Working Student Humanitarian Action *

This is a fixed-term contract for a Working Student position for 19.5 hours/ week supporting the Inclusive Humanitarian Action (IHA) initiative across two teams: the Humanitarian Advisory Team and the IHA Project Management Team. The role contributes to the coordination, implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of humanitarian programmes and advisory services, and supports the MEAL function of the Project Management Team in data management, reporting, evaluation processes and organisational learning.

The position offers practical exposure to disability-inclusive humanitarian action, humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) nexus approaches, humanitarian MEAL practice, and the management of humanitarian programmes across CBM's country portfolio.

Arbeitgeber: CBM Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Mission e.V.

Stellenart: Trainee / Internship

Arbeitsfeld: Administration / Support / Organisation

Stellenumfang: Part-Time Job

Befristung: maximal 24 Monate

Arbeitsort: Stubenwald-Allee 5, 64625 Bensheim

Voraussetzung Konfession: No official church membership required

Bewerbungsfrist: 30. November 2026

These are your responsibilities

• Support tracking and implementation of humanitarian programmes across assigned country portfolios.
• Assist with project monitoring visits, country meetings and programme reviews.
• Coordinate programme updates, reporting inputs and donor reporting requirements (e.g. ECHO, GFFO, BMZ).
• Collect, validate and analyse monitoring data; prepare visualisations and concise reports.
• Support evaluations, documentation, feedback processes and follow-up actions.
• Review logframes, indicators and MEAL components for quality and donor compliance.
• Conduct research on MEAL standards, accountability and disability inclusion.
• Capture lessons learned, good practices, outcomes and action points from meetings and workshops.
• Develop and maintain learning resources, case studies, presentations and knowledge repositories.
• Organise learning events, workshops and reflection sessions;
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings, reporting activities, action tracking and administrative support.

These are your qualifications

• Enrolled at a German university (Bachelor’s or Master’s) in humanitarian action, development, social sciences, public health or a related field.
• Initial experience through internships, student jobs or volunteering in humanitarian, development or non-profit settings.
• Interest in disability-inclusive humanitarian action and the HDP nexus; basic project-cycle knowledge desirable.
• Understanding of M&E concepts and/or qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint; experience with Kobo, ODK or Power BI is an asset.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to prioritise multiple tasks.
• Good writing and summarisation skills.
• Very good English; German and additional languages are an asset.
• Reliable, proactive and team-oriented with intercultural sensitivity and discretion.
• Identification with CBM's Christian values and mandate.

What we offer

• A meaningful position with a lot of creative freedom in the world's leading organisation in the field of Disability Inclusive Development
• Fair compensation in accordance with the Diakonie Deutschland collective bargaining system (AVR-DD): salary group 2, taking into account professional experience over the past 5 years, as well as an annual bonus and other benefits
• 31 days holiday, and a wide range of further development opportunities
• Particularly good opportunities to balance work and private life through flexible working hours and generous regulations regarding mobile work
• An approachable, agile organisation with self-reliant people in a diverse and collegial team and great team spirit
• A modern building with accessible workplaces, very good IT equipment and a variety of social rooms such as a canteen, shower, relaxation room, etc.
• Living and working in an attractive metropolitan and holiday region

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