Speakers Protection & Participation
Qualifications of Speakers Protection & Participation:
- Location: Berlin, Hannover, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Vacancy No: JR00000508
- Salary: N/A
- Organization: IRC International Rescue Committee
- Deadline: 10/28/2025
Brief details about Speakers Protection & Participation:
About
Information about the organization that has offered the job:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world’s largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you’re a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
IRC (International Rescue Committee) Germany is looking for 8
Speakers Protection & Participation
- in Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg, Berlin, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt
- at the earliest possible date
- part-time or full-time (32-40 hours/week)
- initially limited to October 2028
About Us
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is an international aid organization founded in 1933 at the instigation of Albert Einstein. Since then, the IRC has supported people affected by political crises, war, persecution, or natural disasters. IRC Germany was founded in 2016 and is active nationwide in the areas of education, career guidance, protection, legal advice, and participation.
In the Protection & Participation program area, IRC Germany will implement the AMIF-funded project “Families Shaping the Future” starting in November 2025. This project will support families with refugee and migration experience upon their arrival in Germany. The core of the project is regular parent groups for parents with refugee and/or migration experience. These offer participants the opportunity to discuss various topics related to the family’s arrival in Germany, questions about raising children and dealing with family stress, as well as to receive information about further support services for families. The goal is for parents to expand their network and empower each other so that they feel secure in their roles and are able to create a supportive environment for their children, actively support their educational paths, and utilize their own opportunities for social participation.
In addition to these group activities, the project promotes encounters between families from different backgrounds, reduces barriers to access to support services for families, improves communication and mutual understanding between parents and educational professionals in schools and daycare centers, and sensitizes family work professionals to the realities of life and the needs of families with refugee and migration experience.
To support the program area, we are looking for 8 speakers at the locations Lower Saxony (Hanover, Braunschweig or Wolfsburg), North Rhine-Westphalia (Cologne, Düsseldorf or Duisburg), Baden-Württemberg (Mannheim, Heidelberg or Stuttgart), Berlin, Saxony (Leipzig or Dresden) and Saxony-Anhalt (Magdeburg or Halle).
Please indicate in your application which location appeals to you most .
Your area of activity
- Establishment of a partner network for the implementation of the project at the respective location (consisting of, among others, shared accommodation, migrant (self-)organizations, neighborhood and family centers, schools, youth welfare offices).
- Recruitment of participating parents with refugee and/or migration experience for the parent groups and other project offerings.
- Conducting parent groups (at least 8 sessions per group, including content and organizational preparation) in German or, if applicable, a first language of the participants.
- Participation in (team) supervisions.
- Supporting family centers in planning and implementing programs to promote interaction between families with different backgrounds and life realities (including through workshops).
- Collaboration with schools and daycare centers in the planning and implementation of exchange formats between parents with refugee and/or migration experience and educational professionals.
- Organization and design of regional networking and exchange meetings with family work professionals.
- Participation in the development of materials to raise awareness among professionals.
- Support in reporting and documenting best practices and learning experiences to make IRC Germany’s work in the area of parenting visible.
- Administrative support for the project, particularly in procurement processes.
Your profile
- Relevant professional experience in working with families with refugee or migration background (at least three years) and ideally in project implementation.
- Personal or family history of flight or migration is an advantage.
- Experience in organizing, designing, and conducting workshops and working with diverse groups, both in person and digitally.
- Sensitivity to diversity, multilingualism and migration-specific issues.
- Very good communication and organizational skills.
- Good networking at your own location, including with migrant communities.
- Very good knowledge of German (at least C1) and good knowledge of English (at least B1) afterCommon European Framework of Reference.
- Independent and structured working style as well as teamwork skills
- Willingness to work regularly at project locations and, if necessary, on business trips
We offer you
- A meaningful design task with a lot of personal responsibility in a dynamic team
- A starting salary of 42,706 euros gross per year (full-time, 40 hours/week) plus an annual salary adjustment
- Attractive benefits for employees such as gym membership, company pension scheme, shopping vouchers, subsidies for childcare costs, company bicycle leasing, subsidies for the Deutschlandticket (Germany ticket), and access to timely and confidential psychological support if needed
- 30 days annual leave and paid special leave
- Flexible working hours and home office options
- Training and development opportunities.
IRC is committed to equal opportunity as an employer. We evaluate all applications based on relevant experience – regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. To ensure equal opportunity, we ask that you refrain from including photos in your application documents.
Please submit your complete application documents exclusively via our application portal :
- Answering the questions on our application portal,
- CV (max. 2 pages),
- at least three employment references
Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications submitted by email.
Please indicate in your application which location you are applying for.
There is no application deadline for this position, as it needs to be filled as soon as possible. Therefore, it will remain open until the position is filled .
IRC and IRC staff are committed to adhering to the values and principles of theIRC Way-StandardsThese guidelines form the basis of our policies, which ensure the protection of clients from exploitation and abuse, child protection, workplace harassment and retaliation, and financial integrity. Therefore, we request an enhanced criminal record check upon hiring.
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