Roving Cultural Mediator at Danish Refugee Council (Athens)

Danish Refugee Council seeks for:
- Roving Cultural Mediator

Required Qualifications:
- Excellent command of written and spoken Greek AND Arabic language.
- Minimum one year working experience, previous experience working in the humanitarian sector is preferred.
- Basic written and spoken English is required.
- Extensive vocabulary and ability to accurately translate complex ideas and information, including the capacity to understand and translate medical, legal and procedural information.
- The ability to negotiate, mediate and interpret on behalf of service users.
- General administrative skills are needed, including competence with Microsoft Word, basic Excel, Internet Apps.
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, working with different groups, partners and nationalities.
- Ability to work with vulnerable individuals, from children to elderly.
- Commitment to humanitarian principles and values.
- Flexible, enthusiastic and willing to learn from others.
- Good organizational skills to work autonomously and organize the details of the accompaniment for a variety of beneficiaries.
- Empathy, combined with a genuine desire to improve the quality of the lives of service users.
- Ability to think on your feet and make decisions under pressure.
- Able to remain calm, in control and good humored even under pressure.
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the DRC values and ethical standards.
- Ability to adapt in working under standardized operational procedures, rules and abide to Code of Conduct.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback.
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
- Builds strong relationships with external actors.
- Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities.
- Additional languages (Kirmanji, Sorani etc) will be considered a strong asset

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