The Baltic Sea Conservation Foundation (BaltCF) was established in 2014. Our aim is to protect the unique and fragile ecosystem of the Baltic Sea. We fund a wide variety of conservation projects in the Baltic Sea region and are on our way to develop our own activities to further our mission. We are therefore looking for a

Student assistant (project research and admin)

The preferred starting date is 1^st February 2025. This position can be filled from our headquarters in Rostock or remotely.

Your responsibilities

• You’ll support BaltCF’s work by doing research to help with the assessment of funding applications as well as for projects developed by BaltCF itself.
• You’ll keep track of ongoing and recently finished nature conservation projects in the Baltic Sea Region.
• You’ll support us with administrative tasks and with the digitalization of our remaining physical documents.
• We can adjust your responsibilities, depending on your qualifications and interests.

Your qualifications

• You are passionate about the Baltic Sea and its unique and vulnerable ecosystem.
• You are pursuing a degree in a relevant field, either one related directly to ecology (biology, marine biology, landscape ecology or similar) or one with a sustainability focus or minor. A Bachelor’s degree is no precondition, but an asset.
• You are professionally proficient (at least C1) in English and German. Knowledge of other languages spoken in the Baltic Sea region is not a precondition, but an asset.
• You’re based in Germany and have permission to work.
• Ideally, you have a broad understanding of the Baltic Sea area not only in the ecological, but also in the political and cultural sense.

Our offer

• A small, passionate team with the resources and motivation to make a difference for the Baltic Sea.
• Responsibility and the opportunity to influence the next steps of our development.
• Insight into hands-on development and management of environmental conservation projects.
• A part-time position that can fit alongside your studies (40 h/month).
• Flexible working conditions with a lot of autonomy.
• A salary of €540 gross per month (€13.50/hour) and six weeks of paid leave per year.

To apply, please send a letter of motivation and your CV or LinkedIn profile to [email protected]