Project Manager (gn) – Sustainable Lifestyles Team

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 “Investing in a good life”.

Our team of 60 multi-disciplinary professionals offer [RS1] expertise and identify, develop, and mainstream promising sustainable solutions.

Read more about us on our website: www.cscp.org

We are recruiting for a Project Manager to join the Sustainable Lifestyles (SL) team in our office in Wuppertal, Germany.

1. Project management (team leadership, resource planning, budgeting, administration, structuring & organising work and documents)
2. Engagement of project partners and external stakeholders (communication and collaboration with consortium partners, reporting, presentations in consortium meetings, engagement with external stakeholders via different communication channels and via workshops and larger events)
3. Design of capacity building programmes and delivery of interactive workshops and webinars
4. Research work in sustainable lifestyles and behaviours, more specifically sustainable diets, food waste, the circular economy and / or digitalization with a purpose
5. Leading acquisition efforts to raise public and/or private funds

1. Completed tertiary degree in a sustainability, social science, psychology or business-related field
2. Content experience in one or several of these topics: sustainability in general, sustainable lifestyles and behaviours, circular economy, citizen engagement and stakeholder processes, circular textiles, digitalisation with a purpose.
3. Minimum 4 years of relevant work experience. International experience will be viewed favourably
4. Experience working autonomously in project management and in workshop design and facilitation
5. Team spirit and a can-do attitude
6. Good interpersonal skills, willingness 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
7. Proficiency in MS-Office programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

1. Insights into the different research themes and topics at the CSCP
2. The opportunity to work within an international, multidisciplinary team fusing different cultural backgrounds, experiences and knowledge
3. An open and friendly working atmosphere
4. A job with a purpose offering many possibilities to contribute your own ideas and to drive the sustainability transition

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We apply the TV-L Salary system. The position corresponds to TV-L 13.