Trainers and supervisors Programmes

Position: Trainers and supervisors for our Programmes
Your mission
War Child is looking for Trainers and Supervisors for our Netherlands Programmes. War Child provides mental health support to children in conflict-affected areas. Our approach is evidence-based, yet connects seamlessly with children's lived experience. The result is unique, proven methods delivered through sport, play and creative activities. We nurture their natural resilience so they gradually begin to believe in the future again.

War Child Netherlands (WCNL) is one of the fundraising members of the War Child Alliance. Alongside its fundraising activities, it also provides mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) to children and caregivers with a refugee background.

War Child Netherlands implements the following evidence-based programmes:

Reach Now:  A simple tool that gives staff at reception centres practical guidance to detect children who may need psychological help and to encourage caregivers to seek help. The tool is specifically developed for people without a professional mental health background who are in daily contact with children and their parents or caregivers. Training in Reach Now is often combined with a workshop on child safeguarding at the reception centre.

EASE (Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions):  Developed in collaboration with WHO, EASE is a focused psychosocial intervention for adolescents (10–15 years) who have experienced armed conflict, displacement or other forms of adversity. The programme helps reduce stress and improves the wellbeing of young people with mild mental health problems.

BeThere:  A group intervention for parents and caregivers of children exposed to armed conflict, displacement and other forms of adversity. The programme helps parents and caregivers reduce their own stress and find more support in one another, so they feel better and have more energy to be the parents they want to be. The intervention focuses on increasing knowledge and skills around stress, self-care and parenting.

Purpose of the assignment
The aim of this assignment is to train, coach and supervise War Child facilitators and staff at reception centres in the implementation of the above tools and interventions. Trainers also help adapt the tools and interventions to the specific context of the different target groups War Child works with in the Netherlands.

Position in the organisation
This role sits within the Netherlands Programmes team, part of the IFNP team. You report to the Lead of the Netherlands Programmes.

What you will do
Trainer

Prepare and deliver training together with another trainer for War Child facilitators or staff of reception centres or partner organisations.

Provide technical advice on adapting trainings, tools and interventions to specific target groups, based on feedback from training and implementation.

Contribute to developing training, tool and intervention materials.

Supervisor

Coach and supervise the implementation of tools and interventions by trained facilitators and staff of reception centres or partner organisations.

Provide, on request, support and guidance to location staff or management in implementing War Child’s tools and interventions and in child safeguarding.

Monitor compliance with processes and procedures by trained facilitators and staff of reception centres or partner organisations.

Ensure quality data are collected during implementation in line with the War Child MEAL system.

Your profile

Academic degree in psychology or a field within mental health care.

Excellent and demonstrable training and facilitation skills.

Preferably 5 years’ experience in the NGO sector; experience with scientific research / evidence-based methods is a plus.

Excellent command of Dutch and English.

Command of Arabic, Kurdish and/or Ukrainian is highly desirable.

Coordination, collaboration and planning skills.

Positive attitude and enthusiasm.

Passion for the wellbeing of children and young people.

What we offer

Location:

Netherlands – Amsterdam

Type of

Contract:

Consultancy

Flexible, short‑term training and supervision assignments (ranging from 1 day to 3 months)

Fee: €60 per hour, excluding VAT

Why you should apply

Meaningful Impact:  Contribute directly to improving the lives of children and families affected by conflict through quality education and long‑term, sustainable change.

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.

Global Reach:  Play a key role in scaling a ground‑breaking programme across multiple conflict‑affected contexts worldwide.

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.

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