Status: Full Time

Locations: Athens

Position Summary: The Social Worker is expected to provide psychosocial support, assess the needs, ensure proper case management for beneficiaries or referred beneficiaries on site while identifying vulnerabilities as to link up eligible cases with support and aid available

Position within the Organization:

Hierarchical Responsible: Team Leader

Responsibilities

Social Services Provision

•  Provide comprehensive package of Social Services to refugees.
• Providing F2F Counseling, Guidance
• Ensure referrals internally and externally
• Identify vulnerabilities and facilitate their access to available aid.
• Escorting to health facilities and/or Asylum Service may also be undertaken

Data base and Case related info management

• Brief and Full Social History taking

 Other Duties

• Collaborate other actor in the area (public sector, NGOs and INGOs) to link the beneficiary with the services needed
• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive case plan for beneficiaries
• Organise group activities for beneficiaries aiming to their empowerment
• Promote community engagement through structured activities
  

Required qualifications and skills

Essential

• Social Workers Degree
• Social Workers Permission of Work
• 1 year experience in Relevant Position (at least 6 months in project serving refugees and migrants population)
• Familiar with Refugee and Migration Issues (Asylum processes, Relocation –new Law)
• Cross Cultural Awareness and flexibility
• Computer literate & numerate
• Well organized and efficient
• Good interpersonal & communications skills
• Native in Greek
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken)

Desired

• Field Working Experience entry points , Camps/Temporary Settlement or mobile units serving refugee population
• Specific Studies or Proven Engagement in Refugee Focused Projects (e.g Assessments, Surveys, Missions in Islands or to the borders)

If you are interested in applying, please fill send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@solidaritynow.org by April 3^th, 2017, mentioning in the email subject Social Worker_Athens”.

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

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process even before the deadline for CV submissions.

Position: SN External Operations Officer

Location: Athens

Starting Date: ASAP

Status:  Full Time

Duration : 3 Months

Job requirements

• Advise on prices, mortgages, market conditions, and other related information
• Compare properties to determine a competitive market price
• collect information about a property and arrange for photographs to be taken;
• ensure properties meet legal and health and safety requirements
• visit and talk to the sellers about their property and its special features;
• estimate the value of the property;
• monitor sales as they proceed and liaise with all interested parties including mortgage brokers, solicitors, surveyors and other estate agents;
• make sure that the price agreed is acceptable to both buyer and seller;
• keep up to date with trends in the relevant property market.
• Collect references and carry out credit checks;
• Find potential rent properties
• Generate lists of properties for rent, including details such as location and features
• Communicate with prospective renters to see properties
• Ensure all terms of rent contracts are met

Qualifications:

• Minimum of three years of experience in real estate
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Commitment and willingness to work in a challenging environment and ability to produce quality work under limited guidance and supervision.
• Greek fluency required; proficiency in English highly preferred.
• Proficient with MS Outlook, Excel and Word business software.
• Fluency in English

If you are interested in applying, please fill send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@solidaritynow.org by March 24th, 2017, mentioning in the email subject “Operations Officer­_ ”.

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

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process even before the deadline for CV submissions.

Position: SN Employability Consultant

Location: Thessaloniki

Starting Date: ASAP

Status:  Full Time

Main Responsibilities:

• Manage a diverse portfolio of cases to employment, providing a professional employability, job matching and career management service.
• Provide information, advice and guidance to the POCs on key knowledge areas including; CVs, Job Searching, Interview Skills coaching and Training/Education, to enhance current and future employability.
• Analyse and understand current employment and related opportunities.
• Use labour market information to research and build additional relationships with employers, creating further employment opportunities appropriate to the needs of the POCs base.
• Job match POCs with SN specific and/or other vacancies and opportunities.
• Carry out detailed job analysis to understand and guide on reasonable adjustments to maximise the likelihood of successful and sustainable employment. service and encourage appropriate referrals.
• Maintain a Management system, case notes and other electronic files and records to a high standard to ensure is documented in accordance with quality standards.

Εssential Skills & Attributes:

Previous Supported Employment.

• Excellent case management skills to deliver a quality service to a large total caseload.
• Well organised, structured and self-disciplined, with excellent time-management skills
• Recruitment experience will be considered as an asset
• Very strong interpersonal skills.
• Good networking and relationship management skills.

