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 for camp residents where they can spend time in a peaceful environment and access many recreational activities and sports, a Women Space, a cafeteria with free drinks and daily lunch, and computer classes. Our center hosts another 9 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 Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for our volunteer team, a combination of approximately 20-25 volunteers, both visiting and from the community. You will be in charge of the volunteers’ recruitment and onboarding, as well as their daily support and mentoring. In close collaboration with the Project Coordinator, you will take care of team meetings and team building events.

The full-time role is based in Lesvos, Greece. The (ideal) starting date is ASAP.

Your daily tasks may involve:

• Identifying the volunteer needs & advertising open volunteering positions on the relevant channels;
• Processing the application forms of potential volunteers;
• Interviewing potential volunteers & gathering the necessary documents for their onboarding;
• Training the incoming volunteers during their first week of assignment;
• Supervising the volunteers performance and ensuring their compliance with the safeguarding policy and Code of Conduct;
• Supporting the volunteers and mentoring them with individual check-in chats and group sharing sessions;
• Supporting the volunteers in case of emergency;
• Organizing team building events;
• Organizing training sessions for the team with other partner organizations, in collaboration with the Field Coordinator;
• Support the overall staff team with security-related tasks;
• Other relevant tasks as requested by the Field Coordinator.

What we are looking for:

• At least 23 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) 1 year;
• Able to provide a Criminal Record Check;
• (Under-)graduate degree in a relevant field of study;
• 1 year minimum experience from humanitarian organizations, and project or volunteer management in particular;
• 6-month minimum experience with people management;
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills;
• Excellent 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.

What you get:

• Greek contract & 14 yearly salaries;
• 1 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 (from Monday to Friday).

How to Apply:

Please send your CV and motivation letter to application@europecares.org by April the 10th. Please include when you would be available to start. References and criminal record check 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.

Please note that Europe Cares cannot provide documents to enable your stay – we can only accept applicants who do not require a visa or residence permit to stay in Greece.

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.