{"id":18709,"date":"2026-11-11T09:43:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T09:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solidaritynow.org\/?p=18709"},"modified":"2026-11-11T09:43:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T09:43:33","slug":"social-scientist-energy-poverty-support-thessaloniki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidaritynow.org\/en\/social-scientist-energy-poverty-support-thessaloniki\/","title":{"rendered":"SOCIAL SCIENTIST \u2013 ENERGY POVERTY SUPPORT (THESSALONIKI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Starting Date: December 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Status: Fixed term (12 months)\/Full Time<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Child Safeguarding Policy: Level 3 \u2013 The job holder will have regular contact with children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reports to: Project Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><u>Job Overview<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Social Scientist plays a key role in SolidarityNow\u2019s project \u201cCLEAR Communities: Clean Air, Equity and Resilience\u201d, funded by the Clean Air Fund, which brings together air quality, energy poverty and community-level prevention in Athens and Thessaloniki. Based at the Thessaloniki Solidarity Center, the Social Scientist will identify vulnerable and low-income households affected by energy poverty and poor air quality, and actively support them in accessing the subsidies, benefits and programmes available to them, following each application through to resolution. The role involves mapping the local support landscape and building a referral network. It further includes delivering monthly information sessions for the public, tracking new programmes and initiatives that can help households, and working with the social services of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, and SN\u2019s in-house legal advisory, social and accounting services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><u>Responsibilities<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identify households eligible for energy support and assess their needs, drawing on the Solidarity Center\u2019s services and on referrals from municipal social services and other local actors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Provide hands-on support to households in preparing, submitting and following up applications for benefits and programmes related to energy poverty, heating and energy efficiency (indicatively: the heating allowance, the Social Household Tariff, and energy upgrade and heating replacement programmes), until the process is completed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prepare the material for, organise and deliver monthly information sessions, open to SN beneficiaries and the wider community, on the available programmes, benefits and rights, and attending relevant community events when needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Continuously search for and monitor new programmes, calls and initiatives (public, municipal, European or civil society-led) that can benefit households, and integrate them into the support provided and into the information sessions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Map the available local services and initiatives on energy poverty in Thessaloniki and the wider area, and build a referral network.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Collaborate with the social services of the Municipality of Thessaloniki.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Liaise with SN\u2019s in-house legal advisory, social and accounting services to help resolve administrative or documentation barriers (e.g. residence permits, eligibility criteria, missing documents).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maintain case records, prepare progress reports and contribute to data collection and monitoring of the project.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University degree in Social Sciences (e.g. Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science) from an accredited academic institution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Knowledge of programmes and benefits related to energy poverty, heating and energy upgrades in Greece, and of the relevant application procedures, or demonstrated ability and willingness to research and master them independently.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Experience working with vulnerable or low-income populations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ability to present and communicate clearly to groups of non-specialist audiences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage a caseload and adhere to tight deadlines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proficiency in Greek and English (written and spoken).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Previous experience in supporting applications for relevant benefits or programmes is an advantage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Experience with refugees, migrants or Roma communities, and knowledge of other languages (e.g. Arabic, Farsi), is an advantage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">High level of initiative, accountability, and attention to detail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proficient with MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word business software.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter to<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:thes-recruitment@solidaritynow.org\">thes-recruitment@solidaritynow.org<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">mentioning in the email subject\u00a0<strong>\u201cSocial Scientist_ Energy Poverty Support_Thessaloniki\u201d.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Recruitment processes reflect SN\u2019s commitment to keeping children safe from harm and abuse. Employment is subject to SN Child protection standards, including background checks and adherence to SN Child Safeguarding Policy.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process as soon as a suitable candidate has been identified. Interested candidates should submit their applications (CV and motivation letter) <strong>no later than 23\/11\/2026.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><u>Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting Date: December 2026 Status: Fixed term (12 months)\/Full Time Child Safeguarding Policy: Level 3 \u2013 The job holder will have regular contact with children. Reports to: Project Manager Job Overview The Social Scientist plays a key role in SolidarityNow\u2019s project \u201cCLEAR Communities: Clean Air, Equity and Resilience\u201d, funded by the Clean Air Fund, which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-theseis-ergasias"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solidaritynow.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solidaritynow.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solidaritynow.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidaritynow.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidaritynow.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18709"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidaritynow.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18710,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidaritynow.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18709\/revisions\/18710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solidaritynow.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidaritynow.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solidaritynow.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}