Support Officer at the Paris Office in the Advocacy Department At Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion

Outraged by the injustice experienced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a united and inclusive world, where all differences enrich us and where everyone can live upright.

Handicap International changes its name to “Humanity & Inclusion”. HI, Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization that intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, it acts and bears witness to meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

At Handicap International, we firmly believe in the importance of inclusion and diversity within our structure. This is why we are committed to a disability policy to promote the reception and integration of people with disabilities.

Please indicate if you require any special accommodation, including to participate in the initial interviews.

For more information about the association: www.hi.org

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The support officer must ensure the smooth administrative and logistical functioning of the Paris office, liaise with external contacts, lead the life of the office and provide support to the Advocacy and Institutional Relations (AIR) team.

Responsibility 1 (task 1): Administrative and logistical operation of the Paris office:

– Manage relationships with various suppliers and service providers, in conjunction with the head office in Lyon and sub-tenants.

– Ensure accounting monitoring of the Paris office.

– Be the correspondent of the Paris office with the support services of the headquarters.

– Lead office meetings and organize events related to office life.

Responsibility 2 (task 2**): Management of Institutional Relations**:

– Management of the Institutional Relations Database and ECOSOC status.

Responsibility 3 (task 3) : Cross-functional support to the AIR team and on an ad hoc basis on certain identified files:

– Organizational and logistical support for advocacy team events and meetings.

-Assistant to the Director of Advocacy and Institutional Relations.

– Support for the development of cross-functional documents and tools for the advocacy team

Qualifications/training:

Higher education in fields related to international solidarity, human rights or international relations.

Professional experience / Know-how:

– At least 2 years of professional experience in a similar position including the use of office tools (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams).
– Initial experience in the humanitarian or non-profit sector will be highly appreciated.

– You have a strong interest in advocacy.

Required Skills :

– A very good level of English is essential (many meetings in English and non-French speaking team members).

– You are responsive, flexible, you know how to be organized and you enjoy working in a team.

Know-how :

 You have excellent interpersonal skills. You are versatile and have a strong ability to adapt.

LANGUAGES :

– Fluent French

– English: Very good

Computer science :

Mastery of office tools

Benefits

Work time:

39 hours per week with 22.5 days of RTT per year (for employees and supervisors) / 39 hours per week with 9.5 weeks of leave/RTT (for managers)

Salary :

– Between 2500 and 2700 euros gross monthly depending on experience

How to apply

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