Executive Assistant & Events Coordinator (m/f/d)

As the Executive Assistant & Partnerships Coordinator (m/f/d), you will be part of YSB's mission to harness the power of business to end poverty. You will be the point of contact among our executives, employees, local teams, clients, funders, and other external partners and report to our CEO.

Your tasks include but are not limited to the following:

Executive Assistant to Global Management Team

• Act as the point of contact among executives, employees, clients,  other external partners, and teams
• Manage the executives’ calendars, set up meetings
• Make travel and accommodation arrangements for executives
• Greet visitors & prepare conference room for meetings with external partners; facilitate meetings
• Compile meeting and event briefings
• Coordinate & schedule Investment Committees
• Prepare travel expense reports
• Handle external correspondence & communication
• Assist in the organization of internal training & strategy workshops, teambuilding & team events
• Contact Management & maintenance of CRM-related information
• Organization & maintenance of filing system
• Support the office coordinator (correspondence, procurement, hospitality, supplier management)
• Ensure compliance to GDPR

Events & Partnerships Coordination

• Plan & manage fundraising/corporate events from start to finish (incl. venue, catering, guest list, invitations, budget, staffing, schedule, and marketing material)
• Coordinate participation and itineraries during high-level events incl. World Economic Forum, etc
• Be the point of contact to the Yunus Centre, incl. Nobel Laureate Prof. Yunus
• Organize partner field trips to our countries of operations incl. East Africa, Latin America, and India to show our impact to funders (incl. coordination with country offices, etc)
• Make travel and accommodation arrangements for the present YSB team
• Act as point of contact for donors, corporate clients & other external partners
• Facilitate partnership opportunities
• Help execute Marketing  Campaigns (Social Media, mailings)
• Issue donation receipts
• Prepare content & help design communication material
• Contact Management & maintenance of CRM- and Lead Management-related information

• Must be fluent in German and English (both written and verbally)
• Excellent organizational, scheduling, and time-management skills, with:
• An eye for detail
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines and engage in 100% follow-through
• Ability to work independently and adapt quickly to a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to work efficiently with a partly remote team
• Excellent communication skills, including administrative writing skills and positive presentation skills, with a focus on service orientation
• Previous work experience, ideally in one of the following areas or areas with similar job profiles:
• Event Management
• Executive Assistance
• Hospitality & Service industry
• Based in Berlin/Brandenburg region or willing to relocate

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Other important traits:

• A high level of personal integrity and teamwork spirit
• Alignment with our company values (Deep Impact, Entrepreneurial and Aligned, Bold and Humble, Respect and CARE, Joyful Excellence)
• Excellent relationship builder with an independent work style
• Passion for the social business and the ventures we invest in
• Experience in the developing markets we operate in (preferred)

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Yunus Social Business (YSB) is a philanthropic fund for social businesses and venture builder for corporate social businesses. Co-founded in 2011 by Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus, our mission is to promote social business as a sustainable alternative to long-term aid, bridging the gap between business and philanthropy.

YSB is headquartered in Berlin, with on-the-ground presence in Brazil, Colombia, India, Kenya and Uganda. Today, our social businesses already serve over 13 million people in emerging and developing countries.

We are currently a global team of 50+ people with experience in entrepreneurship, consulting, venture capital, business incubation, finance and international development. We also work with an amazing community of freelance impact and business consultants, design thinking experts, startup catalysts and mentors for our projects

Please apply in English by August 7, 2022, including all the requested documents (PDF).

It is our commitment that every qualified person will be evaluated according to skills, regardless of age, gender, identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, or religion. Please refrain from including your picture and age with the application.

Contact Person: Eliane Knobbe, HR Manager

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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