Position: Interpreter (Arabic/ Farsi/Dari/ Sorani/ Kurmanji/ Urdu)

Location: Ritsona, Oinofyta, Thiva, Andravida, Thermopyles

Starting Date: ASAP

Status:  Full Time

Child Safeguarding Policy

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides clear and accurate interpretation services, during confidential/private sessions with vulnerable individuals, particularly children at risk and survivors of gender-based violence;
• Provides clear and accurate interpretation services, during protection related informative sessions, briefings, trainings etc;
• Provides written translation of documents to English or Greek;
• In coordination with other team colleagues, contributes to the identification of particular vulnerabilities and other protection-related issues;
• In coordination with other team colleagues, assists in the accompaniment of particularly vulnerable individuals to other service providers;
• In coordination with other team colleagues, participates in field-trips and other external activities;
• In coordination with other team colleagues, ensures that all beneficiaries feel comfortable and safe to share their concerns freely, as well as participate in activities;
• Respects the code of conduct of the organization, with emphasis on confidentiality;
• Performs other position-related duties as assigned by the respective Team Leader.

Qualifications-Essential

• Excellent command of Arabic and/ or Farsi and/ or Dari and/ or Sorani and/ or Kurmanji and/ or Urdu;
• Excellent command of English and/or Greek;
• Minimum one-year professional experience as an interpreter or cultural mediator and/or in providing supporting services to vulnerable individuals, including refugee population and particularly children and women;
• Familiar with protection issues related to refugee children, families and female survivors of gender-based violence;
• High professional ethics;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, listening and observation skills, including ability to create trust, support, respect and interact with children of all ages, background and diversity;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations in multi-ethnic environment; Cross Culturally Aware and flexible;
• Strong team player;
• Computer literate;
• Well organized and efficient, flexible, able to handle pressure well and adapt in different working environments;
• Adhere to and promote Child Protection and Child Safeguarding guiding principles;

Desired:

• Previous working experience with local or international NGOs will be considered an asset
• Field Working Experience in Camps/Temporary Settlements of refugee/migrant population

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter in English to recruitment@solidaritynow.org mentioning in the subject line of the email subject “SN Interpreter/Language/location for which you are interested to apply”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates will receive a written reply

Job title: Educational Officer (English)

Location: Ritsona, Oinofyta, Thiva, Andravida

Starting Date: ASAP

Status:  Full Time

 Child Safeguarding Policy

Generic responsibilities

• Implement English language classes per the refugee population needs
• Expand and build on the existing educational curriculum, targeting and addressing the needs of different age groups of children, teenagers and adults
• Provide homework support for the children who attend formal education
• Oversee distributions of teaching and learning material according to the population’s needs
• Update and maintain effective workplans
• Ensure on-going monitoring, tracking and reporting of classes
• Develop and maintain effective filing systems, both electronic and hardcopy
• Support education, recreational and various activities
• Contribute to the identification of vulnerabilities and facilitate access to available aid

Qualifications

• Excellent English and preferably Greek or Arabic
• Degree – Bachelor degree in education (any subject) or English
• Proven knowledge of training, curriculum development, implementation and educational administration
• At least 1 year of professional experience in educational programs for refugees or rural communities
• Experience teaching English as a foreign language
• Experience engaging with parents and communities in order to improve attendance and address students’ needs
• Strong analytical and administrative skills in the management of educational programs and mainly primary education
• Experience in report writing and excellent computer skills
• Experience in training of trainers/facilitators skills will be an advantage

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter in English to recruitment@solidaritynow.org mentioning in the subject line of the email subject “SN English Language Educational Officer/location for which you are interested to apply”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates will receive a written reply

Position Educational Officer (Greek)

Location: Ritsona

Starting Date: ASAP

Status:  Full Time

Child Safeguarding Policy

Generic responsibilities

• Implement Greek language classes per the refugee population needs
• Expand and build on the existing educational curriculum, targeting and addressing the needs of different age groups of children, teenagers and adults
• Provide homework support for the children who attend formal education
• Oversee distributions of teaching and learning material according to the population’s needs
• Update and maintain effective workplans
• Ensure on-going monitoring, tracking and reporting of classes
• Develop and maintain effective filing systems, both electronic and hardcopy
• Support education, recreational and various activities
• Contribute to the identification of vulnerabilities and facilitate access to available aid

