Working Student Humanitarian Action

About the role

CBM, an international development organisation committed to improving the lives of persons with disabilities, offers a fixed-term working student position in its Inclusive Humanitarian Action (IHA) initiative. The role supports two teams, the Humanitarian Advisory Team and the IHA Project Management Team, for 19.5 hours per week. It is only filled in Germany, with no expatriation intended.

Key responsibilities

• Support tracking and implementation of humanitarian projects and programmes across country portfolios
• Help prepare project monitoring visits, country meetings and programme review meetings
• Coordinate and consolidate programme information, updates and reporting inputs from country offices and partners
• Support collection, validation and quality assurance of monitoring data and indicators for internal and donor reporting (e.g. ECHO, GFFO, BMZ)
• Carry out basic data analysis, create visualisations (Excel, Power BI or similar) and write accessible summaries
• Prepare documentation, coordinate feedback and track follow-up for reviews and evaluations
• Review logframes, indicators and MEAL components of project proposals
• Research humanitarian MEAL standards, accountability and disability inclusion
• Capture outcomes, action points and lessons learned from meetings and events, and develop learning briefs, case studies and presentations
• Organise learning events and workshops, and support cross-team coordination and administrative work

Required profile

• Student at a German university or university of applied sciences (bachelor's or master's) in humanitarian action, international development, political science, social sciences, public health, peace and conflict studies or a related field
• First practical experience in a humanitarian, development or non-profit organisation is an asset
• Interest in disability-inclusive humanitarian action and the HDP nexus; basic understanding of the project cycle is desirable
• Very good written and spoken English; German and other languages are an asset
• Reliable, proactive, team-oriented, discreet with confidential information, and identifies with CBM's Christian values

Required skills

• Very good MS Office skills, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Basic knowledge of monitoring and evaluation concepts or qualitative and quantitative research methods
• Experience with data collection or visualisation tools such as Kobo, ODK or Power BI is an asset
• Good writing skills and strong organisational skills

What we offer

• Salary according to the Diakonie Deutschland collective agreement (AVR-DD), group 2, with an annual bonus and other benefits
• 31 days holiday and flexible working hours with generous mobile work regulations
• Modern, accessible workplace with good IT and social rooms