Country: France
Closing date: 11 Jan 2016
THE EUROPEAN GUILD – NGO
The European Guild is the most important French NGO that trains and sends volunteers abroad, particularly in developing countries, through such programs as the “Volunteering for International Solidarity” (VSI), the Civic Service, and short missions. Adventure, solidarity, and cultural open-mindedness are at the core of its actions. The European Guild has been committed to helping and empowering populations in developing countries for almost 50 years. It initiates operations of emergency assistance and humanitarian aid, as well as projects of cooperation and development.
DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPEAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS: PROJECT COMMUNICATION
The purpose of the mission is to participate in the development, promotion and documentation of European Volunteer Projects, in particular:
The implementation of the project "Volunteering in Humanitarian Aid", which brings together 9 European countries in order to facilitate the exchange of good practice on humanitarian volunteerism.
The development of the "EU Aid Volunteers" initiative, which supports the project and which foresees the creation of a European humanitarian voluntary corps.
The notions of engagement, volunteerism, and inter-culturality, will be of great significance to the civic service volunteer recruited. His/her mission will be to contribute to the activities developed within the project and to be of support to the participating European actors. The volunteer will exchange with the staff, as well as with the other project partners and civic service volunteers, thereby enhancing the spirit of European citizenship among project participants.
The volunteer will indeed be part of a European group of civic service volunteers of different nationalities, participating in the initiative in France, Italy, UK, Ireland, Greece, Cyprus, Hungary, Slovenia, and Latvia. This experiment aims at creating links between project partners, in an environment of intercultural and multilingual exchange.
The volunteer selected will work in team with another civic service volunteer, and will support the communication activities of the project:
- Sharing information with partners and general partnership coordination
- Help with the animation of the civic service volunteers' network within the European partner organisations of the project, with the possibility to visit those organisations
- Help with the organisation of communications events (Salon des Solidarités, photo/video exhibition, International Volunteer Day)
- Production of mini photo documentaries, conducting interviews and drafting articles
- Information publication: web (website creation and animation), social media, etc.
- Be in contact with media (newspapers, radios, TV)
The volunteers may also participate in other activities at the European Guild within other divisions (Volunteerism, Micro-Project Agency).
Training: the civic service volunteers will have the possibility to participate in several training programs on volunteer program management, project building and fundraising, in addition the civic training and first aid training offered to all civic service volunteers.
MISSION CONDITIONS
Weekly workload: 35h/week
Mission location: 75008 Paris, France
Mission duration: 12 months, starting in January, 2016
Monthly Civic Service allowance: 467€ from the State + 106,31€ from the project
Required work languages: English and French
IMPORTANT: Candidates must be between 18 and 25 years.
For more information on the Civic Service Program: http://www.service-civique.gouv.fr/
How to apply:
Please send your application via email only:
- Curriculum
- Cover letter outlining your motivation (format of your choice: video, letter, story...)
To: EUAV-Service-Civique@la-guilde.org
Position reference: SC - EUAV