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Deputy Executive Director Berlin Civil Society Center

Berlin Civil Society Center

Berlin, Germany

Over the past five years the Berlin Civil Society Center has established itself as the joint platform of the world’s leading civil society organisations (CSOs). Our aim is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of global CSOs by bringing together the most important actors, facilitating communication and enabling cooperation. Events like Vision Works – the global Chairs and CEOs meeting and Global Perspectives have become fixed dates in the calendars of key leaders in the civil society sector. Moreover the Center provides services to collective CSO projects like running the secretariat for the International NGO Accountability Charter. Organisations like Amnesty International, ActionAid, CARE, Caritas, CBM, ChildFund Alliance, Greenpeace, Oxfam, Plan, Transparency International and World Vision are regular participants in the Center’s events and programmes and play a key role in defining and forming the Center’s activities. For more information about the Center, please visit us at: www.berlin-civil-society-center.org

The Center is looking for a Deputy Executive Director as of 01 March 2012 to join a highly motivated team working against tight deadlines striving to fulfil its ambitions of excellence and impact in the sector.

Responsibilities

The Deputy Executive Director will support our Executive Director with the running of the Berlin Civil Society Center. Main tasks will include the following:

  • Cooperation with Board Chairs and Board Members, CEOs and Senior Managers of leading civil society organisations worldwide;
  • Developing strategies for the Center and concepts for workshops, shared services and other activities;
  • Hands-on involvement in running the Center’s workshops in close cooperation with the Project Manager;
  • Overseeing the Center’s finance and administration;
  • Preparation and follow up of the Center’s Board and Shareholders Meetings in close cooperation with the Executive Director;
  • Preparation of the quarterly shareholders updates;
  • Deputising for the Executive Director in his absence;
  • Other tasks as assigned by the Executive Director.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in the not-for-profit or for-profit world; including line management of small teams;
  • Sound understanding of the challenges CSOs are facing;
  • Strategic thinking and ability to develop and draft concepts for the Center;
  • Good networker with contacts in the sector;
  • Ambitious and hard working, prepared to work long hours if required;
  • Willingness to play deputy role, combined with the ambition to take on leadership role;
  • Diligent, reliable and focused, team player;
  • Self starter, striving for excellence, preparedness to take on responsibility for optimal delivery;
  • Multilingual with fluency in English; basic German is desirable.

We offer

  • Working with and learning from the leaders of world’s best known civil society organisations;
  • The opportunity to make an impact on key areas concerning the future of the sector;
  • Leadership role in the development of a young and ambitious agency;
  • A team oriented and international work environment;
  • Highly motivated, enthusiastic colleagues;
  • A full time permanent contract (probation period is 6 months);
  • An annual salary of up to € 70,000 (gross) depending on qualification and experience;
  • A contribution to relocation costs;
  • Starting date: preferably March 2012.

Application

If you are interested, please submit your application (covering letter and CV) in English by email to:

Your application needs to reach us by 22 January 2012. Interviews will be held on 7-8 February.

If you have any questions, please contact Karenina Schröder by email or telephone (+49-30- 20624697-13).

We are looking forward to receiving your application!