GVC (Italy), Alianza por la Solidaridad (Spain) and Acción contra el Hambre (Spain) are international non-governmental organizations having joined their expertise in management of humanitarian action worldwide and now implement the “EU Aid Volunteers strengthening the resilience and response capacity of vulnerable and disaster-affected communities in Middle East, Africa, Southern and Central America” project.
The objective is adding value to Commission’s European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Department and other Humanitarian Operations with the support of 33 trained EU Aid Volunteers working within 19 hosting organizations in 12 Countries.
TASKS
Technical tasks
- Contributing to the creation of materials to be published on the website and on the social media
• Planning the production of web contents
• Manage communication on social networks
• Assist in coordinating communication activities and events of the projects and partners
• Cure the preparation and publication of the monthly newsletter
• Take lead in dissemination of communication materials to relevant stakeholders
• Promote awareness campaigns and collection of funds
• Manage and enrich the photo and video archive of GVC Mozambique
• Writing of articles and press releases
• Promote digital inclusion within local communities
Coordination tasks
- Participate in the meetings staff and with the Headquarter
Communication and Awareness on EU Aid Volunteers Initiative
The EU Aid Volunteer shall:
a. Promote local volunteerism in disaster risk reduction, prevention and response;
b. Train local volunteers on organization and implementation of volunteer-based activities, when applicable;
c. Promote partnerships and collaboration between local and European organizations;
d. Draft and publish articles describing volunteer’s experience in the field;
e. Gather audiovisual materials to be used in a public awareness activity in the volunteer’s local community in Europe;
f. In coordination with the NGOs partner of the project, organize and execute a public awareness activity once back in Europe.
The EU Aid Volunteer shall perform other duties, as required.
REQUIRED COMPETENCES
Studies:
- Degree in communication, political science and related studies
- Specific media & communication studies desired
Languages:
- Fluent in Portuguese written and spoken
- Good knowledge of English
- Knowledge of Italian is an asset
Skills:
- Excellent knowledge of the full Office suite
- Stress management
- Adaptability
- Team working
- Intercultural awareness and respectful attitude towards other customs and traditions
- Good interpersonal, team working skills and ability to work independently;
- Good ability to adapt to the situation of instability;
- Ability to write reports and press releases.
- Ability to create new ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including creative contributions
- knowledge of web 2.0 and its potential for the internet positioning.
- Knowledge of the main CMS, the application office and e-mail tools.
- Knowledge and passion for digital technologies and the web marketing (including SEO, SEM, Google AdWords / AdGrant, Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Linkedin Ads, HTML, CMS, web and social analytics)
- Knowledge in the use of photo editing tools (eg. Adobe Photoshop), video editing tools (eg. Adobe Premiere) and basic graphical management for text and graphics.
Experience:
- Previous experience in developing countries or in social activities
Prior volunteer experience with local NGOs, INGOs and government bodies would be an advantage.
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
Learning Opportunities
The EU Aid Volunteer will attend a 30-hours online training and a 9-12-days in presence training before her/his deployment. The in presence training will have a standard part for all the candidates and some optional modules, decided according to the competences of the EU Aid Volunteer and the needs of the hosting organization. The EU Aid Volunteer will have a Learning and Development Plan for the on-going assessment of her/his competences during the deployment.
Working and Living Conditions
The Hosting Organization for the present deployment is GVC Mozambique Length of Deployment: 12 months Deployment duty station: Mozambique, with missions in the field
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Conditions of service during deployment:
• A monthly Subsistence Lump Sum (315,17 Euro per month) intends to cover basic needs and local transport.
• In addition, for each month of deployment 100 euro of post deployment resettlement allowance are foreseen
• Accommodation, Visa fees, insurance and airfares will be covered.
• **The working calendar will be corresponding to the agenda and system established in the field. • For each month of voluntary activity two days of rest are foreseen, in addition to public holidays. It is highly recommended not to use the rest days during the first and the last month of deployment.
Conditions related to in-presence training:
• If a candidate volunteer is working outside of the EU, travel costs will be fully covered if EU citizens legally reside in a non-EU country for long-term or forever (i.e. who live in that country);
• EU citizens who are on a temporary assignment in a third country that lasts more than 18 months;
On the contrary, only travel costs from an EU country to the training venue shall be covered if:
• EU citizens on a temporary assignment in a third country that lasts less than 18 months
• EU citizens selected by the same organization or affiliate with which they have an on-going assignment in the third country if this assignment is longer than 18 months.
Please note that more than one candidate per position will attend the training, to create an additional pool to cover drop-outs and unforeseen needs.
Availability for the following activities
• Training in presence starting from mid-July 2018;
• Pre-deployment induction in GVC HQ, in Bologna, starting from September 2018;
• Deployment starting from mid-September 2018.
How to apply:
To apply, the candidate shall fulfill the Application Form online, attach the CV, a Motivation Letter and the Self-Assessment Questionnaire.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS SENT BY E-MAIL!
- Submission of applications: from 07/05/2018 to 08/06/2018; • Shortlisting and interviews of the candidates: from 09/06/2018 to 20/06/2018.
In case of changes of the dates, the candidates will be notified.
Interview Process
- All the interviews will be done online. The interviews have the aim to explore both the competences and the motivations of the candidates; • The selected candidate/s for each vacancy will be notified by 21/06/2018. The date of the notification may vary according to the number of application received; • The selected candidate/s will attend an online and in-presence training, which are part of the selection process; • PLEASE NOTE THAT MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE PER POSITION WILL ATTEND THE TRAINING; • THE FINAL DECISION ABOUT THE CANDIDATE TO BE DEPLOYED WILL BE TAKEN JUST BY SENDING AND HOSTING ORGANIZATION AFTER THE TRAINING
Expected date decision on outcome: 15/08/2018
Eligibility and exception criteria
The candidate for EU Aid Volunteers must be a citizen of the EU or a third country national who is a long-term resident in an EU Member State, and must have a minimum age of 18 years.
Minimum Requirements
GVC applies a policy of equal opportunities and accepts applications without distinction on the grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.
For more information, write to [email protected]
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