Qualifications

• Excellent Greek and English and preferably Arabic
• Degree – Bachelor degree in education (any subject) or Greek
• Proven knowledge of training, curriculum development, implementation and educational administration
• At least 1 year of professional experience in educational programs for refugees or rural communities
• Experience teaching English as a foreign language
• Experience engaging with parents and communities in order to improve attendance and address students’ needs
• Strong analytical and administrative skills in the management of educational programs and mainly primary education
• Experience in report writing and excellent computer skills
• Experience in training of trainers/facilitators skills will be an advantage

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter in English to recruitment@solidaritynow.org mentioning in the subject line of the email subject “SN Greek Language Educational Officer/location for which you are interested to apply”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates will receive a written reply

Position:                             Project Manager – Child Protection

Location:                             Athens

Starting Date:                    ASAP

Status:                                 Full Time

Line Management:          Project Coordinator / Head of Programmes

 Child Safeguarding Policy

Level 2  The job holder will have sporadic contact with children

 Position Summary

The post holder will be responsible for all aspects of project management and the technical supervision of the Protection teams deployed in Southern Greece, in cooperation with the Programming Unit. (S)he will provide broad administrative, programmatic and financial support to the project, including direct assistance to the implementation and close monitoring and evaluation of the undertaken initiatives. Under the guidance of the Project Coordinator, the successful candidate will be able to multitask, perform vigorous follow-up and get directly involved in the implementation of different activities related to the people on the move.

 Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Planning and supervising the implementation of the project activities in close cooperation with key project staff, SolidarityNow’s other departments and partners, in compliance with all contractual obligations towards the donor and in accordance with the SolidarityNow SOPs;
• Monitoring the activities and the results achieved against the project indicators;
• Elaborating and following implementation plans and timetables;
• Guiding and overseeing the coordination and administration of all aspects of the programme;
• Implementing administrative tasks and duties in compliance with SN Policies and Procedures;
• Directly participating in the organization and execution of the project’s logistics;
• Producing progress, activity and other reports, as requested, and ensuring that all project reporting (internal and external) is completed in a timely and accurate manner;
• Planning the project expenditure and ensuring compliance of expenditure of budgets with donor requirements;
• Maintaining liaison and collaboration relationships with donors, authorities and stakeholders;
• Ensuring protection of refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable populations of concern, in accordance with international humanitarian standards and legally binding obligations, by directly guiding case management tasks of the field teams;
• Planning and supervising the development, implementation and monitoring of standard operating procedures, in relation to protection mechanisms and activities;
• Providing advice and guidance on protection related issues and ensuring proper documentation and follow up;
• Overviewing case planning and implementation, reviewing information and protection plans developed by field staff;
• Conducting field visits/work and participating in field activities as required;
• Contributing to the development of management, logistics, administrative and monitoring tools and techniques for staff;
• Performing any other task related to the implementation of the project as requested.

 Required qualifications and skills

Essential

• University degree (preferably Master’s) from an accredited academic institution in Humanities, Social Science, Law, Political Sciences, International Relations or related;
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in Project Management, preferably in the humanitarian and/or development sector;
• Previous hands-on experience on child protection within the Greek context and the refugee crisis is indispensable;
• Experience with institutional donors’ regulations and requirements;
• Knowledge of PCM and financial management;
• Experience in working with IOs, NGOs as well as with governmental and local authorities;
• Excellent knowledge of English and Greek; a third language (spoken by the project beneficiaries) would be considered an asset;
• Good knowledge and competence of IT applications and software;
• Ability to work under a distance-management scheme;
• Ability to work with and coordinate activities of more than 80 field staff, ensuring a uniform implementation of the project across different sites;
• Ability to work on own initiative and at the same time as part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team;
• Ability to organize and prioritise workload, using initiative when appropriate;
• Understanding of the people on the move emergency and the socio-economic hardship aspects, demonstrating high cultural sensitivity;
• Ability to work under pressure with a great level of personal organization.

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter in English to recruitment@solidaritynow.org mentioning in the email subject “Project Manager – Child Protection”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Closing date: 31st March 2019

Only short-listed candidates will receive a written reply.

