Education Cultural Mediator-National Contract

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified professional to work in operations of DRC North Greece as Education Cultural Mediator.

About the job

DRC Greece is looking to recruit a qualified, flexible and enthusiastic individual to work in the non-formal education programme in Northern Greece as a Cultural Mediator. Under the overall supervision of the Education/Integration Manager and in close cooperation with the Senior Teacher and the other NFE teachers, the Education Cultural Mediator, will provide support to the implementation of non-formal education activities for migrant and refugee children, youth and adults living in emergency reception sites in Greece. The Education Cultural Mediator will support teachers in implementing educational and outreach activities that are high quality, age appropriate, and in line with the needs of children, youth and adult students.

Responsibilities:

Implementation and design of non-formal education activities:

• Support in the implementation of non-formal education activities for school-aged children (6 to 15),youth (16-17) and adults, as per the populations’ needs
• Plan and implement mother language activities for school-aged children and adults
• Collaborate with teachers to create a safe classroom environment and promote holistic student well-being
• Support in designing culturally appropriate educational activities based on age, educational level, and the individual needs of students
• Promote empathy, compassion and respect for the gender, ethnic, religious, cultural, and learning diversity of students
• Provide information to beneficiaries on existing education opportunities and promote the right to education for all
• Contribute to outreach activities and student registration, and support the distribution of teaching and learning material (e.g. stationery, homework packs and school kits)
• Provide translation/interpretation for NFE activities including parents’ meetings
• Provide translation/interpretation for Skill Development and Employability activities for adults
• Contribute to the identification of student vulnerabilities and raise protection referrals to the Protection Team, Senior Teacher, Education/Integration Manager or Child Protection actor as needed
• Adhere to DRC’s Code of Conduct and help to create and maintain an environment that prevents child safeguarding violations and promotes the implementation of DRC’s child Safeguarding Policy
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the Education/Integration Manager relevant to the achievement of NFE objectives.

Programme Development:

• Suggest improvements to DRC programming and ways of working, through identification and communication of challenges, gaps, recommendations for improvements and lessons learnt
• In collaboration with the Education Team, Education/Integration Manager and the Education Coordinator, contribute to the development and design of DRC’s education program and activities.

Accountability:

• In day-to-day tasks ensure relevant accountability to internal DRC and Donor policies
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the Education/Integration Manager and/or Area Manager relevant to the achievement of NFE objectives.
• Any other tasks assigned by the line manager in line with overall response in the area of deployment.

About you

• At least one (1) year of professional experience in a related position (required)
• Excellent verbal knowledge of Kurmanji (required).
• Good computer literacy (required).
• English: good verbal skills (required) and good written skills (desirable).
• Greek: good verbal and written skills (desirable).
• Good written knowledge of Kurmanji (desirable).
• French: good verbal skills and good written skills (desirable).
• Arabic: good verbal skills and good written skills (desirable).
• Sorani: good verbal skills and good written skills (desirable).
• Farsi: good verbal skills and good written skills (desirable).
• Prior professional experience working with children will be considered an asset
• Previous experience with local or international NGOs will be considered an asset
• Training or courses in child protection/safeguarding will be considered an asset.
• Ability to maintain good working relationships in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment
• Strong sense of initiative and self-motivated, with a strong commitment to humanitarian principles

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

• Designation of Duty Station: Location: Central Macedonia-North Greece.
• Band: I
• All allowances will be provided to the employees (Christmas, Easter, Vacation bonus)
• DRC provides training opportunities to develop and strengthen the quality of its services as well as its staff members’ professional and personal development.