A 75% Sociocultural Animator - Association of the Maison du Quartier de la Jonction

About the job

Company Description

The Geneva Foundation for Sociocultural Animation is a partnership institution, funded by the Canton and the municipalities, whose mission is to promote and maintain social cohesion in the canton of Geneva, that is to ensure the quality of the relationship between individuals and society. Through socio-educational, sociocultural and associative field actions carried out by centres and outreach teams, the Foundation meets the population's needs in terms of meeting, exchange, solidarity, citizenship, quality of life, with the general aim of preventing social exclusion.

A position of sociocultural animator at 75% is open within the Association of the Maison du Quartier de la Jonction.

Job Description

• Assume, as part of a team, responsibility for socio-educational work, sociocultural and artistic animation, and reception with the various populations of the neighbourhood;
• Contribute to the development of the associative life of the neighbourhood in a context of urban evolution;
• Participate in the development and supervision of the animation programme, events and holiday centres;
• Collaborate with the association's management committee and during general assembly meetings;
• Ensure the association's management tasks according to a shared coordination mode, based on a rotation system, both for administrative tasks and field tasks.

Qualifications

• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in social work, HES level, or an equivalent university qualification;
• Experience in sociocultural animation;
• Ability to take sole responsibility for a team of supervisors and public reception;
• Initiative, autonomy, creativity, versatility, ability to take responsibility;
• Ability and willingness to work in a team and network: management committee, supervisors, animators, administrative and technical staff, volunteers, activists, City of Geneva, neighbourhood actors/partners;
• Willingness and ability to work within a collegiate animation team;
• Good oral and written expression and synthesis skills, rigour and respect for deadlines;
• Good knowledge of the Geneva social, trade union, political and cultural system.

Additional Information

• Experience in the associative field;
• Openness to flexible and irregular hours (evenings, weekends and school holidays);
• Proficiency in common computer tools (Word, Excel, etc.);
• D1 driving licence, an asset;
• Salary according to the Geneva State pay scale, maximum class 15;
• Start date: 1 January 2027;
• Applications until 25 October 2026.