Europe Cares is a young and growing humanitarian organization supporting people on the move and standing up for human rights at the European external borders.
On Lesvos, we operate the community center Paréa Lesvos located within walking distance from the CCAC (or Mavrovouni refugee camp). The center offers a safe space where residents of the camp, locals, and international people can meet freely to spend time in a peaceful environment with many recreational activities and sports, a Women Space, a cafeteria with free drinks and daily lunch. Our center hosts another 10 partner organizations offering a wide range of services to our visitors including MHPSS, legal support, NFI distributions, informal education and integration support.
Position Summary
Our Program Officer is responsible for the supervision of three projects run by Europe Cares in the center (the Women Space, the Paréa Club, and the computer classes), as well as the supervision and support of volunteers involved in them. In close cooperation with the Project Coordinator and the Program & Logistics Officer, you will conduct program meetings and training to monitor the overall success of our activities and train the incoming volunteers. Finally, you will be involved in MEAL tasks including monthly reports.
The full-time role is based in Lesvos, Greece. The starting date is May 13th 2024.
Your daily tasks may involve:
- Supervising the daily operations in the Women Space, Paréa club, Computer classes, in cooperation with the Project Coordinator;
- Supervising (in absence of the Program & Logistics Officer) the daily operations in the café and security team, in cooperation with the Project Coordinator;
- Supporting & supervising volunteers involved in the daily activities;
- Conducting program training with newly arrived volunteers;
- Organizing & conducting daily morning briefings and monthly program meetings, in cooperation with the Team leads and Project Coordinator;
- Recruiting team leads for the Women Space and Paréa Club;
- Tracking numbers of daily activities;
- Filling in monthly reports in cooperation with the staff members;
- Taking over tasks from the Program & Logistics Officer, if necessary;
- Driving;
- Support of Project Coordinator and overall staff team;
- Other relevant tasks as requested by the Project Coordinator.
What we are looking for:
- At least 21 years old;
- Eligible to reside and work in the EU (as a small NGO we are not able to offer assistance for visa applications);
- Able to commit for (at least) 5 months;
- Able to provide a Criminal Record Check;
- (Under-)graduate degree in a relevant field of study;
- 3-months minimum experience from humanitarian organizations, and project or volunteer management in particular;
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills;
- Good organizational & time management skills;
- Ability to work in high-paced environment and under pressure;
- Ability to work independently and take initiative;
- Fluent in English. Greek and other context relevant languages (i.e. Farsi/Arabic/Amharic/Somali) are an advantage;
- High degree of integrity and strict compliance to Code of Conduct and Safeguarding Policy;
- Commitment to the values and mission of Europe Cares;
- An experienced driver with an international drivers license. This is a necessary requirement for the position.
What you get:
- 400 € monthly stipend;
- 1 (paid) week off every 8 weeks;
- Shared rental car;
- Regular training sessions & team building events;
- Support in the further development of professional skill set;
- Wide network of partner organizations and local actors;
- More coffee than you can drink as well as breakfast, lunch and snacks on working days.
How to apply
Please send your CV and motivation letter to lesvos@europecares.org by April, the 7th. Please include when you would be available to start. References and criminal record checks will form part of the hiring process.
We consider all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We strongly encourage qualified people with a refugee background to apply.
As we review applications on a rolling basis, please submit the application as soon as possible. We retain the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date if the right applicant is found.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.