Certified Master Trainer – Problem Management Plus (PM+) & Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Position: Certified Master Trainer – Problem Management Plus (PM+) & Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE)

Location: Gaza (in-person), with the possibility for participants from other INARA country programmes to join remotely.

Job Type: Onsite

Contract Duration : Short-term consultancy for the duration of the training assignment and completion of all agreed deliverables.

ABOUT INARA:

International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance (INARA) is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) humanitarian organization founded in 2015 by Arwa Damon. Established in response to critical gaps in the humanitarian system, INARA works to support children affected by conflict, displacement, and natural and human-induced disasters who are often unable to access sustained medical and psychosocial care. INARA delivers integrated, child-centered programming that combines life-saving interventions with long-term recovery support. The organization focuses on children facing complex and overlapping vulnerabilities, including injury, trauma, disability, and exclusion from essential services. Through a multidisciplinary approach, INARA provides access to medical treatment, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), and coordinated case management, ensuring continuity of care beyond the immediate emergency phase.

INARA delivers integrated, child-centered programming across multiple sectors to support children affected by crisis. Its interventions include comprehensive medical and rehabilitative care, providing specialized treatment and long-term follow-up; mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), offering trauma-informed and community-based services; and livelihood and economic empowerment initiatives that strengthen household stability. INARA also supports education in emergencies by creating safe and inclusive learning environments, implements water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions to improve health conditions, and maintains a rapid emergency response capacity to deliver immediate medical, psychosocial, food, and non-food assistance during acute crises.

Vision

A world where every child has the agency to create a dignified life.

Mission

Fostering a future where we empower children to shape their own dignified lives.

Purpose

Enhancing children’s capacity to shape their own fulfilling futures through integrated health, empowerment, and community-driven interventions.

Purpose of the Assignment:

INARA seeks to engage a certified PM+ and/or EASE Trainer to deliver competency-based training for MHPSS staff across its country programmes. The assignment aims to strengthen the capacity of frontline teams to deliver evidence-based, scalable psychological interventions in accordance with WHO and intervention-specific standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Trainer will be responsible for the preparation, delivery, assessment, and reporting of the training programme.

Training Preparation

• Review participant profiles and training needs in coordination with the MHPSS Lead Consultant.
• Develop a training agenda, facilitation plan, and supporting training materials.
• Coordinate with INARA regarding training logistics and participant engagement.

Training Delivery

• Deliver in-person PM+ and/or EASE training to frontline MHPSS staff.
• Facilitate interactive sessions using adult learning methodologies.
• Lead role plays, case discussions, group exercises, and competency-building activities.
• Promote participant engagement, reflection, and practical application of skills.
• Ensure a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment.

Competency Assessment

• Conduct pre- and post-training assessments.
• Assess participant competencies through observation, role plays, and practical exercises.
• Provide feedback to support participant learning and skills development.

Quality Assurance

• Ensure adherence to PM+ and EASE implementation standards and fidelity requirements.
• Promote ethical, culturally responsive, and safeguarding-informed approaches throughout the training.

Reporting and Deliverables

• Training agenda and facilitation plan.
• Delivery of all agreed PM+ and/or EASE training sessions.
• Pre- and post-training assessment results.
• Participant attendance records.
• Final training report, including participant feedback, assessment results, and recommendations.

Payment Schedule

Payment will be made upon satisfactory completion of all agreed deliverables and approval of the final training report, in accordance with the terms of the contract.

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS

Qualification

• Certification as a PM+ Trainer and/or EASE Trainer.
• Advanced degree in Psychology, Psychiatry, Social Work, Counseling, Public Health, Mental Health, or another relevant field.
• Strong knowledge of WHO-recommended scalable psychological interventions and evidence-based MHPSS approaches.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and adult-learning skills.
• Fluency in Arabic and English.

Experience

• Minimum five (5) years of experience delivering MHPSS training in humanitarian, development, emergency, or conflict-affected settings.
• Demonstrated experience training frontline service providers, psychologists, social workers, and community-based MHPSS staff.
• Proven experience facilitating in-person and/or online training programmes.
• Familiarity with MHPSS programming and service delivery in the Middle East region.
• Experience applying PM+, EASE, or other WHO-recommended scalable psychological interventions in practice.