The Centre
The International Civil Society Centre helps the leading international civil society organisations (ICSOs) maximise their impact for a sustainable and more equitable world.
The Centre works with ICSOs such as Amnesty International, Greenpeace or Oxfam to successfully navigate change. We scan the horizon for opportunities and threats; enable learning and cooperation among ICSOs and their stakeholders; support them in developing effective leadership; and promote robust accountability to strengthen their legitimacy. The Centre is a not-for-profit organisation fully owned by the organisations it serves. We strive to set high standards in management, governance and strategy for our shareholders and the wider sector.
The Centre has entered a new strategic direction and is sharpening its profile as a convenor, innovator and platform for collaboration. One key project in the upcoming year will be a Solidarity Playbook, which aims to build a solidarity network for ICSOs and CSO partners. The Solidarity Playbook will collect learnings and strategies from internal response mechanisms and coalition responses on attacks against organised civil society.
The Centre is currently looking for a maternity cover for the position Project Manager – Solidarity Playbook (80-100% FTE) from February to November 2020.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
The Project Manager will be responsible for all aspects of this key project, including:
- Driving the content development of the Solidarity Playbook;
- Managing the collaboration with the project Working and Reference Group, consisting of staff from ICSOs and their partners;
- Managing project budget as well as communication with and reporting to various donors;
- Organising project events and meetings;
- Liaising with external stakeholders and partners relevant to the projects, potentially presenting the project at relevant conferences;
- Ensuring strong cooperation and links to other Centre projects and potentially supporting the development of new projects and initiatives.
Required qualifications
- Relevant work experience in the civil society sector, ideally within an international CSO;
- Knowledge or experience with key issues related to restricted space for civil society;
- Excellent management and coordination skills; diligent and reliable way of operating;
- Ability to work under pressure, manage a high workload and meet tight deadlines;
- Independent and pro-active attitude, strong sense of ownership for assigned areas of responsibility;
- Ability to work as part of a team as well as on own initiative;
- Excellent communication and convening skills;
- Ability to work in English as a working language.
We offer
- The chance to work on a collaborative project with a large number of partners from the global civil society sector
- The chance to improve your understanding of the work, opportunities and challenges of international civil society organisations
- The opportunity to be part of a young, international and ambitious organisation with enthusiastic colleagues supporting the world’s largest ICSOs
- Flexible working hours around a core time (10 am – 3 pm) and the possibility to work from home on max. two days per week
- A possibility to potentially stay on in this or a similar role with the Centre, depending on secured funding.
Working hours: 32 - 40 hours per week (80-100%)
Holidays: 28 holidays p.a., on a pro-rata basis
Salary: competitive NGO salary depending on qualification
Location: Berlin, Germany
Starting date: February 2020
Application
Your application should:
- consist of a CV, cover letter incl. salary expectations and references expressing your motivation, capturing why you are a suitable candidate for this position (all in English);
- include the earliest possible starting date and suggested amount of hours/week;
- be submitted through our online application form by 04 December 2019. Please submit your application in one PDF-document, stating your name and the job reference “Project Manager – Solidarity Playbook” in the document title.
Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, we encourage early applications. Please note that we can only contact short-listed candidates.
We look forward to receiving your application!