Student Assistant (f_m_x) in Employer Branding GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

GFZ is Germany's national centre for solid Earth research. We advance the understanding of dynamic processes to address global challenges, from mitigating the impacts of natural hazards and sustaining our habitat amid global change to responsibly managing georesources. We are part of the Helmholtz Association, the largest German scientific organisation. With around 1,200 employees as well as ca. 500 guest researchers, we contribute to the Helmholtz Research Field Earth and Environment, aligning cutting-edge research with societal relevance and international collaboration. Our work integrates multidisciplinary studies across Earth's system components, leveraging advanced technologies and infrastructure to research solutions and to transfer our knowledge to society. We are doing this in line with our vision: “Taking the pulse of our Earth to safeguard a habitable planet”. For Human Resources (Team Talent Managment), we are looking for a:

Student Assistant (f_m_x) in Employer Branding

Reference Number 11266

The Diversity Project team is looking for a motivated student assistant to support our Employer Branding activities and help strengthen our visibility as an attractive employer and a renowned scientific institution. You will be part of the Talent Management Group, a diverse and versatile team involved in performance management, training, and succession planning, among others. If you are currently enrolled at a university, ideally in business administration, marketing, communication, HR, psychology, media studies, or a related field, and you are interested in employer branding, recruiting, social media, and employee engagement. We are looking forward to receiving your application.

Your responsibilities:

• Supporting the implementation of workshops, focus groups, and interviews
• Helping to develop posts, visuals, short texts, employee stories, and campaign materials for our social media
• Assisting with the preparation of creative presentations, reports, briefing documents, and campaign updates
• Helping to collect and prepare employee testimonials, photos, videos, or quotes
• Supporting project management, such as planning meetings and milestones, keeping deadlines, and organising schedules of diverse stakeholders
• Assisting in the evaluation of employer branding measures, social media performance, and event feedback
• Supporting collaboration with colleagues from Recruiting and Talent Management

About You:

Essential Qualifications:

• You have first experience supporting the implementation of workshops, and you feel comfortable speaking to an audience
• Confident in communicating with different stakeholders
• Creative mindset with the ability to contribute new ideas
• First experience with social media or content creation, e.g. LinkedIn
• Very good written and spoken English skills

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience with project management
• Good command of the German language
• Experience with media production for social media (video recording, photography)
• Knowledge of Canva, Adobe Illustrator/InDesign, PowerPoint, and Excel

What we offer:

• Ambitious and varied tasks in a dynamic and international research environment
• State-of-the-art equipment
• Public service benefits
• Flexible working hours and conditions
• Support with finding a good work-life balance offered by benefit@work
• Working at the Albert Einstein Science Park on the Telegrafenberg in Potsdam
• Workplace within walking distance of Potsdam main train station, or just a short ride on the shuttle bus