Student Assistant – SIPS Team (f/m/d) The Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP) is offering position as a student assistant in the Sustainable Infrastructures Products and Services (SIPS) team for up to 19 hours per week. Start Date: From September 2024 on Duration: 6 months, aiming for longer duration Location: Wuppertal, Germany (remote work partially possible) 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 the website: www.cscp.org/about-us What we offer A team of currently 50 multi- disciplinary professionals contributes to the worldwide activities of the Centre. The CSCP offers a dynamic and stimulating working team, diverse assignments and international development opportunities, the chance to work on future-oriented sustainability topics and the opportunity to make a true difference with your work at a reputable organisation. 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. Tasks The major task of the candidate will be to support the team in activities that combine: support ongoing projects and proposal writing through activities such as internet-based research of source material and literature and content creation content development in topics like circular economy, stakeholder engagement, sustainable supply chains, sustainability assessments and other SIPS-related topics interaction with other CSCP activities in cross-team collaboration Competencies Good academic and analytical skills. Ability to draft clearly and concisely, very good language skills. Good interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organisational goals, ability to develop and maintain effective work relationships with different national and cultural backgrounds with sensitivity and respect for diversity. Working knowledge and familiarity with sustainability in general, and entrepreneurship, business and industry in particular is a plus, though not mandatory. Other desirable skills: Good skills in basic computer usage, including internet searches. In particular, good working knowledge of MS Office-Word, Excel, Power Point, Intra-Internet, E-mail applications etc. Language The first working language is English, therefore fluency in written and spoken English is necessary. Having full or near-native fluency in German will be an additional advantage. Application Procedure If you are interested in this opportunity, please send us your complete application (motivation letter in English, your CV, certificates and reference(s), and preferred starting date) in one single PDF. Contact person: Cristina Fedato – Head of Sustainable Infrastructure, Products and Services E-mail: jobs@scp-centre.org