Desirable Skills & Attributes:

• Education in the career development, education, social service and/or human service related field Previous experience providing career and employment-based case-managed services
• Experience of employment support for people with disabilities (physical and/or mental health).
• Knowledge and experience of employment Law as it relates to this type of service and role
• Experience with NGO environment practises.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Programmes
• Fluency in Greek and English
• Arabic/ Farsi is desirable

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@solidaritynow.org mentioning in the email subject “SN Employability Consultant_ Thessaloniki”.

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

Not later than by Friday 24th of March 2017. Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process as soon as the suitable candidate has been identified.

Position: Protection Officer (2 positions, 1 social 1 legal) coordinates

Location: Ioannina

Starting Date: ASAP

Status:  Full Time

Job purpose:

The Protection Officer (2 positions, 1 social 1 legal) coordinates with Team Coordinator and HQ for program implementation with the objective of providing timely and effective protection to populations of concern.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

1. Conduct mapping of population under supervision of senior protection officer
2. Liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documents to persons of concern (civil documentation)
3. Manage or refers to individual protection cases to Senior protection officer
4. Develop a response protection plan (social plan/ legal plan)
5. Identify protection gaps and interventions and refers to respective reporting line accordingly
6. Implements Protection Strategy under the supervision of Senior Protection Officer
7. Ensure systematic application of and adherence to all quality standards and protection policies under the supervision of Senior Protection Officer
8. Social
9. Conduct needs assessment of PoC under supervision of senior protection officer
10. Screen protection related cases under supervision of senior protection officer
11. Monitor and report incidents and issues related to the culturally sensitive placement/cohabitation of hosted population to the Senior protection officer
12. Promote confidence building and conflict resolution among populations of concern, authorities, and host communities.
13. Support persons of concern to facilitate community based approaches to protection in humanitarian work

Legal

1. Provide legal advice and guidance on protection issues to persons of concern in close cooperation with senior protection officer
2. Ensure legal assistance is accessible to persons of concern;

Essential:

Field of education: Bachelor and/or Masters Degree in Law, International Law, Political Sciences, or related field • Good knowledge of International Refugee and Human Rights Law

• Adaptation to specific working conditions
• Capacity to work under high pressure
• Strong cross-cultural communication and resilience skills are very important
• Able to work in harsh, unstable and difficult conditions, independently and in a team
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different cultural backgrounds
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to show initiative and take responsibility
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Programmes
• Fluency in English
• Arabic/ Farsi is desirable

Experience required: 

• At least two years in protection related position

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@solidaritynow.org mentioning in the email subject “SN Protection Officer_Ioannina”.

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

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process as soon as the suitable candidate has been identified.

Application will be considered until March 20^th, 2017

Blue Dot Social Worker (PSS)  –   Kοινωνικός  Λειτουργός

Status: Full Time

Locations: Thessaloniki, Filippiada

Position Summary: The Social Worker is expected to provide psychosocial support, assess the needs, ensure proper case management for Blue Dot beneficiaries or referred beneficiaries on site while identifying vulnerabilities as to link up eligible cases with support and aid available

Position within the Organization:

Hierarchical Responsible: Team Leader

Responsibilities

– Social Services Provision

 Provide comprehensive package of Social Services to refugees.

 Providing F2F Counseling, Guidance

 Ensure referrals internally and externally

 Identify vulnerabilities and facilitate their access to available aid

– Data base and Case related info management

 Brief and Full Social History taking

Other Duties

 Collaborate other actor in the area (public sector, NGOs and INGOs) to link the beneficiary with the services needed

 Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive case plan for beneficiaries

 Organise group activities for beneficiaries aiming to their empowerment

 Promote community engagement through structured activities

Required qualifications and skills

Essential

 Social Workers Degree

 Social Workers Permission of Work

 1 year experience in Relevant Position (at least 6 months in project serving refugees and migrants population)

 Familiar with Refugee and Migration Issues (Asylum processes, Relocation –new Law)

 Cross Cultural Awareness and flexibility

 Computer literate & numerate

 Well organized and efficient

 Good interpersonal & communications skills

 Native in Greek

 Fluent in English (both written and spoken)

Desired

 Field Working Experience entry points , Camps/Temporary Settlement  or mobile units serving refugee population

 Specific Studies or Proven Engagement in Refugee Focused Projects (e.g Assessments, Surveys, Missions in Islands or to the borders)

 

If you are interested in applying, please fill send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@solidaritynow.org by March 20th, 2017, mentioning in the email subject “Social Worker_Thessaloniki” OR  “Social Worker_Fillipiada”.

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

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process even before the deadline for CV submissions.

