Director (gn) Infrastructure & Operations

Safe-Hub Berlin is a project of AMANDLA gGmbH and part of an international network that strengthens children and youth from structurally disadvantaged areas through sport, education, and social inclusion. Besides the operational management, the Berlin location is in a decisive growth phase: An infrastructure project – consisting of fundraising and its own real estate development – will be realized over the next few months and years. For this purpose, we are looking for an experienced person with a sense of direction who takes responsibility and drives the further development of Safe-Hub Berlin together with the team.

Your role

You take overall operational responsibility in a phase where Safe-Hub must simultaneously maintain its ongoing operations and actively drive a complex infrastructure project forward. As a central leadership figure, you are the link between the team, management, and a network of external partners and authorities. You manage timetables, account for budgets, coordinate planning and approval processes, and keep all relevant stakeholders closely involved – so that the infrastructure project does not stall but gains momentum.

The project is more than just building and planning: It's about developing a place that really fits into the neighborhood – reflecting the needs of the people on site and contributing to the long-term social infrastructure of the district. You bring not only project development expertise, but also an understanding of urban development processes and the question of what a quarter needs to function.

At the same time, you are responsible for team dynamics. You lead an organization with committed people who need clear decision-making structures. Management remains strategically involved; operational leadership is in your hands.

Director (gn) Infrastructure & Operations

Tasks

Infrastructure Development Real Estate & Infrastructure

• Steering and coordination of the 12-Mio.-€ infrastructure project
• BUILDING and maintenance of relationships with investors, grant providers, authorities, and project partners
• Responsibility for budget planning, milestone tracking, and reporting to management
• Accompaniment of approval processes and cooperation with architects, planners, and experts
• In-depth development of the project in line with the needs of the neighborhood and social infrastructure of the district

Team Leadership & Operational Overall Responsibility

• Leadership of a team of 7 permanent employees, freelancers, and mini-jobbers
• Safeguarding smooth daily operations of the organization
• Strategic and operational alignment with management
• Development of structures, processes, and team culture

Fundraising & Stakeholder Management

• Active support for the fundraising strategy for the 12-Mio.-€ goal
• Representation of the organization vis-à-vis public and private partners
• Pursuit and expansion of the network in the Berlin NGO and real estate ecosystem
• Active use of urban development expertise to position the project vis-à-vis public and private grant providers

Qualification

You bring with you

• Proven experience in infrastructure or real estate project development
• Experience in leading interdisciplinary teams, ideally in the NGO or social impact sector
• Outstanding communication skills in German (English is an asset)
• High personal responsibility, structured work, and entrepreneurial thinking
• Safe handling of budgets, project control, and stakeholder communication

Of advantage

• Knowledge of German funding and non-profit law
• Network in the Berlin real estate or NGO scene
• Experience with EU funding programs or public project financing
• Affinity to sports, youth work, or urban development

Benefits

• A leadership role in an NGO with an international network and a concrete local impact radius – you shape something that arrives in the neighborhood and radiates beyond Berlin
• Involvement in a strong network of international partner organizations, Berlin urban development actors, grant providers, and social impact investors
• Real shaping power: You develop not on paper but build something that remains – infrastructurally, socially, and rooted in the district
• Close cooperation with an experienced management team
• Flexible, sense-oriented working environment with trust-based working hours and the possibility of mobile work
• Market-rate salary, dependent on experience and qualifications

We look forward to your application – preferably with a short motivation letter, CV, and earliest possible start date.

Safe-Hub Berlin advocates for equal opportunities and diversity. Applications from all backgrounds are explicitly welcome.