Description de l'annonce:

Doctors Without Borders is looking for:

Search And Rescue Mediterranean – Cultural Mediator

Founded to save lives and speak out, MSF has helped tens of millions of people since 1971. The 13 founders have grown to over 36,000 staff on the frontline of emergency medical aid:

Vacancy Details :

Job Title: Cultural Mediator
Report to: Project Coordinator
Start Date: June 6th 2018
Duration: 3 months
Gender: Female / Male
On the Aquarius there are 2 CM positions

Main Purpose:
Contribute to the building of MSF visibility and acceptance by creating link with the communities.
Provide MSF project with an understanding of local, socio-cultural determinants by knowing the culture of the beneficiaries and at the same time have developed reading capability of the context in which he/she should operate.
Support all required medical and non-medical activities within the project, by decoding the demand expressed by the beneficiaries and meeting MSF staff’s expectations of quality translation and communication.
Provide basic information (medical, transportation, procedures…) to the beneficiaries and address them to other actors for specific information (legal, social…)
Take actively part in all necessary collateral activities linked to beneficiaries’ health and social assistance, including information and advocacy.

Background mission information and additional information on the position:
MSF takes responsibility for all refugees and migrants care and wellbeing upon boarding the ship until disembarkement /handover to the Italian authorities on shore. This includes medical care, food, water, sanitation, clothing, etc.
MSF works together with SOS Mediterranee, who is coordinating the rescues (http://sosmediterranee.org/?lang=en).

MSF responsibilities:
• Triage during rescue operation (identify boat people to be prioritized for rescue).
• Care (medical and MH care, sanitation, NFIs, food) for boat people when they enter the vessel (approx. 6-48 hours for hundreds of people).

Note:
• This position is based on board a ship, and will regularly be on a RIB (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat) at high seas. Expats must be “sea worthy”, due to high likelihood of sea sickness).
• Can handle “down time” between journeys, and peaks in workload during and after a rescue.
• Understanding and willingness of a “low” medical relevance/activities vs. “humanitarian needs”.
• Must be flexible and willing to focus not only on curative care but also on general care tasks at hand to meet the needs of rescue populations and to restore dignity.
• Must be flexible and willing to support the operations on the ship, and ashore. Especially when travelling on a rescue mission you will have to be willing to jump in where needed.

Basic Requirements :
• Hard requirement – STCW certificate (seafarers safety)
• Desirable degree in social science, social communication or teaching.
• Relevant degree or work experience with refuge organizations or immigration such as advocacy , campaign and public engagement
• Basic knowledge of refuge and familiarity with migration dynamics in the Mediter-ranean region
• Training in interpretation is a pre
• Intercultural mediation is a must, whether by study or understanding.
• Able to work flexibly as team in a large team from 3 different organisations
• Good writing skills in EN and AR
• Calm nature

Experience:
• Previous experience in cultural mediation and/or translation preferable.
• Experience with other NGOs preferable.

Language Level Description (Mission Language)
Fluency in English is mandatory.
Native Arabic and fluency French is mandatory.

Please submit your application via the link below: