To support our team at our office site in Berlin, we are looking as soon as possible for a

Programme Assistant

Full time or part time (at least 32 h / week)

The Ecologic Institute conducts research and provides consultancy at the interface between science and policy on a wide range of topics relating to sustainable living and economic activity. We produce expert reports for ministries and EU institutions, for example, as part of large research consortia or consultancy assignments, and we take part in specialist conferences and organise workshops on a wide variety of topics in the field of sustainability.

For our two programmes – Resources and Climate – which currently have around 33 research staff, we are looking for a new colleague to provide administrative support to the programme directors.

•  Organising is your passion?
•  You love to communicate?
•  You are an MS Teams professional?

If this sounds interesting for you, we are looking forward to your application!

Your tasks:

• coordination of appointments and calendars
• organisation and documentation of team meetings
• support of projects and acquisition
• maintaining project, reference and contact data and documents
• tracking deadlines and milestones
• preparing and maintaining summaries, tables, presentations and reports
• analysis for simple key figures and statistics
• documentation of programme- and project activities

Your profile:

• completed training as an office administration assistant (Kaufmann/Kauffrau für Büromanagement) or equivalent formation 
• a minimum of three years relevant work experience
• excellent MS Office skills
• very good communication skills, organisational talent, stress resilience
• Team player with the ability to work independently and interdisciplinarily 
• professional level of German language skills, good English language skills 
• interest in sustainability topics
• interest in business administration is a plus

Our offer:

• You will work in a leading think tank with a national and international focus for environmental policy that develops solutions to the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. 
• In our international team, you will experience a pleasant working atmosphere in a flexible and family-friendly environment.
• You will receive a limited contract for 2 years with the option to become permanent, a high subsidy for the „Deutschlandticket“ and 10 paid days per sick child per year.
• We offer flexible working hours with the option to work in the Home Office from time to time. Working from home in other European countries is possible for 3 weeks per year.

Interested?

Please apply online, attaching the following documents: 

• CV
• Letter of motivation 
• Certificates of trainings and degrees 
• References 

Deadline for applications: 21 October 2026 

For questions, please contact our HR Manager, Verena Stange, via 030 86880-122 or by e-mail: verena.stange@ecologic.eu.

Diversity in disciplines, backgrounds, and experiences strengthens research and society. We therefore welcome all applications. The only criteria for hiring are the job requirements and the qualifications of the applicants. We therefore ask that you refrain from sending photos with your application.