Student Assistant For The CSCP Acquisition Team ACQUISITION / FUNDRAISING / PROPOSAL WRITING The Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP) is looking for a student assistant for our offices in Wuppertal, Germany. Working time: 14-18 hours/ week Starting date: January/ February 2017 Location: Wuppertal, Germany Main tasks of the student assistant will be: Support in drafting proposals for different donors, such as European Commission or national ministries; this includes for instance: background research, communications with international partners, contributing to the content, structure and various administrative issues Research on new funding sources for different projects that the CSCP wants to implement Support in developing the CSCP acquisition strategy 2017 and improving the acquisition team’s ways of working, contents and structure Gathering “lessons learnt” from past acquisition activities, this includes: interviewing colleagues, reviewing past proposals and the feedback of the donors, assessing good and weak points in the proposals Maintenance and follow-up of databases Support with various administrative tasks What we offer: Insights into the different research themes and topics at the CSCP, such as sustainable lifestyles, sustainable business models or sustainable products, services and infrastructures Insights into how to turn ideas into successful projects and win the necessary funding for them Insights into how to write good project proposals for different audiences An international, multidisciplinary and young team with many different cultural backgrounds, experiences and knowledge An open and friendly working atmosphere Many possibilities to contribute with your own ideas! Required background: Completed first part of degree (“Grundstudium“ or at least in the 2nd year or Bachelor study) in relevant discipline, e.g. NGO management, administration, sustainable development, political science, geography, finance (or related fields) Good academic and analytical skills Ability to draft clearly and concisely, very good language skills General understanding of sustainable consumption and production topics Good interpersonal and communication skills Self-reliant and committed Good skills in basic computer usage, in particular good working knowledge of MS Office-Word, Excel and Power Point First working experiences in acquisition and fundraising are a big plus Language: The first working language is English; therefore fluency in written and spoken English is essential. Additionally, being fluent in German (written and spoken) is a plus. We are looking for a student who can fill this position for a longer time than only 1 semester. Therefore, we are looking for candidates who will still be enrolled as students for at least 1 year. Application Procedure Please send your complete application (1 page motivation letter + 1-2 pages CV + relevant certificate(s)) in a single pdf-file of max. 8MB to acquisition@scp-centre.org until 24 January. Contact person: For any questions, please contact Stephanie Reyer-Naujokat (coordinator acquisition team) at +49 – (0) 202 – 4 59 58 58 or at acquisition@scp-centre.org.