Advocacy officer needed in Northern Greece – starting ASAP

Advocacy Officer needed as soon as possible in Northern Greece

Mobile Info Team is determined to work towards a future where asylum seekers and refugees in Greece have fair access to asylum and are treated with the respect their humanity deserves. We:

• assist families and individual asylum seekers by providing dedicated, long-term support during their asylum and family reunification cases.
• research legal and political developments relevant to migrants in Greece and Europe and disseminate information through our daily hotline and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/mobileinfoteam).
• attend community centres and refugee camps to provide up to date information on the asylum process.

We also provide advocacy at different levels, including collecting testimonies on human rights abuses such as illegal push backs.

What we need

A volunteer advocacy officer who will develop and roll out an advocacy strategy for Mobile Info Team. This role will see you identify the main needs where we should advocate on behalf of refugees and asylum-seekers in Greece. You will be required to document complaints, understand trends arising and find strategies where we can be effective at making a difference. This could be helping a certain group of asylum-seekers overcome a barrier that is preventing them from having fair access to the asylum system and/or instances of human rights abuses that we must ensure are correctly investigated. You will be responsible for developing a new strategy and for utilising our existing network of actors to provide effective advocacy.

What is more, you will also assist in expanding our current advocacy work around illegal push-backs of asylum-seekers across the Greek-Turkish border.

Requisites

An ideal candidate would have prior advocacy experience in the refugee sector. You need to be able to collect data, find effective advocacy strategies and be able to produce content that we can circulate to different levels of actors including policymakers in the European Parliament, Greek legislators, actors working in the refugee crisis in Greece and the general public. Knowledge of the Greek refugee context is not required but would be very beneficial.

Benefits:

Challenging and fulfilling work experience with beneficiaries and other actors involved in the refugee crisis in Greece. You will gain in-depth knowledge of asylum procedures in Greece and family reunification processes. To facilitate your time here, we are able to offer subsidised living expenses that include shared accommodation and basic food.

Commitment

To be able to offer continuity to the people we support, we are looking for a commitment of at least 3 months starting as soon as possible. Strong preference will be given to candidates who are able to commit to longer.

Info about MIT

Mobile Info Team is a group of independent volunteers providing information to asylum seekers, migrants and refugees in Northern Greece. We assist families and individual asylum seekers by providing dedicated, long-term support during their asylum and family reunification cases. This is an excellent opportunity to help manage a well-established team who have been providing support in Northern Greece for over 3 years. You will become the centre of the team and will be highly influential in the direction the organisation takes. This role is best suited to someone who is looking to establish themselves in the project management of refugee projects and gain on the ground international experience.

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CONTACT DETAILS

How to apply: If you are interested, please send a CV and short motivation letter to contact@mobileinfoteam.org Please specify the dates you are available.

Website: https://www.mobileinfoteam.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mobileinfoteam/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobileinfoteam/

We look forward to you joining the team!

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Previous announcement 21th May 2019

What we need:

a long-term coordinator (6-months min) to start in June 2019 with experience in managing a team and experience/knowledge of fundraising, administration and accountancy. They would work alongside the founder of MIT to coordinate all non-legal related issues of running the team; legal experience is welcome, but not compulsory.

What we offer:

The coordinator would be provided with housing and food for a small fee of €50 per month for the first 3 months, after that it is free.

Profile Requirements:

• Prior experience running a volunteer team highly desirable
• Prior fundraising experience
• Recruitment experience
• Knowledge of how to develop the capacity of an NGO
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Confidence with social media tools (Facebook, Instagram and Google Adwords)
• Networking skills
• Excellent English writing and IT skills
• Ability to react quickly to the ever-shifting needs of the refugee situation
• Precision and reliability