Project Name: Sanad Safe Spaces UNHCR Project
Location: Cairo or Alexnadria
Contract Type: Part-time (50%)
About Etijah
Youth and Development Consultancy Institute Etijah is a non-profit organization specializing in developing, improving, and disseminating development methodologies in youth and community development.
Based in Cairo, Etijah's primary concern is to create and tailor up-to-date and high-quality development methodologies, research tools,applicable practices of youth development, and training delivery models, to be able to qualify youth by providing them with the skills, know-how, and aptitudes, as well as contribute to building the capacity of governmental and non-governmental youth-serving organizations. Our role is to provide youth with direct access to unconditional participation by providing practical tools and models for developing community-wide initiatives.
Project Background
The
Safe Spaces Project for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Prevention and Response was established to address the increasing protection risks faced by refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls in urban Egypt, particularly in densely populated areas such as Cairo and Alexandria. Prolonged displacement, conflict, and economic hardship have heightened exposure to GBV, social isolation, and limited access to reliable protection and support services. Newly arrived refugeesespecially Sudanese women and adolescent girlsoften encounter additional barriers including lack of information, stigma, and fear of seeking assistance.
In this context, the project provides integrated GBV prevention and response services through safe, accessible, and women-friendly spaces that serve as trusted entry points for confidential support, psychosocial services, referrals, and community engagement activities. The intervention follows a survivor-centered and community-based approach aligned with international GBV standards, prioritizing safety, dignity, and informed consent. By combining case management, psychosocial support, and awareness-raising initiatives, the Safe Spaces Project aims to strengthen protective environments, enhance access to quality services, and promote safer and more supportive communities for refugee and vulnerable women and girls.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing psychological support to refugees and asylum seekers in safe spaces in particular for survivors of gender-based violence
- Conduct one to one sessions and group counselling with target groups referred in the safe spaces.
- Identify, assess, develop intervention plan, and refer severe cases to appropriate specialized services as required.
- Follow-up with cases to ascertain that they have attained appropriate care at internal and external referral points
- Contribute to the design and facilitation of other project activities building resilience and wellbeing of the target group.
- Assist project staff in material development and delivery training on topics related to beneficiaries mental health and psychosocial needs.
- Maintain clear, comprehensive, and accurate records of all cases and prepare brief reports about the cases served that highlight challenges, achievements, and lessons learned to further feed into the case management process.
- Document activities and contribute to project reports as required.
- Develop and implement awareness raising sessions and psychosocial activities for refugees around SGBV.
- Coordination of activities with specialized trainers, social workers and target groups.
- Support various psychosocial activities of the safe space.
Required Qualifications And Experiences
- Bachelor's degree in psychology, master's degree preferred;
- Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in psychological counselling (clinical psychology);
- Excellent interactive training skills;
- Strong organizational and administrative skills;
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills;
- Good in English and fluent Arabic (spoken and written) is required.
- Experience with marginalized communities in Egypt and associated political/cultural sensitivities.
- Case management skills are required.
- Experience with youth and SGVB survivors.
- Familiar with GBV drawbacks in the Humanitarian context.
- Reporting and tracking of Project cases as required.
- Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply
Etijah is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from qualified candidates, including those with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
How To Apply
Interested applicant should submit their application, including their CV and Cover letter, following this link before Saturday, 7th of March, 2026 following this link.
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