Community & Integration Officer

Migrant Women Association Malta

An opportunity has opened for a one year full-time Community & Integration officer within the SAHHA project financed by the Gasan Foundation, Iniala Foundation and the Social Impact Awards.
The role of the Community & Integration Officer is to act as a liaison between the migrant communities and the SAHHA project.

? Engaging and recruiting women for the food truck project, in liaison with the cultural mediators,

? Serve as a point of reference and assistance to migrant women; provide and share guidelines; monitor and track their achievements and commitment; evaluation of migrant women’s involvement and their role in the food truck project

? Develop evaluation mechanism for Sahha participants monitoring their progress and integration;

? Promoting migrant women engagement with the community and other entities both in Malta and abroad;

? Managing cultural mediators including the recruitment of such cultural mediators and strategic outreach of all migrant women in different communities in Malta;

? Liaising with stakeholders in the setting up of meetings and activities to promote integration and multicultural approaches for migrant women and food;

? Managing roster of women including number of hours worked, assist women in obtaining VAT & self employment licence;

? Solve any problems arising between project staff & women through mediation and dialogue; interpreting when required for project staff.

? Updating and reporting about the development of migrant women through monthly reports;

? Assisting in managing food handling course, including recruiting interpreters and mediators for women during food handling courses organised by respective entities;

? General community and integration assistance according to the needs of the project.

Candidates should possess experience working with women migrant communities and be fluent in Arabic and English.

Qualifications

? First-level university degree in social science recognised in Malta with minimum MQF Level 6;

? At least five years of relevant professional experience in an international environment; experience in North Africa, Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa highly desirable.

? Experience working in a government, international organization or NGO, including at least three years (full-time equivalent) on migrant women and gender based issues;

? Demonstrated experience in liaising with migrant communities, particularly vulnerable women;

? Knowledge and/or work experience in a field operation of an international organization, is an asset.

? Previous experience working on migrant cooking projects is necessary;

? Ability to work independently or under minimal supervision;

? Political intuition, cultural sensitivity, strong organizational and analytical skills;

? Strong presentation and written communication skills and ability to interact effectively with high-level officials on migration/human dimension issues;

? Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;

? Gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities;

? Professional fluency in the English language, with excellent oral and written skills; fluency in Arabic is mandatory for this position. Experience with translation and interpretation from Arabic to English required for this position.