Position: Team Leader

Location: Ritsona, Oinofyta, Andravida, Thermopyles

Starting Date: ASAP

Status:  Full Time

Child Safeguarding Policy

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Lead the field team
• Coordinate the day-to-day fieldwork
• Review program related correspondence and ensure relevant parties are kept informed in coordination with the Project Officer.
• Responsible for logistics and organization during fieldwork
• Guide efforts to ensure that NGO field coordination is effective, inclusive and in line with existing policies/approaches.
• Liaise with other actors and coordinate provision of services according to needs
• Assist with and maintain program records/files and perform routine administrative tasks.
• Maintain sensitive data regarding beneficiaries in a secure manner.
• Coordinate regular and timely field reporting, provide recommendations and address issues
• Provide a weekly and monthly results report to the Project Officer
• Participate in trainings and coordinate team members’ participation in trainings
• Serve as the liaison between Project Officer and the Team
• Lead team and ensure that performance appraisal is executed and shared with the Project Officer.
• Provide the team with a vision of the project objectives and inspire the team
• Advise and monitor team members, while promoting team spirit
• Coach and help develop team members
• Facilitate problem solving and collaboration
• Undertake a leading role, relevant to his/her discipline, on child protection case management

Qualifications

• Bachelor and/or Masters in a related field, humanitarian or social/political sciences, legal studies
• At least 1 year of team coordination and managerial duties
• Background in NGO environment, including sound knowledge of policy framework and Greek administrative procedures.
• Knowledge of human rights, child protection, gender equality and equity agendas.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to interact with various stakeholders and express ideas and concepts in written and oral form.
• Commitment and willingness to work in a challenging environment and ability to produce quality work under limited guidance and supervision.
• Fluency in Greek and English required;
• Proficient with MS Outlook, Excel, and Word business software.

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter in English to recruitment@solidaritynow.org mentioning in the subject line of the email subject “SN Team Leader/location for which you are interested to apply”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Closing date: 25^th January 2019

Only short-listed candidates will receive a written reply

Position: SN Female Friendly Space Facilitator

Location: Volvi

Starting Date: ASAP

Status: Full Time

Child Safeguarding Policy

Position Summary:

The Female Friendly Space Facilitator acts as the coordinator of the space for women and girls. She facilitates access and ensures overall smooth functioning of the space; she conducts tailored psychosocial activities, identifies protection needs and works with other team members in providing support (including counseling and referrals); she encourages the participation of women and girls in group and individual activities (including awareness-raising on SGBV issues, among other themes, and skills-building sessions), so as to facilitate their overall integration and wellbeing in Greece.

Position within the Organization:

Hierarchical Responsible: Team Leader

Responsibilities

• Maintains a comfortable and safe environment where women and girls can participate in psychosocial activities and receive appropriate support, while also including toddlers with their mothers in the services provided
• Prepares and implements structured activities for women, girls and mother-child, including the design of weekly schedules and timetables, through a participatory approach, tailored to their needs, skills and cultural diversities
• Identifies protection and other support needs and refers them to respective colleagues or/and other service providers
• In coordination with the team’s social scientists, assists in case management and provision of psychosocial support to vulnerable women and girls
• Carries out awareness raising sessions focusing on gender issues/GBV, Health/Hygiene, Nutrition, Livelihoods, Skills-building etc. Other group activities may include informal trainings, counselling, discussions, information-sharing, art therapy, playtime etc.
• Carries out community mobilization around the FFS by disseminating clear messages on its role and objectives
• Liaises with other service providers onsite and follows referral pathways, upon consent of the beneficiaries
• Keeps accurate attendance records and reports in a timely manner, following respective deadlines and procedures
• Performs other position-related duties as assigned, pending on setting.

Required qualifications and skills

Essential

• University Degree in Social Sciences or Humanities or Political Sciences
• Due to the requirements of the position, female candidates are preferred
• Minimum one-year professional experience in implementing activities for women and girls
• Good understanding of human rights, gender equality, child-marriage, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in regular and emergency situations
• Experience in community mobilization
• Cross-cultural awareness and flexibility
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, listening and observation skills, including ability to create trust, support, respect and interact with women and girls of all ages, background and diversity.
• Strong team player and able to handle pressure well.
• Well organized and efficient
• Fluency in Greek and English required
• Proficient with MS Outlook, Excel, and Word business software
• Good report writing skills
• Adhere to and promote GBV guiding principles
• Possess empowering imagination!