1. Position: Senior Protection Officer

Location: Ioannina

Starting Date: ASAP

Status:  Full Time

 

Job Purpose:

The Senior Protection Officer leads and coordinates SN protection team with the objective of providing timely and effective protection to persons of concern, as well as supervising protection interventions. The incumbent must be able to lead the development of a protection strategy that is solutions-oriented and based on a consultative process with multi-functional teams and partners. The incumbent must also have the ability to establish protection objectives.

Protection tasks

1. Supervise and coordinate mapping of population

2. Needs assessment of PoC

3. Screening of protection related cases

4. Develop a protection response plan (social/ legal plan)

5. Provide legal advice and guidance on protection issues to persons of concern;

6. Ensure legal assistance is accessible to persons of concern;

7. Liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documents to persons of concern (civil documentation)

8. Manage or refer individual protection cases accordingly, to the competent actors

9. Monitor and report to incidents and issues related to the culturally sensitive placement/cohabitation of hosted population to site management support (SMS).

10. Promote confidence building and conflict resolution among persons of concern, authorities, and host communities.

11. Debrief and consult field teams on protection issues daily, making direct contact with persons of concern, host communities, local authorities, and partners.

12. Protection team reports back in accordance to their respective reporting line.

13. Support persons of concern to develop structures that enhance their participation and protection.

14. Identify protection gaps and interventions and refers accordingly

 

Requirements:

University degree in Law, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, or related field.

3- 5 years of experience and minimum of 1 year of relevant professional experience in the refugee/migration/humanitarian field with Advanced University/Masters Degree

Excellent knowledge of English.

Desirable qualifications and skills for all positions

Field experience

Commitment to help persons of concern and willingness to cooperate with counterparts.

Understanding of protection principles and humanitarian framework

Strong interpersonal and communication skills in a multi-cultural setting

Experience of working with persons of concern

 

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

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

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process as soon as the suitable candidate has been identified.

Not later than by Monday 20 of March 2017

Position: UNICEF Blue Dot Unit Team Leader

Location: 1 away from Athens

Starting Date: ASAP

Status:  Full Time
Main duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the field team
• Coordinate the day-to-day fieldwork
• In coordination with the Program Manager, review Program related correspondence and ensure interested parties are kept informed.
• Be responsible for logistics and organization during fieldwork
• Liaise the local, district and provincial authorities on issues regarding fieldwork
• Securely keep data regarding beneficiaries and utilization of services
• Provide a monthly-results report to the Project manager
• Participate in trainings and coordinate team members’ participation in trainings
• Serve as the liaison with Project Manager and the Team
• Lead team and ensure that performance appraisal is ensured and distributed to the Project Manager.
• Ensure that the evaluation follow SN policies and regulations and complies with contract terms and conditions.
• Assist with and maintain Program records and files, and perform routine administrative tasks.
• Liaise with other site actors and coordinate offer of services according to needs
• Contribute to Site Team routine communications to SFO on details of the Program activity.

Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of team leadership and management experience with commitment to delivering timely and high quality reports.
• Background in NGO environment including sound knowledge of policy and system aspects.
• Knowledge of the 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.
• Greek fluency required; proficiency in English highly preferred.
• Proficient with MS Outlook, Excel and Word business software.

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@solidaritynow.org mentioning in the email subject “Blue Dot Team Leader”.

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

Not later than by Monday 20th of March 2017

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process as soon as the suitable candidate has been identified.

Job Title:  SN Driver –  Οδηγός

Status: Full Time

Position Summary: The individual will drive authorized passengers, transport goods and services (information) and check the mechanical condition of the SN vehicle regularly and act accordingly in line with SN policies.

Position within the Organization:

Hierarchical Responsible: Fleet Manager

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Drive SN vehicles/authorized passengers to specified destinations as approved by the supervisor in line with SN vehicle usage policy.
• Keenly monitor the security of vehicle, authorized passengers and luggage in line with the vehicle policy.
• Deliver packages, goods and mails and any other information to specified people, places and offices in line with SN policies.
• Keenly check the vehicle status/condition e.g. engine oil, water, nuts, battery water, license, Third Party Insurance, brakes, tyre pressure etc. prior to any journey and carry out regular vehicle repairs e.g. correcting hard start, tightening bolts and nuts, topping up battery water, etc. in line with World Vision policy.
• Report all major and minor damages and accidents on the vehicle at hand to the supervisor in line with SN vehicle policies

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate for the SN Driver job placement should hold a Certificate of English.
• Hold a certificate in automobile mechanics is an added advantage.
• A minimum of one year experience in driving, with clean driving record preferably with an NGO
• Possession of two or more Classes of driving permit is preferred;
• Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts, psychologically stressful environments, and physical hardship conditions with limited resources.

