Arts & Recreation Program Manager

  • Contractor
  • Serres, Greece
  • TBD USD / Year
  • Lifting Hands International profile




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Lifting Hands International

Lifting Hands International is looking for a Arts & Recreation Program Manager to start in April 2022 in Greece with a minimum six-month commitment.

About Us
Lifting Hands International operates a community center in Serres, a small city an hour away from Thessaloniki in Northern Greece. We work with a population of 1000+ refugees at the local camps, providing regular aid distributions and a range of psychosocial support programs.

Role Profile
The Arts & Recreation program provides recreational activities, with a trauma- and culturally sensitive community-led approach, for and with camp residents. The program has been shut down since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the incoming Arts & Rec manager will be responsible for restarting and managing the activities, with the support and guidance of the director team.

Main Responsibilities

  • Re-opening the Arts & Rec program;

  • Managing the day-to-day running of the space and activities;

  • Confidently leading and supporting a team of visiting and resident volunteers and ensuring respectful collaboration and communication within the team;

  • Leading weekly Arts & Rec meetings and preparing each week’s activities;

  • Providing program introductions, training, and weekly individual check-ins for visiting volunteers;

  • Ensuring the team of visiting and resident volunteers have access to teaching resources and supporting them to generate new ideas and find inspiration in their work;

  • Attending and contributing to weekly leadership and team meetings;

  • Monitoring and Evaluation of the Arts & Rec program; overseeing the overall development while following the vision plan of LHI and adjusting structures to the current situational needs and requests;

  • Tracking of attendance, budget, necessary investments, and changes needed to ensure the quality of the program; work with other LHI leadership to monitor and evaluate program impact;

  • Referring safeguarding concerns and occasionally collaborating with external actors.

Essential criteria

  • Min. 23 years old

  • Min. commitment of 6 months

  • Quick thinker, proactive, motivated, open minded, easily adaptable to a fast paced working environment

  • Previous experience in teaching yoga, fitness, dance or sports.

  • Confident and strong leadership skills

  • Have excellent communication skills, experience working in a team with members of different backgrounds and across language barriers

  • EU/ international driving license.

Desirable criteria

  • Experience in arts or music

  • Knowledge of Arabic, Farsi, French and/or Kurdish

  • Degree in Social Studies, International Development, an Arts or Recreation-related field, or similar

We offer

  • Free shared accommodation

  • Five day work week + full week break after every 6 weeks of work

  • Monthly reimbursement (starting from 350 euros per month)

Please note that LHI cannot assist with visa application or work permit: candidates with EU citizenship or residency preferred.

How to apply

To apply, please fill out this application. Please send any questions you may have to our Director of Human Resources, Roman, at [email protected].

To find out more about Lifting Hands International, you can visit our site at https://www.liftinghandsinternational.org/.

   


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