Intercultural Mediator, hourly wage, limited until the end of 2026 with option for extension

Key information

  • Publication date:23 January 2026
  • Workload:100%
  • Contract type:Permanent position
  • Place of work:Basel

Job summary

HEKS employs over 1500 staff across 35 countries, with 290 projects.

Tasks

  • Moderate discussions on health, education, and roles.
  • Conduct garden meetings for men in collaboration with staff.
  • Facilitate language translation during meetings.

Skills

  • Experience as an intercultural mediator; German B2 or higher.
  • Strong networking with migrant organizations and clubs.
  • Self-motivated, flexible, and enjoys human contact.

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HEKS employs over 1500 permanent staff. At 24 locations in Switzerland and worldwide in 35 countries, HEKS is active with 290 programs and projects amounting to around 144 million Swiss francs. In 2024, HEKS reached around 16 million people with its work.

HEKS pursues the vision of a just world in which the dignity of all people is respected, peace prevails, and natural livelihoods are preserved. The goal is a transformation on social, economic, and political levels. HEKS contributes to improving the living conditions of people in Switzerland and worldwide, asserts their rights, and raises awareness and mobilizes for this purpose.

Lived diversity - Inclusion is important to us:
We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, or sexual orientation.

Intercultural Mediator, hourly wage, limited until the end of 2026 with option for extension

The HEKS office in Basel conducts various projects in which intercultural mediators are deployed.  The projects support participants in finding their way well in their respective life situations in the Basel region.

With the program MasKu-Men's Garden we address men with a migration background from different countries of origin. For more information: MasKu-Men's Garden I HEKS

Time commitment: during the gardening season 2-4 hours/week, from November to February probably only monthly assignments

For the languages Pashto and/or Dari/Farsi (preferably both) we are looking for a


These are your main tasks:

  • Moderation of discussion rounds on selected topics (health promotion, education, role models)
  • Conducting garden meetings with men in cooperation with the program staff
  • Linguistic mediation at the meetings
  • Providing information on selected topics
  • Contacting and maintaining contact with participants
  • Networking with migrant organizations and associations

Ideally, you bring the following:

  • Training as an intercultural mediator
  • Oral and written German skills at level B2 or higher
  • Interest in men's work topics
  • Willingness to accompany men from your own cultural background on an equal footing
  • Good networking with migrant organizations or associations – or motivation to build such a network
  • Enjoyment in contact with people
  • Independence, initiative, and flexibility
  • Residence in the Basel region

You can expect from us:

  • Independent and varied activity in a transcultural context
  • Scope for design
  • Work in a transcultural team
  • Support and advice from the team

Would you like to join the HEKS team? Then we look forward to   your application via our application tool with indication of the languages spoken . Please understand that email or postal applications cannot be processed.

For further information, Flurina Müller, responsible for the Garden and Society Circle, is available at telephone +41 61 367 94 44.

More information about HEKS can be found at www.heks.ch .

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