Role & Responsibilities

As a person with experience of case work and the Greek context, you will support the legal coordination of casework while providing legal information to asylum seekers in individual sessions as well as workshops. Our Greek lawyer and project coordinator will train you and supervise your work until you are confident in the role. Some of the topics that we are giving legal information on are asylum interview preparation, family reunification, appeals and subsequent applications

Qualification & Requirements

Experience in counselling people-on-the-move in matters of asylum law (e.g. interview preparation, family reunification, administrative appeal procedures)
Proficiency in English
Experience in European asylum and immigration law
Passion for issues of human rights law
High resilience and flexibility
Ability to work independently and in a team
Willingness to commit for a duration of six months
Preferred Skills

Experience in team coordination
Legal background
Proficiency in another language additionally to English (e.g. Greek, Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Amharic, Somali, Krio, French...)
Understanding of the Greek political and social context
Experience in the non-profit sector in Greece
Experience with IHR or a similar legal project in the Aegean
Experience in non-hierarchical organising
Benefits

€550 euro stipend per month
We provide shared accommodation, including bills. You will have your own room.
Work experience in a progressive environment and a quickly evolving field of human rights law, relevant to an employment sector in Greece and Europe.

To apply, kindly send your CV and a statement explaining your motivation for working with us, both in PDF format