Bundesverbraucherhilfe e.V.

Chief Communications Officer – Volunteer

Bundesverbraucherhilfe e.V.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Germany

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Responsible for all external communications of Bundesverbraucherhilfe e.V.
  • Develop a strategic communications approach for all channels (press, website, social media, events)
  • Build media contacts and maintain a network of journalists, editorial teams, multipliers and partners
  • Write and edit press releases, statements, guest contributions and position papers
  • Advise the Executive Board on communicative positioning and development of core messages
  • Ensure a consistent brand and visual language
  • Develop a communications strategy (for non-profit membership and commercial units)
  • Support the establishment of an editorial system (e.g. for newsletters, reports, website content)

Requirements

  • University degree in communications, journalism, media management or political science
  • Several years of experience in press and public relations, ideally within an association, NGO or company
  • Excellent language skills, strong writing ability and the capacity to communicate complex subjects precisely and in a media-appropriate manner
  • Experience working with media representatives as well as in crisis and positioning communications
  • Strategic thinking, strong organizational skills and a good sense for public impact
  • Willingness to contribute structurally and conceptually within a team that requires a high degree of personal responsibility
Benefits
  • Authority to shape the communication architecture of a nationwide non-profit organization with a strategic leadership role in consumer protection
  • Opportunity to professionally shape the public presence of Bundesverbraucherhilfe e.V.
  • Collaborative, equal-footing cooperation with the Executive Board and strategic leadership units
  • Flexible scheduling while working from home and full responsibility for content
  • Access to a high-caliber social and political network
  • A visible, impactful role—serving an idea that rethinks responsibility
  • A qualified certificate of service / reference letter describing your tasks, responsibilities and results
  • A volunteer role that not only opens professional prospects but also confers responsibility and recognition within an association officially registered in the Bundestag's lobby register—as part of a democratic organization
  • Potential for future permanent employment if appropriate and needed, since subsidiaries are primarily staffed from the pool of engaged volunteers
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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Certifications
university degree in communicationsuniversity degree in journalismuniversity degree in media managementuniversity degree in political science