Sea-Watch is looking for an intern in our department “Supervision & Psychological Support”

at our Berlin office and remotely / starting in April and October for six months / 20-25 hours per week

 

About us  

Sea-Watch e.V. is a non-profit initiative dedicated to the civil sea rescue of people on the move. Given the humanitarian disaster in the central Mediterranean Sea-Watch provides emergency aid, demands, and at the same time, forces the rescue by the responsible European institutions and publicly stands up for legal escape routes. We are politically and religiously independent and are financed exclusively by donations.

 

 

The “Supervision and Psychological Support” team offers numerous formats for psychosocial support in order to strengthen our activists in their work and to systematically anchor sustainable activism in Civil Sea Rescue. Therefore the team coordinates various psychological debriefings, crisis interventions, and consultations in cooperation with approximately 150 volunteers across Europe. In addition, various team and organizational development measures, workshops, and moderations are carried out to strengthen the areas of burnout prevention, conflict culture, and anti-discrimination.

Your tasks:

  • Supporting the coordination of briefings and other support services in the operational area (ship and air operations) and back office

  • Participating in content-related working groups as agreed and according to interest, for example in the development and planning of internal training programs

  • Supporting volunteer coordination and internal team development

  • Participation in weekly online team meetings, content exchange, internal training, and supervision

  • Collaboration in the team’s day-to-day business (mediation, email correspondence, etc.)

Dein Profil:

  • You are currently enrolled in a German university*

  • You identify with the goals and values of Sea-Watch e.V.

  • You are interested in the topics of psychosocial support, sustainable activism, and organizational development

  • You have strong organizational skills and enjoy planning and coordination tasks

  • You are a team player and enjoy self-organized work in flat hierarchies

  • You can occasionally be present at our Berlin office, especially during the training period

We offer you:

  • Insights into the psychosocial support work of an NGO

  • Content-related and organizational training and support as needed

  • Wide-ranging learning and development opportunities in an exciting field

  • Flat hierarchies and plenty of room for initiative

  • A meaningful work environment

  • The opportunity to participate in internal workshops and training courses as well as events where Sea-Watch is represented

  • A monthly compensation of €520.00

We look forward to receiving your application!

We do not primarily select our interns based on their CVs, but rather on their interests and attitudes. Therefore, we invite you to answer the following question in your application so that we can get an impression of you:

What does sustainable activism mean to you and how would you promote it in a politically and humanitarian challenging environment?

The internship is scheduled to start on April 1st or October 1st, and we would like it to last for six months. We are happy to discuss slight deviations in duration personally. The application deadlines are as follows:

July 1 for a start date in October

January 1 for a start date in April

Please send your application for the internship with your resume and cover letter in a single PDF document to: supervision-application@sea-watch.org

As we are committed to a society free of racism and discrimination, we particularly welcome applications from women, LGBTQI, BIPoC, people with disabilities, people with a migration background, and people from other groups that are underrepresented in the maritime and NGO world. You are welcome to refrain from including application photos and information about your age and marital status.

1 We currently do not have any licensed therapists on our team to supervise long-term psychology internships. We would be happy to discuss any other requirements for your supervision in person.

*Enrollment at a German university: This is the legal requirement for the internship. You do not have to live in Germany or speak German to apply.

 

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