Lifting Hands International is looking for a Female Friendly Space Manager to start in August 2024 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)