ESC- Youth4All Project Assistant in Communications and Fundraising

**Open Cultural Center (OCC)** **is a non-profit organisation (NGO) based in Spain and Greece that works towards the inclusion of refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers by offering activities to both host-country nationals and third-country nationals.**

**Project description**: Youth For All is a socio-professional integration project aimed at young people with a migrant background who have recently left the child protection system, in the rural region of Moianès, Catalonia.

The project accommodates 10 young people in a house in Moià and, over the course of one year, provides them with vocational training , as well as Spanish, Catalan and computer classes, and individualised support from a social educator.

## **Main tasks**

- Support the administrative tasks of the project;
- Support the creation of communication content;
- Support the research, drafting and evaluation of grant applications for the project and the organisation;
- Support the monitoring and evaluation of the project and the organisation;
- Support the rest of the team and actively participate in the activities of the organisation;
- Support communication and financial management at the organisational level within Open Cultural Center;
- Support the coordinator and social educator in establishing rules and structures for coexistence;
- Accompany young people to administrative and/or medical appointments;
- Support the expansion of the local network by presenting the project at public events, contacting local stakeholders, etc.
- Work and live in Moià, although one or two days per week will be spent at the Barcelona office.

## **Requirements**

- Good level of Spanish; Catalan and English are an asset;
- Commitment to the mission of the project;
- Autonomy and proactivity;
- Training in social work, social education or social integration is an asset;
- Good written communication skills;
- Experience and/or interest in working or volunteering with migrant people is an asset;
- Empathy, assertiveness and conflict-management skills;
- Experience in grant management for social projects;
- Experience in managing communication for social organisations\*\*.\*\*

## **Eligibility**

To participate in the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) Volunteering Programme, you must meet the following criteria:

- Be between 18 and 30 years old;
- Be a resident of the European Union or an associated country (EU neighbouring countries);
- Be available for 12 months;
- Have no previous participation in the ESC programme.

## **What do we offer?**

Our volunteering programme is funded by the European Commission through the European Solidarity Corps programme. This means that volunteering provides:

- **Travel cost coverage**: up to the limits established by the distance calculator in the Erasmus+ Programme Guide, from the volunteer’s region of residence to our centre and back;
- **Free accommodation:** provided in Moianès. The accommodation is fully equipped (kitchen, bathrooms, washing machine, etc.);
- **Monthly allowance:** €330 per month;
- **Insurance:** Henner;
- **Free language courses:** online.