Position is based in Athens

Interested Candidates shall submit in a single document their Resume/CV with an intro Text (motivation) in English: recruitment@solidaritynow.org

Both the Document and the e mail shall have as title the SN – Job title followed by their Surname:

E.g SN Driver- GEORGIOU – Please follow the Titling System for your application to be considered

Only short listed candidates will be contacted

Not later than by Friday 10 of March

Position: Social Scientist

Location: Athens – Greece

Starting Date: ASAP

Status:  Full Time

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Focal point of communication and exchange between (a cluster of) hosting and hosted populations;
• Directly supports and coaches beneficiaries through the usage of simple communication and moral uplifting techniques;
• Assesses and addresses social needs of the beneficiaries, identifies and follows up cases that require special care;
• Performs case management in cooperation with other project staff and potentially SN partners involved in services provision;
• Cooperates with interpreters where needed for the provision of her/his services;
• Closely cooperates with other team members, passing on the information and expressing the need of action clearly and concisely;
• Keeps social register files and statistical records of the caseload and services’ provision;
• Performs social work duties and undertakes procedures implementation when referral(s) to other services are required;
• Regular and ad hoc reporting and fact finding.

Qualifications & skills

Required

• University degree from an accredited academic in Humanities or Social Sciences;
• Experience in social work within the civil society sector, preferably working with vulnerable groups and refugees/migrants;
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team;
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload, using initiative when appropriate;
• Confidence with IT tools and software;
• Ability to work unsupervised and at flexible working schedules;
• Ability to troubleshoot and ease potential tensions between the project’s beneficiaries;
• Ability to perform fact finding tasks; clearly articulate results in a fair and balanced way;
• Strong communication skills;
• Basic knowledge of humanitarian sector and stakeholders in Athens2.;
• Previous experience in street-work and/or a job entailing direct contact and exchange with groups of beneficiaries, clients, students etc.;

Desired

• Understanding and speaking of Arabic, Kurdish, Farsi, Pashtu or Urdu;
• Awareness of the cultural background of Arabic speaking and Asian (i.e. Afghani, Pakistani, Iranian) populations, in the context of the current people on the move emergency.

If you are interested in applying, please fill send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@solidaritynow.org by Monday 13^th February, 2017, mentioning in the email subject “Social Scientist_Athens”

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

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process even before the deadline for CV submissions.

Job Title:  Epirus Focal Point

Status: Full Time (morning or evening shift)

Position Summary: Epirus Focal  Point  main role would be to attend all coordination meetings in the area, liaise with local authorities and assist with paperwork related to the teams there. In addition, should be able to contribute to the identification of most vulnerable in cooperation with Professional Aid Workers (Psychologists, Lawyers, Social Workers).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development and ownership of the SolidarityNow regional strategy.
• Ensure the activities implemented in the region (e.g. capacity building) are in alignment with PPA.
• Work with existing coordination systems to promote child protection and protection of the general refugee population.
• Participate and potentially lead regular meetings of the regional sub-working groups.
• Ensure effective regional administration of the project are in place.
• Document good practice and innovations, and ensure information management on regional level.
• Support the coordination of field teams and assist in the weekly planning of their activities according to the needs.
• Reports to the project manager of the project.

Required qualifications and skills

• At least one (1) year of experience in NGO Providing Humanitarian Aid
• Knowledge of the European Asylum System
• Aware of the prevalence and nature of violence and abuse against children and the threat it poses to all development initiatives
• Cross Cultural Awareness and flexibility
• Computer literate & numerate
• Well organized and efficient
• Good interpersonal & communications skills
• Very good Computer Skills and online tools (google drive, time management software etc.)
• Fluent in Greek and English
• As the focal point for Field Offices, to be accountable for the correct and consistent application of policies and procedures. Identify gaps and overlaps in services.
• Harmonise implementation strategies as appropriate, identify response strategies for emerging issues.

Position is based at Ioannina

Interested Candidates shall submit in a single document their Resume/CV with an intro Text (motivation) in English: recruitment@solidaritynow.org

Both the Document and the e mail shall have as title the SN – Job title followed by their Surname:

E.g SN Epirus Focal Point – GEORGIOU – Please follow the Titling System for your application to be considered

Only short listed candidates will be contacted

Not later than by Friday 20^nd of January 2017