Project Manager, Move For The Planet (f/m/d)

ABOUT COMMON GOAL

With more than three billion fans, football is the largest social phenomenon on the planet. No other sport boasts such wealth, reach or cultural significance. Common Goal is rooted in the belief that the world’s most popular sport is one of the few cultural forces strong enough to help shift society towards a more sustainable and equitable future for all.

We want to maximise the game’s contribution to people and planet by forging a lasting connection between football as a business and football as a catalyst for social transformation. We believe that achieving long-lasting change requires everyone’s collaboration. That’s why we are building a movement that creates opportunities for every stakeholder in football to participate and collaborate in support of our people and planet.

Bottom-up and inside-out, we place all our focus on strengthening local capacity to transform realities, embedding purpose at the heart of the football industry and using football as enabler to inspire a shift in mindset.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are recruiting a Project Manager who will be directly responsible for overseeing the project management of one of Common Goal’s grant making initiatives – Move For The Planet.

Move For The Planet (MFTP) is a collaboration between adidas and Common Goal that aims to support football for good organisations that put forward concrete solutions around climate issues that directly affect them and their communities. In just over 2 years we have worked across 13 countries, reached 15 organisations, and invested over 2 million Euros.

The role will require an experienced project manager with the ability to manage complex projects and the input of a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders, a level of grant management experience, and be expected to engage with content on environmental sustainability.

The Project Manager will be part of the Impact team and work in close collaboration with Common Goal’s Partnerships and Membership Community teams. They should have the ability to foster collaboration and teamwork, productively work with others and conduct themselves with the highest level of collegiality. They are expected to take leadership in their area of work and to continuously improve processes and procedures. The preference is for the position to be based in our Berlin office.

YOUR TASKS

• Coordinate and organise Calls for Proposals for Move For The Planet, including all its related tasks, and manage the selection process and respective timeline
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders’ input and engagement, community-based organisations’ performance, and a corporate donor’s legitimate need for transparency and accountability
• Manage day-to-day relationships with grantees and the internal team(s) and build solid understanding of the grantees’ needs and timelines across grants and respective projects
• Plan and manage overall workplan, budget and ensure that expected and planned financial outcomes are met, with any risks to timelines or over/under-spend escalated timely and appropriately
• In collaboration with the Finance and Legal team, deliver effective due diligence, onboarding and contract management of grantees, with special attention to contract reviewing and grants’ transfers
• Collect, analyse, report and share project results/ impact and financial data on a regular basis, supporting additional deep dives into project progress and challenges
• Manage Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) processes in collaboration with the Common Goal MEAL unit and with Common Goals’ Environmental Impact Lead
• Expertly coordinate, organise and moderate multi-stakeholder workshops and meetings
• Collect and share project information to support colleagues in the business development of Common Goal

YOUR PROFILE

• You have a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, namely in the environmental sustainability and/ or social impact/ NGO sectors
• You have experience working and coordinating work with grassroots and community-based organisations, preferably based in low-and-middle income countries
• You bring proven experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects, namely funded by institutional/ multilateral and/or corporate donors, and respective MEAL reporting
• You are proficient in maintaining databases, spreadsheets, presentations, and are at ease with the use of project management tools and apps
• You demonstrate experience in budget planning and reporting; ability to analyse and effectively use financial information
• You can prioritise, plan and organise workflow to tight timeframes, handle multiple tasks and be flexible with changing priorities
• You are able to resolve problems, anticipate barriers and create practical solutions including proactive response to managing delivery risks
• You have a degree in a related field of studies and are highly proficient in numeracy
• You are fluent in English and have a working knowledge of Spanish

OUR OFFER

• Be part of a motivating work culture with highly talented colleagues and peers, lean decision-making processes, and unique personal development opportunities within an internationally recognised social enterprise
• Play your part in uniting the global football community in tackling the greatest social challenges of our time and join an innovative, experienced, solutions-oriented, and impact-driven team that is passionate about football for good
• Enjoy flexible and hybrid working arrangements, an inspiring and centrally located office, 30 days annual leave and other great features to enable an optimal balance between work and personal life
• Benefit from attractive perks for all employees such as visa & relocation support, monthly public transport passes, a gym allowance, home-office equipment and support, as well as other great initiatives to create a fun and exciting workplace
• Kick-start your career at Common Goal in Berlin with your own initial 12-month contract with the potential of extension into a long-term position
• Last but not least, join an international squad of 18 nationalities, speaking more than 12 languages, where 100% of your future teammates agreed in the latest staff survey that “fellow team members are committed to doing quality work.”