Volunteering Services Officer
📍 Lesvos, Greece
🕒 Full-time
📅 As soon as possible, or to be agreed upon in consultation
About the role
Eurorelief is a Greek non-profit that exists to serve and show compassion to suffering and displaced people in Greece and the surrounding area. Volunteers are at the heart of our mission. To further strengthen this essential area, we are seeking a Volunteering Services Officer (VSO) to provide strategic leadership and support.
The VSO will guide and oversee Eurorelief’s Volunteering Services department. We are looking for a strategically minded and people-oriented candidate to shape and lead this department. As VSO, you will hold final responsibility for developing the vision, policies, and strategy related to volunteers within Eurorelief. You will work closely with other directors to determine how Volunteering Services can best contribute to the broader mission of the organization.You will establish structures, initiate processes, and engage the right people to bring this vision into practice.
The Volunteering Services currently consists of:
Member Care, who provide spiritual, emotional, and social support to volunteers during their time on the island
Admin, responsible for processing and managing all volunteer applications
The Personnel Coordinator, who collaborates with leadership on Lesvos and Samos to assess volunteer needs and assign incoming volunteers accordingly.
The Volunteering Services Officer reports to the Executive Director
Key responsibilities
Lead and coordinate Volunteering Services
Developing and implementing a strategic vision for volunteer engagement
Collaborating with other directors on departmental policy and organizational integration
Overseeing the implementation of processes and ensuring the right people are engaged, while fostering strong collaboration across teams and departments
Serving as the point of contact for strategic volunteer-related matters
Requirements
Availability at least one year
Spiritually and emotionally mature, stable, and flexible
Strong relationship and communication skills
Strong leadership qualities and experience in team management
Ability to maintain oversight, set priorities, and coordinate processes
Experience in volunteer coordination, human resources, policy development, or organizational management is an asset.
Identification with the Christian values of Eurorelief
As with all Eurorelief roles, this is a volunteer position: applicants must be self-funded and should have a network of friends and supporters at their "home-base". The first 3 months serve as a probationary period.
Interested or need more information? Send your motivation letter or any questions you may have to personnel@eurorelief.cc.
Eurorelief was founded in 2005 and deployed to Kalamata, Greece in response to deadly earthquakes. Eurorelief later took up work on the island of Lesvos in 2015 as one of the NGOs serving within Moria Hotspot. We continue to fulfill key roles in Mavrovouni Registration and Identification Center (RIC), the new temporary camp on the island of Lesvos. In collaboration with camp management and other actors on the island, we provide basic non-food items, oversee shelter allocation, are involved in maintenance and building projects as well as education and recreational activities. Since summer 2021, we are also present in RIC Zervou on the island of Samos. For more info, go to Our Work.