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The Care Coordinator (CareCo) is a key member of the Head of Mission (HoM) team and the line manager of the Care Team on board M/V HUMANITY 1. The Care Team includes the medical team (doctor, nurse/paramedic, midwife, mental health representative), the protection representative, and the cultural mediator.
This position follows a fixed rotation cycle, each with its own focus and responsibilities:
1 rotation in the back office
1 rotation on board M/V HUMANITY 1
1 rotation off
Your Responsibilities
Back Office
Strategic development of the Care Department
Working on SOPs, guidelines, and structural improvements; implementing feedback from recent rotations
Onboarding and briefing of the upcoming Care Team
Regular meetings with the other Coordinators working on land (SAR Coordinator, Communications Coordinator, Fleet & Operations Coordinator)
Weekly meetings with the Operations team (Head of Operations, Logistics, Crewing)
Line management for and supervision of volunteer medical team and the Mental Health Advisor, who is responsible for the onboard Mental Health Representative and leads the Psychosocial Support Unit providing briefings & debriefings pre/post-operation
Regular meetings with the Mental Health Advisor, volunteer medical team, midwifery support, and protection experts on land
Responsible for maintaining and expanding partnerships with external organisations supporting the Care Team and representing the organisation in external and public settings
Working from home or from the Berlin office
On board M/V HUMANITY 1
Acting as part of the HoM team alongside SARCo, CommsCo, and the captain, jointly responsible for strategic and operational decision-making and the well-being of the crew and survivors
Leading a multidisciplinary Care Team onboard Humanity 1
Planning and coordinating services for survivors: physical and mental health care, food distributions, legal information sessions, referrals, embarkation & disembarkation
Preparing and managing the post rescue shift plan (deck watches, food distribution, etc.)
Overseeing stock and inventory management
Coordinating crowd management and ensuring survivor well-being
Coordinating and delivering onboard training (theory & practice) to crew members
Leading daily meetings and debriefings
Requirements
Strong leadership and team management experience
Experience in humanitarian work, ideally in search and rescue
Familiarity with the Central Mediterranean migration context
Confident in high-pressure environments, calm under stress
Experience working in safeguarding and gender-sensitive contexts
High level of empathy, integrity, and professionalism
Very good time management, delegation, and decision-making skills
Strong communication and coordination skills
Confidence to train new and returning crew members
Excellent written and spoken English (C1)
Fluency in at least one additional language: French and/or Arabic
Proficient in Microsoft Office, comfortable working with shared online tools
Desirable
Fluent Italian (spoken and written)
Professional background in protection
Experience in developing and delivering trainings
Technical affinity and interest in shaping new online training formats
Valid Basic Safety Training Certificate (STCW A-VI/1)
Medical Fitness Certification for Seafarers
Security Awareness and Designated Security Duties (STCW A-VI/6)
We provide
German seafarer contract
Salary: 3080,00€ / month (employee gross)
Possibility for longer-term employment
Travel expenses covered
3 internal workshops per year for all Coordinators
Possibility for external trainings
Office space in Berlin for Back Office work
SOS Humanity is currently looking for a Care Coordinator (CareCo) to join our team on a one-year contract, with the possibility and intention to extend. We are currently looking for someone to start with a first back office rotation from 12th September to 29th October 2025, followed by the on board rotationfrom 5th November to 19th December 2025. The application deadline is the 8th of June 2025.
It is very important to us that our crew is as international and diverse as possible. In particular, we encourage FLINTA* people to apply.
FLINTA*: people identifying as Female, Lesbian, Inter, Non-Binary, Transgender and Agender people
About the work at SOS Humanity
A team of around thirty full-time and part-time employees, including interns, working students and volunteers, work at our office in the heart of Berlin. We are all passionate about search and rescue and firmly believe that protecting human lives is a humanitarian duty.
That’s why our teams in the areas of communication, advocacy & mobilisation, fundraising, ship operations and administration work tirelessly to ensure that our rescue ship “Humanity 1” can sail regularly in the central Mediterranean. We want to give survivors a voice, raise public awareness of their plight and educate people about the humanitarian plight of refugees in order to help improve the situation in the Mediterranean in the long term.
Our flat hierarchies offer all team members plenty of room for initiative, so that independent work is the order of the day at SOS Humanity. We offer flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home. Our large offices are centrally located in Kreuzberg’s Graefekiez neighbourhood.
All employees have access to an annual training budget and a travel allowance.
Diversity and communicative exchange are very important to us, because every employee enriches SOS Humanity with different experiences and skills. For this reason, we have a wide range of age and professional groups represented.
Because the topics of our work can sometimes be stressful, it is important to us to listen to each other and create a collegial atmosphere that encourages and motivates us. We pursue this goal with joint team events and regular professional supervision.
