Are you interested in making a career in the migration field? Open Cultural Center (OCC) is a non-profit organisation (NGO) based in Spain and Greece that works towards the inclusion of refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers by offering activities to both host-country nationals and third-country nationals.

We are offering a long-term volunteering position within OCC Spain, focused on supporting the Grants team as a Grants assistant.This position is for 10–12 months.

Main tasks

• Support in the drafting of new proposals at European and local level;
• Support in the identification of needs & research through trusted sources;
• Support in the preparation of SWOT, logical frameworks, GANTT Charts and other complementary project charts/documents;
• Support in the search for new grants;
• Weekly meetings with the Fundraising team, as well as weekly meetings with the rest of the program team;
• Brainstorm new project ideas and concepts;
• Take part in the ESC activities (organization of team building activities, awareness raising in schools, etc.);
• Support the rest of the team and participate actively in the organisation’s activities.

Requirements

• Curiosity to know how social projects are written and prepared;
• Good communication skills;
• Good writing skills;
• Ability to synthesize;
• Flexibility and adaptability;
• Initiative;
• Interest in social and migration issues;
• Strong interest in working in the non-profit/social sector and basic knowledge of the migration context in Europe;
• Interest in working in an intercultural environment;
• Motivated, proactive, open-minded and flexible person;
• To participate in the ESC volunteer program you must be between 18 and 30 years old.
• To participate in ESC volunteering activities, you must be legally resident in the EU according to the rules of the European Solidarity Corps program.

Volunteer requirements established by ESC program (*)

• Candidates must be between 18 and 30 years old.
• To have a legal residence permit in an EU country.
• Never having done an ESC volunteering before.

(*) Candidates that don’t meet these requirements won’t be able to be considered as potential candidates for this volunteer position.

What do we offer?

The project is funded by the European Commission through the European Solidarity Corps program. This means that volunteering provides:

• Travel costs coverage: Up to the limits established in the Erasmus+ Guide distance calculator from the volunteer’s region of residency to our center, and back.
• Free Accommodation: Provided in Castellterçol, Spain with other volunteers. The flat is fully equipped (kitchen, bathrooms, washing machine, etc.). Note: be ready to share your bedroom with other volunteers of the same gender.
• Monthly allowance: 310 euros per month.
• Insurance: Henner
• Free Language courses: Online but also in person, according to availability.
• Holidays: two days per month.