Coordinator for a medical project (volunteer coordination & health education)

Med’EqualiTeam is a French non-profit organization, created in July 2018. Our aim is to provide free health care to displaced populations, who wouldn’t otherwise have access to it due to any kind of barriers or lack of physicians. We are a volunteer based NGO, with most of the staff coming for short period of term in order to support with their medical or translation skills.

We are running since December 2023 a project in Northern Greece, with mobile medical units reaching out to different centers to provide medical consultations. We also run a Health Education program with first aid trainings and sessions about health topics designed for the community.

Job description

This is a combined role of two coordination branches: Volunteer Coordination & Health Education Coordination.

1) Volunteer Coordination

Are you someone with greatpeopleskills, experience in the humanitarian sector, and a (academic/professional) background relevant to our medical project in Thessaloniki e.g., medicine, public health, psychology, social work, etc.?

Then you might be Volunteer Coordinator we seek to manage our medical volunteer team on the ground in Northern Greece! This role focuses on recruiting qualified volunteers, composing a compatible medical team, supervising volunteer wellbeing in the humanitarian field, and managing the project’s HR tasks. This role is a great opportunity to gain project management experience in the medical humanitarian field and further hone your leadership skills.

Job description:

• Advertise new positions with recruitment partners
• Implement existing processes for recruitment and on-boarding of new (medical) volunteers; registration and evaluation of applications, holding interviews, composing the volunteer team, organising travel and accommodation logistics, conducting volunteer inductions on the ground, evaluate trial periods, conduct check-in chats and exit chats, etc.
• In liaison with Medical Coordinator and Field Coordinator, organize volunteer schedules
• Look out for the well-being and functioning of all our volunteers
• Ensure professional behaviour and respect of MET code of conduct by all volunteers
• Ensure the confidentiality of all HR data and information according to MET’s processes
• Ensure the reception of every third clinic (approx.): register patients, manage clinic translation and medical volunteers

2) Health Education Coordination

Are you interested in improving the health of asylum seeker and refugee communities through education and empowerment? We are seeking a volunteer with an interest in training and education to coordinate the health education branch of our medical project in Northern Greece; where we provide first aid training sessions for NGO volunteers and health education sessions to displaced communities across Northern Greece. This role is a great opportunity to develop your coordination and education skills and use your medical experience to deliver preventative health measures.

Job description:

• Plan and coordinate first aid trainings and health education sessions with NGO partners across Northern Greece.
• Lead in developing and delivering sessions with support of the medical volunteer team; designing of training materials (presentations, leaflets etc.), overseeing translations, conducting focus groups, etc.
• Work with the medical coordinator to shape the strategy of health education and training
• Implement service evaluation protocols by gathering and processing feedback from attendees of sessions to improve the service

As a key position, we ask for a minimum of 6 months commitment. The starting date is beginning of January 2026 with 2 weeks of handover with the current coordinator.

This is a volunteer position with a stipend - we cannot facilitate entry into Greece or obtain a visa.

Required experience and skills

• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Driving licence B
• Experience working in multicultural settings
• Strong communication (written & verbal)
• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills.
• A high degree of personal organization and the ability to manage multiple workflows concurrently.
• Capable of working independently, while knowing your professional limits and asking for help if needed
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and to MET’s mandate
• Strong commitment to humanitarian principles and an understanding of the challenges faced by refugees in an international migration context.
• Proficiency on computer (Office pack, PowerPoint, Canva)

Desired experience and skills

• Experience in HR and in working with volunteers
• Healthcare professional (or student in a health field)
• Previous experience working or volunteering with displaced or vulnerable people
• Previous work experience in NGOs/INGOs
• Experience providing education/training sessions
• Fluency in Greek
• Ability to communicate in key languages such as Arabic, Farsi or French are an asset.

Benefits of working with Med'EqualiTeam

• Work in a highly adaptive NGO context to meet the medical needs of displaced people
• Contribute to improving the lives of refugees and vulnerable populations
• A highly rewarding and meaningful job
• Work in a multilingual environment
• Work in a highly adaptive NGO context to meet the medical needs of displaced people
• Contribute to improving the lives of refugees and vulnerable populations
• Accommodation in Thessaloniki in a shared flat, transport to the mission site and emergency health insurance provided.
• Please note that this is a voluntary position, which comes with a basic stipend to cover living expenses. Unfortunately, we cannot offer a salary.

How to apply

Send CV and cover letter to recruitment@medequali.team