Senior Open-Source Trainer
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Senior OSINT trainer developing technical capacity programmes for Ukrainian justice and accountability institutions. Delivering open-source research training, mentorship, and resources for CIR’s Eyes on Russia project.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver high-quality technical OSINT capacity strengthening programmes for Ukrainian justice and accountability institutions.
- Collaborate with Project Leadership and the Capacity Building Team to draft long-term delivery plans and conduct needs assessments.
- Adapt technical training content and delivery methods to different audiences, experience levels, and professional contexts.
- Liaise between partner institutions and the wider Eyes on Russia team, participating in relationship-building meetings.
- Lead the design, coordination, and delivery of online and in-person training and capacity strengthening activities, including mentorships, digital resources, accompaniment, supported interventions, and research projects.
- Cover topics including open-source research, digital security, and data management.
- Record observations, progress, requests, success stories, and development areas to support monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
- Produce training curricula, session plans, PowerPoint presentations, practical exercises, digital learning resources, written session notes, and participant feedback summaries.
- Collaborate with team members, quality assure peer outputs, share training expertise, and attend weekly and ad hoc meetings.
- Support project leadership in identifying and mitigating delivery and reputational risks.
- Contribute to internal effectiveness reviews and improvements to project efficiency and impact.
- Regularly update CIR on progress and implementation risks.
- Interact with employees, contractors, and stakeholders in accordance with CIR policies and contractor practices.
Requirements:
- Experience in designing, developing, and delivering technical trainings and capacity strengthening programmes, both online and in person.
- Strong pedagogical skills, including the ability to structure learning objectives, develop practical exercises, and adapt teaching methods to different audiences, professional backgrounds, and levels of experience.
- Good understanding of the Ukrainian context and Ukrainian justice and accountability institutions.
- Experience presenting to and briefing senior stakeholders, including Ukrainian external partners.
- Ability to create engaging and accessible training materials, using different tools and platforms.
- Strong practical OSINT skills and knowledge of investigative techniques, with the ability to effectively teach these to others.
- You must be able to work proficiently in English.
- Experience developing video-based learning materials, recorded tutorials, or self-paced online courses.
- Experience mentoring other trainers or delivering training-of-trainers programmes.
- Proficiency in Ukrainian is desirable.
- Ability to create training materials in Ukrainian is desirable.












