Associate to the President (gn)

To support the work of the Office of the President, we are looking for an

Associate to the President (gn),

part-time (20 hours per week), with a limited contract until 30 June 2026.

Your tasks:

Support the President in her role as head of the School, as coordinated by the Office of the President

  • Preparation of meetings and visits, e.g. coordination, presentations, speaking notes, briefings, minutes
  • Correspondence (English, German)
  • Support the Office of the President with organizational tasks and support for projects including covering for President’s Personal Associate
  • Support for speech-writing for various occasions under supervision of the Personal Associate
  • Accounting tasks (processing invoices, support bookkeeping of the budget of the Office of the President, file the President's credit card statements)

Support the school-wide quality management

  • Autonomous lead of quality management projects e.g. coordinating the Bundestagslobbyregister and EU Transparency Register, plan and coordinate the programme and services evaluation, analyse results and write evaluation report for HSL
  • Compile data and contributions from various teams across the institution
  • Provide organisational support for reporting and accreditation processes
  • Support the coordination of policies and the Hertie School handbook

Committees and recurring tasks

  • Organize Cabinet meetings (scheduling, collecting reports, minutes)
  • Organize Faculty Lunch series (scheduling, catering)

 

Your profile:

  • Master or equivalent in a relevant field, e.g. in the social sciences or similar
  • Excellent organisational as well as oral and written communication skills in English and German
  • The ability to work independently, accurately and with a high degree of attention to detail
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, problem-solving skills and creativity
  • Up to three years of prior administrative experience, particularly in higher education, is an asset
  • Proficiency in MS Office applications
We offer:

  30 days paid holidays per year and up to 20 days workation possible

  Flexible Working Hours

  Good Traffic Connections

  International and diverse work environment

  Commuter Ticket

  Mobile working possible

Please submit your application with CV, letter of motivation and relevant references by using the Apply button below. The deadline for full consideration is 13 August 2025.

Job interviews for this position will be conducted on 21 and 22 August 2025.


Please contact Maria Mildner (m.mildner@hertie-school.org), Personal Associate to the President, for further information about the position. 

Please contact Susann Park-Gessner, Director Quality Management & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, for further information about the position.

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