Lifting Hands International is looking for a Female Friendly Space Manager to start in March 2024 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 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 Female Friendly Space (FFS) is a safe space for women and girls (>13yo), where we provide psychosocial support activities and capacity building. The space is tailored for community engagement and self-expression with the aim of empowering community members while promoting education and awareness around gender issues and women’s rights.

Main Responsibilities

Managing the day-to-day running of the space;
Continued developing of the FFS program, including monitoring and evaluation of vision and goals;
Training new FFS volunteers and conducting bi-weekly check-ins with them;
Leading weekly FFS meetings, sourcing resources for each week’s activities;
Managing a team of international and community volunteers;
Facilitating focus groups to gather feedback and suggestions from community members, strengthening accountability mechanisms;
Implementing strategies to engage community members in the space in accordance with their needs and PSS guidelines; developing ways to empower community members and giving them the opportunity to acquire new skills (workshops, informative sessions, etc.)
Managing collaborations with partner organizations and FFS visitors;
Reporting safeguarding concerns;
Assisting with other duties when required

Essential Criteria

Due to the nature of the work and in order to create a safe space for the community members, only applications from women are considered

Quick thinker, proactive, motivated, open-minded, easily adaptable to a fast-paced working environment, positive and adaptable to work with limited shared language with program participants
Previous experience working with refugees, forcibly displaced persons, or at-risk youth
Previous experience in development, gender studies, women’s spaces (WGSS), or similar
Enthusiasm for working with women and women’s rights
Previous experience in 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