Volunteering

Ihre Aufgaben

The activities of both positions are planned within different teams throughout your volunteering time: You will have the chance to work with our colleagues in the teams of Understanding Europe, the Young Islam Conference, or Communications. You take on a wide range of everyday tasks. The following list are examples and will be implemented depending on your background, talents and preferences, which will be discussed during the interview:

• Supporting with administration tasks within the foundation

• Helping to coordinate current projects, events, trainings and webinars

• Assisting with communications tasks (social media, website, printed materials)

• Supporting our data systems, e.g. by working on a platform or updating databases

• Assisting the creation of reports and funding applications and Preparing evaluations and polls, The EYP is a unique educational programme which brings together young people from all over Europe to discuss current topics in a parliamentary setting. The EYP is a network consisting of 40 European associations and organisations, in which thousands of young people are active in a voluntary capacity. The international umbrella organisation of the EYP is the Schwarzkopf Foundation, hosting the International Office of the EYP. You will support Project Managers, as the call is for different positions, the list of tasks is not exclusively attached to one of the position and preferences will be discussed during the interview:

• Preparations and coordination of our governance events (EYP Board of National Committees and Governing Body)

• Everyday support with financial management (reviewing submitted invoices, preparing reimbursement forms)

• Preparation and help around organising events in Berlin

• Participant management for the International Sessions

• Assisting with communications tasks (social media, EYP website, printed materials)

• Enabling growth and improvement of the EYP's community of dedicated volunteers and supporting knowledge exchange among EYP's national committees

• Supporting the work of the EYP International Office in general, like preparing and updating databases, supporting the creation of reports, funding applications or administering evaluations and polls,

• Receiving health insurance, third party liability insurance as well as general accident insurance

• German courses

• Accommodation

• Joining an On-Arrival-Training and a Midterm-Meeting, which are organised by the national agency for the ESC volunteers in Germany

• Work 36h/week and have 30 days of vacation for a 12-month volunteering plus 3 additional days off for personal development and training

• Working in a great team with a lot of learnings for your future and exploring the capital of Germany in your free time

Ihr Profil

• gain relevant experience in a non-profit-organisation, running educational programmes for young people all over Europe?

• get insights into fields such as NGO management, fundraising, project management and communications?

• be part of a motivated and international team?

• live in one of the coolest capitals in Europe?

• receive an allowance for living expenses as well as accommodation?

Do you have…

• interest in the aims of our organisation?

• good knowledge of English (C1)

• an approach to work that is conscientious, structured, and reliable?

• previous experience in volunteering, office work or youth projects?

• solid knowledge in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word?

• a good team spirit?

• good communication skills?

• loads of enthusiasm and motivation?, In the form, we ask you to attach your CV in English. We also ask you to attach your letter of motivation or to share a short video with us (preferred, up to 3 minutes maximum), speaking about why the position appeals to you and what you would bring to the team. To submit a video, please store it in a place of your liking and share a link with us via the online application form.

Kontakt

Contact for further information: n.zitouni@schwarzkopf-stiftung.de (no application, see below)., Contact for further questions is Kristine Lomako via k.lomako@eyp.org (no application, see below)., Schwarzkopf Foundation Young Europe

• Sophienstr. 28 / 29
• info@schwarzkopf-stiftung.de