Lifting Hands International is looking for a Female Friendly Space Manager to start in January 2025 in Greece with a minimum six-month commitment.
About Us
Lifting Hands International operates a community center in Serres, a small city about an hour from Thessaloniki in Northern Greece. We work with a population of 1000+ refugees & asylum seekers at the local camps, providing regular aid distributions and a range of psychosocial support programs.
Role Profile
The Female Friendly Space (FFS) is a safe space for women and girls (>13yo), where we provide psychosocial support activities and capacity building. The space is tailored for community engagement and self-expression with the aim of empowering community members while promoting education and awareness around gender issues and women’s rights.
Main Responsibilities
- Managing the day-to-day running of the space;
- Continued developing of the FFS program, including monitoring and evaluation of vision and goals;
- Training new FFS volunteers and conducting bi-weekly check-ins with them;
- Leading weekly FFS meetings, sourcing resources for each week’s activities;
- Managing a team of international and community volunteers;
- Facilitating focus groups to gather feedback and suggestions from community members, strengthening accountability mechanisms;
- Implementing strategies to engage community members in the space in accordance with their needs and PSS guidelines; developing ways to empower community members and giving them the opportunity to acquire new skills (workshops, informative sessions, etc.)
- Managing collaborations with partner organizations and FFS visitors;
- Reporting safeguarding concerns;
- Assisting with other duties when required
Essential Criteria
Due to the nature of the work and in order to create a safe space for the community members, only applications from women are considered
- Quick thinker, proactive, motivated, open-minded, easily adaptable to a fast-paced working environment, positive and adaptable to work with limited shared language with program participants
- Previous experience working with refugees, forcibly displaced persons, or at-risk youth
- Previous experience in development, gender studies, women’s spaces (WGSS), or similar
- Enthusiasm for working with women and women’s rights
- Previous experience in people management
- Professional attitude, able to remain calm under pressure
- Able to work well in a large, multicultural team
- Minimum six-month commitment
- Fluent English speaker
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Greek / Arabic / Kurmanji / Farsi / French
- International Drivers License
- Understanding of the implementation of Psycho-Social-Support programs
- Potential to stay on the team for 6-12 months
We offer
- Free shared accommodation
- Five-day work week + full week break after every 6 to 8 weeks of work
- Monthly reimbursement (starting from 550 euros per month)
How to apply
To apply, please fill out this application.
To learn more about Lifting Hands International in Greece and around the globe, visit our site at https://www.liftinghandsinternational.org/.
Please send any questions to our HR Director, Harvey, at volunteers@liftinghandsinternational.org.