Desired

• Experience in case management procedures
• Demonstrated commitment to women’s empowerment and protection through previous assignments (volunteer or paid) in women’s groups, or other relevant experience.
• Field working experience in camps/temporary settlements of refugee/migrant population
• Engagement in refugee focused projects

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter in English to recruitment@solidaritynow.org mentioning in the subject line of the email “SN FFS Facilitator/Volvi”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Closing date: 25^th March 2019

Only short-listed candidates will receive a written reply

Position: Social Scientist

Location: Katerini (Kato Milia)

Starting Date: ASAP

Status: Full-Time

Child Safeguarding Policy

Position within the Organization:

Hierarchical Responsible: Team Leader

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Focal point of communication for vulnerable families or vulnerable beneficiaries;
• Assess and address social needs of the beneficiaries, identify and follow-up cases that require special care;
• Perform case management in cooperation with other project staff and potentially SN partners involved in services provision;
• Cooperate with interpreters where needed for the provision of social services;
• Closely cooperate with other team members, passing on crucial information and expressing the need of action clearly and concisely;
• Keep social register files and statistical records of the caseload and services’ provision;
• Manage individual protection cases, including those on SGBV and child protection, and be in-charge of drafting relevant case plans;
• Find proper solutions to individuals, who are at most risk or victims of violence;
• Set strategies and operational measures to effectively prevent SGBV;
• Conduct needs/gaps and capacity assessments on SGBV response needs;
• Perform social work duties and undertake procedures implementation when referral(s) to other services are required;
• Directly support and coach beneficiaries through the usage of simple communication and moral uplifting techniques;
• Regular and ad hoc reporting and data/case files keeping;

Required qualifications & skills

• University degree in Humanities or Social Sciences;
• Experience in social work within the civil society sector, preferably working with vulnerable groups and refugees/migrants;
• Minimum one-year professional experience in case management;
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team;
• Ability to troubleshoot and ease potential tensions between the project’s beneficiaries;
• Ability to perform fact finding tasks and clearly articulate results in a fair and balanced way;
• Previous experience in street-work and/or a job entailing direct contact and exchange with vulnerable groups of beneficiaries is an asset;
• Fluency in Greek and English required;
• Proficient with MS Outlook, Excel, and Word business software;
• Experience in community mobilization;
• Cross-cultural awareness and flexibility;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, listening and observation skills, including ability to create trust, support, respect and interact with women and girls of all ages, background and diversity;
• Strong team player and able to handle pressure well;
• Well organized and efficient, with ability to organize and prioritize workload, using initiative when appropriate;
• Good report writing skills;
• Adhere to and promote GBV guiding principles.

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter in English to recruitment@solidaritynow.org, mentioning in the subject line of the email “SN Social Scientist/Katerini (Kato Milia)”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Closing date: 15^th March 2019

Only short-listed candidates will receive a written reply

Job Title: Administrative and Log Assistant

 Starting Date: ASAP

Location: Athens

Status: Full Time

Reports to the Project Coordinator

Closing date: 8^th March

The Administrative & Logistics Assistant is a member of the coordination team of the project and serves as a point of contact and link between employees, internal departments (Log, HR, FIN) and external parties. She/he handles clerical and administrative duties, analyzes and improves office processes, ensuring organizational policies are in place and the smooth operation of the office.

Responsibilities

HR

• Implement SN’s internal communication policies and ensure HR reporting for the project
• Find the best options to avoid and/or resolve labour conflicts in the project under the guidance of the HR department
• Update the project’s organizational chart and job descriptions, assisting with preparing annual holiday planning and staff shifts in order to forecast HR needs
• Plan and participate in HR processes such as recruitment, training, briefings, evaluation and development of staff
• Ensure that hiring, contract amendment and termination formalities for project staff are carried out according to internal policies, under the guidance of HR and by preparing and filing all relevant documents
• Plan the Annual Leaves of the Personnel
• Manage logistical and administrative aspects of personnel traveling (tickets, planning of cars, etc)
• Train, supervise and assist with the staff management

General Administration

• Provide logistics and admin support in general for visits, meetings and workshops
• Provide regular secretarial tasks, such as taking minutes of staff meetings, correspondence, updating general contact lists, following up on stationary needs
• Filing of general office documents
• Collate monitoring data received from the field teams to facilitate programme reporting
• Undertake any other tasks requested by the Project Coordinator when the need arises
• Place calls and write letters to local authorities
• Responsible for the orders of the project in coordination with the Procurement Department
• Provides admin support to ensure compliance with labor law for all sites where SN staff is working
• Manage field office filing and documentation
• Participate in field trips and assessments, as requested and directed by Supervisor
• Handle travel authorization forms and collects time sheets
• Follow-up on payments from the HQ office
• Support on maintaining an assets’ register at site level

