive to work with young people and their families
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Available for 3 days a week, preferably on flexible days
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Willing to travel throughout the Netherlands
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Location : Netherlands - Amsterdam
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Type of Contract :
One‑year zero‑hours contract (expected workload is around 20–30 hours per week), with the possibility of extending to a fixed‑hours contract after one year.
Scale 7 (€ 3298 - € 4100 based on fulltime)
Why You Should Apply
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Meaningful Impact : Contribute directly to improving the lives of children and families affected by conflict through quality education and long-term, sustainable change.
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Professional Growth: Join a dynamic organisation that values learning, innovation, and professional development, with opportunities for capacity building and growth through the role and War Child’s global network.
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Global Reach : Play a key role in scaling a ground-breaking programme across multiple conflict-affected contexts worldwide.
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Collaborative & Inclusive Culture : Work alongside passionate, mission-driven colleagues in a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace that prioritises safety, fairness and equal opportunity for all.
We ask interested candidates to submit a CV and cover letter.
For more information, please contact Endry van den Berg, Lead of Netherlands Programmes, at
[email protected]
Only candidates who are already legally authorized to work in The Netherlands will proceed in the recruitment process. Please note that we do not provide visa sponsorship and do not cover relocation costs for this position.
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Only applications received via our website are processed.
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If we appoint a suitable candidate before the given closing date, we reserve the right to remove the vacancy from our website before that date. In such a case, any responses received after that time are not processed.
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It could be that during our selection process the closing date for the vacancy is extended. If so, and you have not yet heard from us, your application will remain active.
The War Child Alliance is an international non-governmental organization committed to providing psychosocial support, child protection, youth empowerment programming and quality education to the children affected by armed conflict. We implement evidence-based interventions to empower key stakeholders—including governments, educators, caregivers, and communities—to foster children’s wellbeing, education, and self-determination. We work with global teams with team members being based in different locations. War Child is currently operates in: Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, DR Congo, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine (soon to be registered), and Yemen. We also have offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Learn more about War Child and our programmes https://www.warchild.net/
Safeguarding and Integrity
Our work with children and at-risk adults to keep them safe is the most important thing we do. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in all areas of our work. We have zero tolerance for any behaviours and practices that puts children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse and/or harm. All (prospective) employees will be expected to be compliant with and sign up to our Child Safeguarding policy, our Code of Conduct and PSEA: Adults at Risk Policy. You can find the Child Safeguarding and Adults at Risk policy here: Integrity & Safeguarding - Home
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We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to ensuring that all our people and job applicants are treated fairly, irrespective of where, what or whom they were born, or of other characteristics. We want to offer a safe and inclusive workplace where all our people, especially those who are currently marginalised or underrepresented, can be themselves at work.
