Refugee aid covers the broader support of refugees – asylum processes, initial reception, counselling, accommodation, psychosocial support, education and labour-market integration. Providers include state authorities, international organisations such as UNHCR and IOM, large humanitarian organisations, welfare associations and numerous smaller NGOs.
In Germany since 2015, a dense network of initial reception, counselling centres, welfare-association services, voluntary initiatives and Ukraine-specific programmes shapes refugee aid. Tasks range from initial legal counselling to language teaching, psychotherapeutic support, guardianship for unaccompanied minors and long-term accompaniment in training and work.
For employees the field is emotionally demanding, meaningful and often fixed-term. Collective coverage is common; many providers align with TVöD-SuE or AVR. Entrants should bring strong self-care, intercultural competence and basic legal knowledge.
Lunigi delivers curated roles from this area and makes collective coverage and fixed-term status transparently visible.