External Funding Manager (w/m/d)

The Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP) is an international nonprofit Think and Do tank that works with businesses, policy makers, partner organisations and civil society towards a good Life. Read more about us on our website: www.cscp.org/about-us

To strengthen our team in line with our expanding activities at the global level, we are offering this position, which is an interface between the dynamic field of sustainability research and CSCP’s business administration.

Starting date: immediately (please indicate your possible starting date)

Working hours: up to 100%

Fixed term: 2 years, an extension is intended

Location: Wuppertal, Germany

What we offer

The CSCP is an equal opportunity workplace. We believe in equity, diversity, and inclusion and strive to achieve them internally as an organisation but also in our projects with external partners. We invite new team members based on their skills to contribute to our team. We respect all team members and partners equally, no matter their age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, or anything else that appears to set us apart. Anyone is welcome to contribute with their skills and work to achieve our mission and vision.

Your tasks:

As part of an international team currently working on over 40 projects, you will be the central point of contact for financial and administrative project support. This ranges from support with budgeting at the project application stage, project set-up after commissioning, project controlling, ongoing communication with the project team and third-party funding providers to project accounting, keeping cost records, preparing the project for audits and audit support. You will be part of the project team and actively and continuously supervise the projects. In a dynamic organisation with flat hierarchies, you will report directly to the management.

Your abilities:

• You have completed training/degree in business administration and/or organisational administration
• You are at ease working with figures, you have an eye for accuracy and accountability for your work
• You have several years of relevant professional experience, ideally in an international working environment
• You have strong communication and organisational skills
• You are a team member who can maintain professional assertiveness when required
• You are a proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• You have experience in the financial and administrative management of publicly financed projects
• In addition, knowledge and experience in dealing with DATEV and in grant and public procurement law would be an advantage

Language skills:

As German and English are the working languages of the CSCP, very good written and spoken German and English skills are required.

Remuneration:

We apply the TV-L Salary system.

Application deadline:

Please send your complete application documents in one PDF document by 30 October 2024 to jobs@cscp.org.