FIN

• Assist in preparing project budget and follows up expenditure
• Ensures compliance of expenses with valid account/source of fund /donor combinations
• Contribute in preparation of all periodic financial statements and reports, as per donors’ requirements, and prepare any other necessary report and compilations, under the guidance of the Project Coordinator and in collaboration with the Finance Department.
• Monitors petty cash expenses
• Check invoices and expense reports

Qualifications-essential:

• Minimum of two years’ relevant work experience in administration of programs, and/or finance and/or human resources
• Excellent IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Fluency in English and Greek
• People-oriented with excellent communication skills
• Comfortable in managing multiple tasks, with a problem-solving aptitude
• Cross Cultural Awareness and flexibility

Qualifications-desired: 

• Degree in finance, business, management or human resources
• Former experience in NGO project management support function
• Familiar with Refugee and Migration Issues

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter in English to recruitment@solidaritynow.org mentioning in the subject line of the email subject “SN Log/admin assistant”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates will receive a written reply

Job Description:

• User support (PCs, printers, scanners, Office 2016, web browsers, Windows 10, Office 365, email, Internet access)
• Installing and configuring Windows 10 systems
• Installing and configuring Office 2016 applications
• Take ownership of user’s issues reported and follow problems through to resolution
• Document knowledge in the form of knowledge base tech notes and articles
• Installing and configuring computer hardware operating systems and applications
• Monitoring and maintaining computer systems and networks
• Setting up new users’ accounts and profiles and dealing with password issues
• Supporting the roll-out of new applications
• Troubleshooting system and network problems, diagnosing and solving hardware or software faults
• Research, diagnose, troubleshoot and identify solutions to resolve user issue

Job Requirements & Competencies:

• Basic knowledge  TCP/IP and other networking concepts (DNS, DHCP, NAT, firewalling, routing, switching)
• Basic knowledge of the two network types (LAN, WAN) and related networking concepts
• Good knowledge of Windows 10 and general computer support issues
• Basic knowledge of Office 2016, Active Directory, Office 365, and Windows 10
• A solid understanding of how software and operating systems work
• A solid understanding of how computer networks work
• Team player
• Good problem solving skills
• English

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter in English to recruitment@solidaritynow.org mentioning in the subject line of the email subject “SN Logistic Officer”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Position: Social Scientist

Location: Malakasa

Starting Date: ASAP

Status: Full-Time

Child Safeguarding Policy

Position within the Organization:

Hierarchical Responsible: Team Leader

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Focal point of communication for vulnerable families or vulnerable beneficiaries;
• Assess and address social needs of the beneficiaries, identify and follow-up cases that require special care;
• Perform case management in cooperation with other project staff and potentially SN partners involved in services provision;
• Cooperate with interpreters where needed for the provision of social services;
• Closely cooperate with other team members, passing on crucial information and expressing the need of action clearly and concisely;
• Keep social register files and statistical records of the caseload and services’ provision;
• Manage individual protection cases, including those on SGBV and child protection, and be in-charge of drafting relevant case plans;
• Find proper solutions to individuals, who are at most risk or victims of violence;
• Set strategies and operational measures to effectively prevent SGBV;
• Conduct needs/gaps and capacity assessments on SGBV response needs;
• Perform social work duties and undertake procedures implementation when referral(s) to other services are required;
• Directly support and coach beneficiaries through the usage of simple communication and moral uplifting techniques;
• Regular and ad hoc reporting and data/case files keeping;

Required qualifications & skills

• University degree in Humanities or Social Sciences;
• Experience in social work within the civil society sector, preferably working with vulnerable groups and refugees/migrants;
• Minimum one-year professional experience in case management;
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team;
• Ability to troubleshoot and ease potential tensions between the project’s beneficiaries;
• Ability to perform fact finding tasks and clearly articulate results in a fair and balanced way;
• Previous experience in street-work and/or a job entailing direct contact and exchange with vulnerable groups of beneficiaries is an asset;
• Fluency in Greek and English required;
• Proficient with MS Outlook, Excel, and Word business software;
• Experience in community mobilization;
• Cross-cultural awareness and flexibility;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, listening and observation skills, including ability to create trust, support, respect and interact with women and girls of all ages, background and diversity;
• Strong team player and able to handle pressure well;
• Well organized and efficient, with ability to organize and prioritize workload, using initiative when appropriate;
• Good report writing skills;
• Adhere to and promote GBV guiding principles.

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter in English to recruitment@solidaritynow.org mentioning in the subject line of the email subject “SN Social Scientist/Malakasa.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Closing date: 6^th March 2019

Only short-listed candidates will receive a written reply