Social scientist for psychosocial support and peace promotion (m/f/x), Buenaventura/Colombia  

AGIAMONDO e. V. is the personnel service of German Catholics for development cooperation. In the Civil Peace Service, we offer professionals the opportunity for meaningful service in cooperation with local development actors. The Civil Peace Service (ZFD) is a personnel program for violence prevention and peacebuilding in crisis and conflict regions. It is committed to a world in which conflicts are resolved without violence.
In Colombia, the CPS has been supporting civil society organisations for many years in developing non-violent conflict resolution, strengthening human rights and supporting traumatised communities. The work of the ZFD is based on partnership, trust and long-term commitment. Experts contribute their expertise, learn from local experiences and help to strengthen structures for peaceful coexistence.

Together with its local partner organisation Corporación Vínculos, the ZFD is committed to sustainable peace processes in Colombia. The focus is on community-based psychosocial support, promoting dialogue and reconciliation, and strengthening social participation – especially for Afro-Colombian, indigenous and rural communities.

This position offers the opportunity to combine psychosocial approaches with the prevention of gender-based violence and youth-led peace work – in an interculturally diverse environment that provides valuable learning experiences.

This position is not suitable for families with children.

To support our partnerorganization, we are looking fort he next possible date for an

Social scientist for psychosocial support and peace promotion (m/f/x)

Your tasks

• Based on the existing prevention strategy, you will implement family and group-based psychosocial support for women, children and young people affected by conflict and gender-based violence.
• You will design and conduct training courses on psychosocial methods and peace culture for social actors, teachers and organisations.
• You will create safe spaces for emotional self-care and encourage their use by affected women, children and young people.
• You will prepare monitoring and results reports for AGIAMONDO and the partner organisation.
• You will be responsible for the proper expenditure and administration of funds on site in accordance with donor guidelines and AGIAMONDO specifications. In doing so, you will work in partnership with colleagues from the partner organisation.

Your profile

• You have a degree in social sciences, ideally in psychology, social work or education.
• You have experience in providing psychosocial support to victims of conflict using group-based approaches.
• You have experience working with children and young people in conflict-affected contexts.
• You have knowledge of participatory education and organisational strengthening.
• You have professional experience in conflict contexts, preferably in Latin America.
• You have very good written and spoken Spanish and English skills.
• You are an EU citizen or Swiss citizen and identify with the goals and concerns of church development and peace work.

The AGIAMONDO offer

• Individual and comprehensive preparation
• Three-year contract, social security and remuneration in accordance with the Development Workers Act
• Further training in the country, language or other specialist knowledge as well as coaching and supervision, individual advice

Have we aroused your interest? Then apply via our online application portal by 22.02.2026