Chief People Officer, Volunteer

DEUFINA Deutsche Finanzhilfe e.V.

Chief People Officer for Deutsche Finanzhilfe e.V. responsible for building a scalable people structure and fostering an inclusive organizational culture.

Posted 5/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇩🇪 GermanyLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build a clear, scalable, and trustworthy people structure for the entire association
Overall responsibility for recruiting, selection, onboarding, and retention of volunteers
Develop a consistent role and competency model across all areas
Design a motivating, structured onboarding process that integrates new team members quickly
Establish transparent processes for collaboration, internal communication, and feedback
Proactively recruit and attract new volunteers in close coordination with leadership
Promote a respectful, inclusive, and impact-oriented organizational culture
Support teams with conflict resolution, role clarification, and collaboration
Develop measures for long-term motivation, professional development, and team stability
Build a network of partners, key influencers, and communities for talent acquisition
Work closely with the board and executive team on strategic workforce planning

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in HR management, recruiting, organizational development, or comparable people functions
Understanding of the specifics of volunteer-driven structures or willingness to learn quickly
Ability to connect strategic people topics with operational implementation
High social competence, empathy, and strong communication skills
Structured, self-directed, and proactive working style
Enjoy recruiting, mentoring, and empowering people to increase their impact
Experience building teams or supporting organizations during growth phases is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% remote — fully location-independent work
Direct influence on culture, team building, and long-term organizational development
Freedom to shape and build modern people structures
Work with a motivated, purpose-driven team in a growth phase
Visibility and positioning as the strategic people lead in a growing organization
Opportunity to actively shape the future of financial education in Germany

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Hard Skills & Tools

HR managementrecruitingorganizational developmentonboardingtalent acquisitionrole clarificationconflict resolutionteam buildingstrategic workforce planningcompetency model development

Soft Skills

social competenceempathycommunication skillsstructured working styleself-directedproactivementoringempowering peoplecollaborationmotivation