The project community focuses on innovative education in the field of social-ecological transformation. Within the department, we organise trainings and youth exchanges that not only share theoretical knowledge about sustainability, economic growth, and the use of resources with young people, but also allow participants to experience cooperation, creativity and self-efficacy. We take a critical look at the exploitation of people and nature and empower participants to get involved in environmental and socio-political issues for change and to consider the systemic level.

Tâches du volontaire:

The volunteer will mainly support the department of social-ecological transformation. This includes the organisation and implementation of its youth exchanges and trainings:
•promoting educational activities in social media and the partner network
•supporting the conceptualisation of educational programmes
•assisting at international events on the ground
•developing own training sessions (as agreed with the team and according to own interests)
•preparing seminar material, info-packs, list of participants
•communicating with applicants and partners of the educational activities
•research of and contact with new project partners and organizations, e.g. active in the field of sustainability and climate communication
Furthermore, the volunteer will assist Kreisau-Initiative with general administrative tasks.

The weekly working hours will be 30-35 hours; five days a week, while language classes count as working time.
As part of the international events, the project might include working at the weekends. The volunteer will receive compensation days the week after.

Gesichten Profil

The project has the following expectations towards the volunteer’s required skills and interests:
•strong interest in and passion for socio-ecological topics as well as transcultural learning
•interest in international youth exchanges, trainings, and non-formal education
•interest in contributing your own skills and testing yourself at seminars, etc.
•first experiences in project management
•willingness to travel
•ability to work in a responsible way, independently and as a part of the team
•knowledge of Office Programs (especially Outlook, Word and Excel)
•very good knowledge of English, at least at C1 level, is mandatory, knowledge of German is not mandatory, but an advantage
•knowledge of other languages is an advantage
•a BA and/or MA in a relevant field is not required, but an advantage