Senior Programme Associate

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, International Relations, Development Studies, from an accredited academic university or institution with four years of relevant professional experience, or
• Completed Highschool diploma with six years of relevant work experience.

Experience and Skills:

• Familiarity with the Iraqi context and community-based programming is an asset. 
•  Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to facilitate structured group activities for youth and effectively engage with participants and, when required, their families.
• Ability to work with individuals who may have been exposed to trauma, stigma, and difficult life experiences, while maintaining professional emotional boundaries and responding calmly and supportively in challenging situations.
• Demonstrated interest or experience in working with adolescents and youth.
• Ability to serve as a positive role model, promoting healthy, respectful, and non-violent behaviors among youth participants.
• Ability to identify challenges faced by youth and support reflective and constructive problem-solving
• Openness to learning and applying new facilitation, mentoring, and engagement approaches.

• Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills, with the ability to manage complex group dynamics and sensitive conversations.
• Understanding of rehabilitation, reintegration, youth engagement, social cohesion programming, and PVE-related concepts such as radicalization pathways and disengagement frameworks is desirable.
• Ability to work with individuals affected by trauma, stigma, and exposure to harmful or extremist narratives while maintaining professional and ethical boundaries.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and support junior team members.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience in programme reporting.
• Cultural sensitivity and the ability to engage constructively with diverse communities and families

Languages:

• Fluency in English, Kurdish, and Arabic is required (oral and written).
• Working knowledge of any other langue is an advantage.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via this link:

https://jobs.my-soc.org/apply/20260409155014/Bs62O3rT4cRGgejLiMQKvYJWV