Put your experience to work for refugees and migrants
At JRS Romania, your training and professional experience can help support refugees, migrants and other vulnerable people. Whether you work directly with people, coordinate projects or look after the organisation and resources the work requires, your contribution supports the whole team. We value people who know their profession, listen carefully and look for solutions together with others. We work with complex situations that call for patience, sound judgement and a willingness to learn.
Different experiences and backgrounds, equal opportunities to contribute
We encourage applications from people with diverse professional backgrounds and life experiences, including people who have experienced displacement or migration themselves. We welcome people of different origins, nationalities and faiths. What matters are the skills the role requires, respect for people and commitment to the work we do together. This openness is part of the recruitment principles of the JRS network.
Current vacancies at JRS Romania
There are no vacancies at the moment. Thank you for your interest in working with us. Please check this page for future job opportunities and details of how to apply.
10 reasons to work at JRS Romania
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Access to housing, staying in school or resolving a legal problem can change a family’s life. Through your role, you contribute to the support that makes such changes possible.
Humanitarian support needs many different skills. Education, law and social work are complemented by finance, logistics, communication and project management. Each specialism contributes to the quality of the services we provide.
Working with other professionals helps you look at a situation from several perspectives. You can better understand how legal, family, social and economic problems are connected and how each colleague can help resolve them.
Day-to-day experience is complemented by training and exchanges of experience, depending on responsibilities and programmes. In psychosocial activities, supervision also provides space to discuss difficult situations and improve professional practice.
We have colleagues from Romania and other countries, including people with experience of displacement or migration. Working together gives you the chance to learn about other perspectives, question your assumptions and communicate across cultural differences.
We adapt our activities when new needs or difficulties arise. Observations from the field, the team’s experience and suggestions from participants help us change practical things, from how appointments are organised to the services we offer.
Experience from direct work informs research, public information and dialogue with institutions. In this way, the problems we encounter in our work can become the starting point for more accessible services and better respect for rights.
JRS Romania is connected to organisations and professionals working with refugees in many countries. This connection supports cooperation and the exchange of experience in the face of shared challenges.
You join a team whose work has developed in response to the needs of refugees and migrants. The experience gained and the relationships built with communities and partners provide a foundation for today’s work.
Clear responsibilities, fair treatment and the prevention of harassment and discrimination are part of our working framework.
Your work contributes to concrete changes in people’s lives.
Access to housing, staying in school or resolving a legal problem can change a family’s life. Through your role, you contribute to the support that makes such changes possible.
Explore opportunities across the international JRS network
If you are interested in working with JRS in other countries or at international level, see the opportunities published by JRS International.