About Us:

Change Clubs is a young non-profit organization that creates vibrant communities with the goal of living more sustainably. In Change Clubs, people support each other in changing their habits and taking action to live in a more environmentally and climate-friendly way and to change their environment.

Our organization offers the clubs guidance, support and ongoing support. Our core concern is to promote the founding of new clubs and the formation of a constantly growing Change Clubs community. To this end, we work with numerous partners and 'multipliers' from the public, private and civil society sectors.

Your role:

As part of our Change Clubs coordination team, you will take a leading role in our efforts to effectively spread the initiative and inspire others to join the movement. Your main focus will be to build partnerships with a wide range of actors in which Change Clubs are created and promoted. These so-called 'multipliers' can include cities and municipalities, companies, academic institutions and civil society organizations.

The initial geographical focus will be North Rhine-Westphalia, particularly Bonn and the surrounding area, as well as the Ruhr region. Further scaling throughout the German-speaking region and beyond is planned.

Your tasks:

• Developing a strategy for developing partnerships and involving so-called 'multipliers' of Change Clubs.

• Building and maintaining partnerships with multipliers and a wide range of other stakeholders.

• Expansion and consolidation of the Change Clubs network.

• Organizing and participating in networking events, including face-to-face and online events, webinars and other forums.

• Development and implementation of a communications strategy to intensify outreach and expand the Change Clubs community.

• Reviewing and revising content for the online presence and information materials, primarily in German.

About you:

You enjoy working in a dynamic, multicultural team and are creative, open-minded and flexible. You are very enthusiastic about sustainability issues, enjoy working proactively and are characterized by a practical attitude and solution-oriented approach. You find it easy to communicate complex information clearly and convincingly to different target groups.

Your qualifications

• High level of competence in dealing with and integrating different actors (stakeholder management).

• Experience in building communities and partnerships

• Strong skills in organization, project management and strategy development.

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.

• You are familiar with social media and like to set topics there.

• A degree or training in communication, public relations,

  Marketing, or even project management, can provide a solid foundation for this position. Applications with other qualifications and relevant experience in the required areas of responsibility are also welcome.

• Excellent language skills in German (native or professional level) and fluent English are required. Knowledge of other languages, such as Spanish, is an advantage.

• Knowledge in the areas of climate change, sustainability, environmental protection and/or behavioral psychology is desirable.

• Basic experience in graphic design and familiarity with programs such as Adobe Suite and Illustrator are also beneficial.

Change Clubs is not just about doing a job: we work towards a higher goal - you have a direct say in what we achieve together. You are part of a motivated and open team in which we support one another.

We offer flexible working hours and models that suit your life. Whether it's flexitime, home office or part-time - together we will find a solution that works for you and the team. And flexibility and mutual understanding are also a given within the team.

Benefits

We place great value on family friendliness, mental and physical health and a relaxed working atmosphere so that you can balance your work and private life. We also value respectful interaction and flat hierarchies - everyone can contribute ideas and take on responsibility.

Application process

If you share the concerns of our initiative and would like to contribute to change for more sustainability and climate protection together with our Change Clubs movement, we look forward to getting to know you!

Send your application to info@changeclubs.global. This should include your CV, a cover letter, relevant certificates, letters of recommendation (if applicable) and other evidence of your experience.

The start date is October 1, 2024, but may be later by arrangement.

Everyone is welcome in our organization - regardless of origin, gender, age, religion or sexual orientation. Diversity is important to us and we are actively committed to a discrimination-free working environment.