Jobs & Internships: join our Creative Network!

Grass Routes has a lot of creative plans to make the world go greener and now it’s the time to make them happen…We’re working to have a great new project space and office on a central location in Berlin being operative from January 2009 and are looking for some engaged people to complete our team and build up Grass Routes internationally. We strive to have an international team and the working language will be English. Next to the described vacancies, also open solicitations are welcome.

Financial Director / Fundraiser

Berlin Germany, starting soonest possible

For building up our German and international non-profit activities and settling a good financial structure, we are looking for a financial director who will continue developing the organization financially, and create new funding. You will be in charge of financial planning and strategy of the organization and develop new forms of financing and fundraising for projects. These projects include the Sustainable Fashion Agency, upcoming international campaigns, and structural funding for the organization.

Profile:
You can prove successful experience and knowledge of fundraising in Germany and general knowledge and insight in taxes, legal matters and non-profits. You’re precise, decisive and practical when it comes to legal forms and administration.  You have excellent German and good English skills, are communicative and can think and work on an international level. You work with Word and Excel and easily adapt to new programs. You can work independent as well as in a team. You have personal affinity with environmental and social issues.

We offer:
- Free and flexible workspace
- Being a frontrunner in the new green movement
- Space to experiment, learn and innovate
- Great international projects to realize
- A fair payment per project / funding

To apply, please send an email outlining your interest and qualifications, including CV and information about your availability to Frans Prins

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Blog Editor / Journalist (Volunteer/internship)

For the Grass Routes Blog and our project websites we are looking for an editor who will give a strong impulse to developing the blog into an online magazine with a fresh approach to green and social issues. As editor you can fill in the blog according to your ideas and visions, your insights or professional knowledge. You can interview interesting people, do online research, make You Tube films and hook up with the online green community.

Profile:
You are a creative writer with good English writing skills, a good sense of humor and a strong feeling for future developments, new trends and upcoming topics. You are engaged with green and social issues and easily formulate your opinion on them. You’re easy with the internet and have some experience with online research, web2.0, social networks, blogs, and alike.

we offer:
- A podium to express your ideas and engagement
- Being part of unique projects
- Work you can do from wherever
- Great learning experience & good guidance

To apply, please send an email outlining your interest, a short description about yourself and a few example articles to Frans Prins