Operations Manager

Join Our Team as Operations Manager!

• Location: Germany (preferably Berlin)
• Preferred Start Date: as soon as possible
• Application Deadline: 30 September, 2025

WeMove Europe is looking for an Operations Manager to strengthen our Operations Team, collaborating with our international team for a smooth and savvy running of our organisation. You are the go-to person for our financial management and our legal resources and obligations. You support our senior leadership with financial monitoring and accountability. This role reports to our Operations Director and collaborates on managing the conditions and developments of our German Charity.

What You’ll Do…

As Operations Manager you will be responsible for:

• Managing financial obligations and processes for two legal entities (company and charity)
• Oversight of financial and donation administration
• Financial control and reporting
• Handling contracts management
• Handling legal resources and obligations
• Managing conditions and developments of our German Charity
• Staying up to date with latest developments in the sector to advice on improvements of our operational workflows
• Managing the implementation of new developments and outsourced projects

The WeMove Europe team works in a culture of togetherness and passion for our issues, and from time to time you can be expected to perform activities outside of your normal role.

About You - Who are we looking for?

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Operations Manager who brings these qualities to the table:

• Experience (3+ years) with financial and contracts management
• Experience with handling organisational legal obligations and curious to learn more
• Excellent communication skills
• Work fluently in German and English
• Systems savvy and work comfortably in Excel
• Proud to be diligent and detail oriented
• Versatile and solutions oriented
• Open to work in an intercultural, decentralised team
• Dream about applying your skills for a non-profit organisation

Bonus Skills and knowledge

While we understand that no one possesses all these skills and experiences, we would encourage you will bring 2 or 3 of the following to our team:

• Experience with German Charity legalities
• Experience with bookkeeping software systems
• Experience with donations administration
• Intermediate to advanced Excel user
• Experience in NGO sector

Why us?

WeMove Europe is an independent and values-based organisation that seeks to build people power to transform Europe in the name of our community, future generations and the planet. We are people from all walks of life, who call Europe our home – whether we were born in Europe or elsewhere.

Our job is to move a community of almost a million people across Europe on issues that matter - including the climate emergency, migrant rights, workers rights, better governance, and more. We know this number of people also needs to grow and diversify further so we can represent a strong critical mass that can bring about change in Europe.

We are...

• A remote-first team working across borders and time zones
• Driven by an urgent, ambitious mission with people at its heart
• Innovating the next generation of tools for people-powered campaigning
• Committed to a culture of trust, collaboration, and impact over ego
• A place where your voice counts and your work drives real change

What we offer:

• Working hours: 26-28 hours per week
• Contract type: 1 year employment, with a view to a permanent contract
• Location: Germany (preferably Berlin)
• Benefits: 30 paid vacation days on a full time basis, home office equipment, performance reviews, annual in-person meetings, and much more!
• Salary ranges: 28,000 - 32,000 year gross salary (Berlin 5% higher) This range is indexed to local living costs. Final salary calculations are based on city living cost indexes and can differ depending on your location.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace which is why people from communities that experience discrimination on the basis of race; ethnicity; gender; people with disabilities; and LGBTQ+ people are especially encouraged to apply.

We encourage applications if you feel you fit most but not all of the criteria.

We do not hold the belief that working in an NGO is necessarily only for young people and encourage also those who left their twenties and thirties behind to apply.

Next steps

If you are interested in this position, please send an application in English and include:

• CV
• Motivation letter

Our recruitment process involves the following stages:

• Evaluation of applications
• Online task assessment
• 1-2 round interviews (online and/or in-person)
• HR talk
• Final decision

[Ensure that your CV and motivation letter are in English, as applications in other languages will not be processed]

What we offer:

• Working hours: 26-28 hours per week
• Contract type: 1 year employment, with a view to a permanent contract
• Location: Germany (preferably Berlin)
• Benefits: 30 paid vacation days on a full time basis, home office equipment, performance reviews, annual in-person meetings, and much more!
• Salary ranges: 28,000 - 32,000 year gross salary (Berlin 5% higher) This range is indexed to local living costs. Final salary calculations are based on city living cost indexes and can differ depending on your location.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace which is why people from communities that experience discrimination on the basis of race; ethnicity; gender; people with disabilities; and LGBTQ+ people are especially encouraged to apply.

We encourage applications if you feel you fit most but not all of the criteria.

We do not hold the belief that working in an NGO is necessarily only for young people and encourage also those who left their twenties and thirties behind to apply.

• Work fluently in German and English