Your role in our team
1. Support of Körber’s central sustainability initiative team. This team develops the Group's sustainability strategy (ESG) and manages its successful implementation in order to fulfill Körber’s sustainability promise: "With our activities, we enable a better life for today’s and future generations." – That is our sustainability promise.
2. Close collaboration with the leadership of the Körber-wide sustainability initiative.
3. Establishment and maintenance of a cross-business and cross-functional PMO for sustainability projects in the areas of ESG reporting (e.g., sustainability report), ESG KPIs, ESG ratings and rankings, ESG software implementation, maintenance and further development, ESG improvement projects.
4. Support of relevant stakeholders in planning and monitoring projects, development and implementation of project governance, and maintaining an overall overview of all projects.
5. Project preparation, e.g., support in defining and prioritizing objectives, defining roles and responsibilities within the project team and its environment, creation of project plans.
6. Project execution, e.g., continuous monitoring of project progress, status inquiries with responsible parties and target-group-specific reporting to stakeholders, identification and assessment of risks including the development of countermeasures, planning and allocation of resources, preparation, execution and follow-up of meetings, continuous project documentation and regular communication with relevant stakeholders inside and outside the organization, project controlling, definition and monitoring of quality standards, organization, moderation and follow-up of workshops.
7. Project closure, e.g., preparation of the project completion report or presentation, development and documentation of best practices and lessons learned, sustainable anchoring of project results within the organization.
8. Initiation and independent management of new projects until they are handed over to the relevant departments.
Your profile
9. Successfully completed vocational training or a university degree in the field of sustainability, business administration, or natural/engineering sciences with a focus on sustainability.
10. At least 2–3 years of professional experience in project management or as a PMO, ideally for projects in sustainability or environmental management in consulting firms or international industrial companies.
11. You are passionate about project management and enjoy controlling and establishing project standards.
12. In-depth knowledge of project management methods such as Agile, Scrum, and Kanban.
13. Experience in the confident use of project management tools such as Jira.
14. Familiarity with project management standards and their quality assurance.
15. Very good MS Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint.
16. Excellent knowledge of German and English.
17. Excellent analytical skills, independent and structured working style.
18. Confident demeanor, initiative, strong communication and teamwork skills.
19. Enthusiasm for sustainability as well as strong persuasiveness and assertiveness.
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