HRF (Human Relief Foundation)
Specialist Consultants
- Erbil
- Remote
- Contract
- 12 hours ago
- Salary
- Not disclosed
- Deadline
- Oct 21, 2026
- Languages
- English
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PVE/CVE Consultant · Erbil
HRF is recruiting 2–4 Specialist Consultants to support assessment, specialist sessions, exercises and reporting for a digital PVE/CVE capacity-development programme. Applicants need a relevant bachelor’s degree, extensive experience in a proposed specialist area and strong written and spoken English.
About the job
Human Relief Foundation (HRF) is seeking experienced consultants to strengthen institutional capacity in preventing and countering violent extremism (PVE/CVE), with a focus on the digital environment.
2–4 Specialist Consultants will support assessment, develop and deliver specialist sessions, facilitate exercises and contribute to materials and reports.
Responsibilities
- Support analysis of online radicalisation, extremist narratives and prevention approaches, using lawful and ethically appropriate methods.
- Develop or deliver practical training, exercises and reference materials within the consultant’s area of expertise.
- Monitor learning progress and contribute to assessments, activity reports and documentation of results.
- Apply conflict sensitivity, Do No Harm, human-rights, privacy and data-protection principles. Use fictional, non-identifying scenarios in exercises.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in political or social sciences, security studies, international relations, law, communications or media, information technology, data analysis or a field relevant to the proposed specialism.
- At least 7 years of professional experience relevant to the proposed area of expertise, and at least 5 years in capacity development, training or advisory services.
- PVE/CVE and online radicalisation: at least 7 years in PVE/CVE, online radicalisation, extremist narratives, recruitment or mobilisation dynamics.
- Digital monitoring and analysis: at least 5 years in open-source research or intelligence (OSINT), platform-aware monitoring, digital content analysis, or narrative, trend or network analysis.
- Strategic communication and prevention: at least 5 years in strategic communication, prevention-oriented narratives, audience analysis or coordinated prevention approaches relevant to PVE.
- Legal, human-rights and ethical considerations: at least 5 years in legal, human-rights, privacy, digital-governance or ethical issues relevant to digital monitoring and prevention.
- Training design and adult learning: at least 3 years in scenario-based learning, adult learning or practical training design.
- Strong written and spoken English at C1 level is required for all roles.
Working hours
- Short-term consultancy with intermittent inputs, anticipated November 2026 to October 2027.
- Up to 100 working days will be shared across the pool; individual inputs and travel will depend on the expertise required.
- Participate in online meetings and travel to Baghdad where the agreed role requires in-person delivery, following applicable security procedures.
Skills
- Open-source research (OSINT)
- Digital content analysis
- Narrative, trend or network analysis
- Strategic communication
- Audience analysis
- Human rights
- Privacy and data protection
- Scenario-based learning
- Adult learning
Details
- Profession
- PVE/CVE Consultant
- Category
- NGO & Humanitarian
- Openings
- Several people
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Working hours
- Up to 100 working days shared across the pool; individual inputs and travel will depend on the expertise required
How to apply
- Relevant experience must be clearly evidenced in the CV with month and year dates, responsibilities and project examples.