Lifting Hands International is looking for a Professional Development Manager to start in March 2023 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 away 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 Professional Development (PD) Manager works within the Community Program of LHI Serres. The program focuses on the engagement of Community Members in the program planning & implementation, as well as the provision of continued learning opportunities for personal and professional development.

In close collaboration with the Director of Human Resources and the Community Engagement (CE) Manager, the PD Manager focuses on the strategic planning and development of the workshop and training curriculum for Community Volunteers as well as the broader Serres camp population. The role of PD Manager has been newly established and will support the development of the Community Program, which has been started in its current form in June 2022.

Main Responsibilities

• Development of Trainings & Workshops e.g. Employability / Computer Workshops
• Expansion of Collaboration with organizations on community engagement, professional development, training opportunities, etc.
• Communication: Design of informational material for workshops, training, etc.
• MEAL: Development of program related data collection, in collaboration with MEAL Director
• MEAL: Implementation of effective monitoring measures for volunteer engagement and participant satisfaction
• Risk-Reduction: Planning and Conducting of regular Risks & Needs Assessments
• Safeguarding: Development & Improvement of program-specific Safeguarding Policies, Procedures
• Overseeing the overall program development while following the vision plan of LHI and adjusting structures to current situational needs and requests

Essential Criteria

• Proactive: Able to work well independently and without constant supervision
• Previous humanitarian experience, particularly in a Community Engagement role
• Previous experience in the provision of Professional Development / Employability Trainings
• Previous experience of 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 weeks of work
• Monthly reimbursement (starting from 450 euros per month)