Trainer — Parents and Primary Caregivers as Allies

Dohuk, Iraq Part-time Learning & Development (L&D) 3 days left

Project

Scoring Girls

Location

Duhok, Iraq — Duhok city, Sharya and Qadiya camps

Contract type

Short-term consultancy

Contract duration

October 2026 – January 2027, thirteen sessions in total

Reports to

Facilitator Officer

Application deadline

21/09/2026

Eligibility

Female candidates only

1. About HÁWAR.help

HÁWAR.help e. V. is a human rights organization founded on the ashes of the Yazidi genocide. We raise our voice when human rights crimes are committed. Today, we implement development and education programs in Iraq, Syria and Germany, as well as international awareness-raising and education initiatives and political work.

Our projects are always designed and implemented on a multi-ethnic and multi-religious basis. With HÁWAR.help, we bring people into dialogue with each other and open up spaces for exchange through our projects, rallies and discussion events – locally and digitally, both nationally and internationally. Our human rights association stands for the effort to create a world in which every person, regardless of gender, ethnicity or faith, can develop in a self-determined and safe manner. Together, we are shaping a future characterized by humanity, solidarity, gender equality and compassion.

2.About the role

HÁWAR.help is seeking a Trainer to deliver interactive sessions for thirty parents and primary caregivers within the Scoring Girls project in Duhok, which promotes the participation, safety and empowerment of girls and young women through sports, awareness and psychosocial activities. The Trainer will work with parents to strengthen family support for girls' participation and leadership, and will facilitate an intergenerational dialogue between parents and the girls of the leadership programme.

3.Key responsibilities

● Deliver interactive sessions on positive parenting and non-violent communication; gender equality and the prevention of gender-based violence; supporting girls' participation and leadership; and supporting community engagement and positive role modelling.

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Deliver each session at all three locations — Duhok, Sharya and Qadiya. The Trainer travels to the participants; the participants do not travel.

● Facilitate an intergenerational dialogue between the parents and the girls of the leadership programme, focused on the girls' community initiatives.

● Adapt session content to participants, most of whom are mothers and many of whom have limited formal education.

● Coordinate with the specialised protection staff on the session covering gender equality and the prevention of gender-based violence.

● Provide a short written record after each session, and coordinate scheduling, venue and materials with the Facilitator Officer.

4.Essential qualifications and experience

● Female candidate. This is a genuine occupational requirement for this role, not a preference.

● Demonstrated experience delivering parenting, family or community awareness sessions to adults.

● Fluent in Kurdish

● Experience working in camp settings or with displaced communities in the Kurdistan Region.

● A facilitation style that works with adults who may have limited formal education — discussion and practical examples rather than written exercises.

● Commitment to safeguarding, PSEA and the safe, dignified participation of women and girls.

● Available for all sessions across October 2026 to January 2027.

5.Desirable

● Background in positive parenting, family support, or the prevention of gender-based violence.

● Experience facilitating dialogue between generations or between parents and young people.

● Working knowledge of English.

6.How to apply

Please send a CV of no more than three pages, together with a one-page statement describing how you would deliver one of the sessions listed above and your experience working with this group, and the contact details of two references from similar work.

Application deadline: 21/09/2026.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates may be asked to deliver a short demonstration session.

7.Fee

The fee will be discussed and agreed at a later stage of the selection process. HÁWAR.help provides transport to and from every session in organisational vehicles, together with the venue, materials and refreshments.

8.Equal opportunity and safeguarding

HÁWAR.help is an equal-opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified female candidates regardless of background. This position is open to female candidates only. The role involves direct, sustained contact with women participants, most of them mothers, and in the final session with adolescent girls in a setting where facilitation by a woman is necessary for their participation, safety and comfort. This is treated as a genuine occupational requirement and not as a preference.

HÁWAR.help is committed to safeguarding and to the protection of the people it serves. The successful candidate will be expected to adhere to the organisation's Code of Conduct, Child Safeguarding Policy and PSEA Policy, and to attend a safeguarding briefing with the designated focal point before delivering any session. References and background checks apply.