About the Role
This role provides organizational, logistical, and administrative support for peer-learning activities, network management, event organization, and external communication within a project focused on conflict transformation and peacebuilding.
Responsibilities
- Manage travel arrangements and participant coordination for peer-learning activities.
- Provide organizational and logistical support for peer-learning activities in coordination with project teams and international partners.
- Ensure timely communication and coordination with partner organizations, project teams, and external service providers.
- Identify and flag organizational bottlenecks.
- Support the project team in network management, event organization, editing presentations and publications, and external communication.
- Provide organizational, logistical, and administrative support for activities implemented by international partner organizations.
- Ensure compliance with donor regulations and internal policies, including procurement rules, in coordination with the finance department.
Requirements
- Hold an MA in political sciences or international relations, preferably with a focus on peace and conflict studies.
- Possess excellent organizational and logistical skills.
- Have first professional experience with organizing international event formats (including hybrid and online formats).
- Have first professional experience with project management and billing.
- Fluent German and excellent verbal and written English language skills.
- Have first professional experience in layout and editing presentations and publications.
- Proficient in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint).
- Strong ability to work with perseverance as part of a team and independently.
- Excellent communication skills in an international environment.
- Possess curiosity and strong intercultural skills.
- Ability to work under time pressure.
- Submit CV, cover letter, diplomas, certificates, and references by 20.07.2026.
Skills
- Organizational skills
- Logistical skills
- Project management
- Billing
- Network management
- Remote coordination
- Layout
- Editing presentations
- Editing publications
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Teamwork
- Independent work
- Communication skills
- Intercultural skills
- Time-pressure adaptability
Location
- Berlin, Germany
Work Type
- 80% part-time (31.2 hours per week)
- Flexible working hours
- Flexibility regarding office vs. mobile working solutions
Experience Level
- First professional experience with the organization of international event formats
- First professional experience with project management and billing
- Prior experience in supporting international network management and remote coordination is an asset
- First professional experience in layout and editing presentations and publications
Education Level
- MA in political sciences or international relations, preferably with a focus on peace and conflict studies
Salary/Compensations
- According to TVöD Bund, pay grade E10
Benefits
- Highly experienced and engaged community of practice
- Transparent terms of compensation (TVöd Bund)
- Highly relevant, insightful and challenging tasks
- Confidence-based, flexible working hours
- Flexibility regarding office vs. mobile working solutions
About the Company
- The Berghof Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation supporting people in conflict in their efforts to achieve sustainable peace through conflict transformation and peacebuilding.
- Headquartered in Berlin, the organisation is run by a diverse team and works with local partners around the world.
Equal Opportunity
- We welcome diversity and are happy to receive applications from people regardless of their ethnic, social and national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation and marital status.
