Outreach support trainer

Location: Full remote work possible, except for the training delivery
Application Deadline: August 3, 2025 

SOS MEDITERRANEE is a civil European rescue association founded in 2015 to face the humanitarian tragedy and the lack of adequate state rescue capacity in the Mediterranean on the deadliest maritime migratory route in the world since 2014. Created by a group of European citizens, our maritime and humanitarian organisation has three missions:

1. To rescue people in distress at sea.
2. To protect and assist survivors on board our ship.
3. To bear witness and raise awareness about the tragedy unfolding in the central Mediterranean.

Today, SOS MEDITERRANEE is a network composed of four European entities (Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland) sharing the objective to support our rescue operations at sea. Search and Rescue (SAR) operations have been carried out since February 2016 in the Central Mediterranean off the Libyan coasts with the chartered ships Aquarius and Ocean Viking. To date, over 41.700 people have been rescued by SOS MEDITERRANEE.

In order to support the Outreach manager in these activities, SOS MEDITERRANEE needs an outreach support for a fixed term contract with a duration based on the training duration, 16 days including travel

SOS MEDITERRANEE has been working with formulising training and working with others for 9 years. While Mass Rescue Operations are rare, high impact events in most of the world, they are commonplace in our context. When starting SOS crews discovered a capacity gap between existing maritime training and the needs faced on scene. SOS spent the last years working to develop tactics and training tools to Bridge this gap. Now, as the learnings systems are established, it is clear that this know how might be of use to others in various contexts facing similar risks.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and up to date understanding Of SOS’s learning material both general and specific to various outreach partners. 
• Review and discuss current standards with existing outreach instructors and outreach manager. 
• Deliver high standard training sessions to partners. 
• Maintain a professional composure throughout trainings.
• Adapt trainings within a framework following 1st delivery. 
• Ensure the elaboration of a capitalization report following each training sessions.
• Ensure lessons learned from delivering training remain confidential and managed by SOS unless otherwise discussed.
• Ensure SOSs engagement is not compromised. 

Requirements: 

Training : 

• Experience presenting Infront of an audience
• Experience leading training (including drills at sea)
• Detailed understanding of SOS’s SAR guidelines

SAR:

• One year operating in the central mediterranean on NGO assets
• Decision making experience (Leading EZ1 or 2, Leading EZ3 is acceptable if specifically complex operations were managed or compelling reason found
• Understanding of risk management and assessments
• More than 1 years’ experience operating in the rescue team on RIBs with SOS would be appreciated
• Experience on various SAR assets (cruiser, RIB jet ski etc..) would also be appreciated

IT:

• Expert use of Word, excel, PowerPoint and office

Interpersonal competencies:

• Crew must be highly professional in their presentation, cloths and grooming especially when working in a military context, grooming standards should be reasonably close to theirs
•  Presentation to professional standard regardless of context
•  Capacity to work and maintain neutral behaviour in environments that may include people with negative perception of NGOs work and/or migration SAR
•  Fluent in French and English (written and spoken)
•  Flexibility and ability to travel

• Fixed term contract with a duration based on the training duration 16 days including travel
• Salary: Based on SOS MED salary grid, from 2730€ gross to 3800€ gross per month according to experience, and pro-ratized to the duration of contract
• Full remote work possible, except for the training delivery
• Necessary to have a valid work permit to work within the EU
• Deadline for applications: August 3, 2025

To apply for this role, please fill in the form and upload your resume and cover letter through this link by August 3rd, 2025the latest : Application form Outreach support trainer

Kindly note that no information will be given by phone.

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