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Nachhaltigkeitsmanager

Norddeutsche Gesellschaft für Diakonie • Germany • Added on Oct 30, 2026
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Based at the Rendsburg headquarters, this sustainability manager will help shape NGD’s strategy and turn it into practical projects across its care, education and social service facilities. The role also owns the annual sustainability report under the VSME standard, alongside funding applications and grant accounting. It combines coordination, analysis and clear communication rather than focusing on a single environmental topic.

The work connects sustainability planning with services supporting older people, children, young people and people with disabilities. Coordinating with energy management and other teams can help link environmental data and operational decisions across a large, varied organization. Staff learning and external networks are also part of making the approach workable across its facilities.

This suits someone with sustainability, climate or environmental knowledge who can organize projects, interpret data and explain complex topics to different audiences, with a particular interest in applying ESG practice within social services.

Job FAQs

What are the main missions and responsibilities of this role?

The role would help develop NGD’s sustainability strategy and translate it into projects across its facilities. Core work includes coordinating activity with internal teams, especially energy management, reviewing relevant data and preparing the annual sustainability report under the VSME standard. It also includes applying for grants and accounting for funding, delivering staff training and communicating sustainability topics to internal and external audiences. The longer-term aim is to make sustainability efforts coherent across a diverse range of social services.

Key learning opportunities for this job

The position could build practical expertise in VSME sustainability reporting, data gathering and translating ESG objectives into projects across care, education and social support settings. Grant applications and funding reconciliation would offer experience connecting project plans with external funding requirements. Working with energy management, facility teams and network partners may broaden knowledge of environmental performance and organizational change. The posting mentions opportunities for further training, but does not specify particular courses, certifications or a formal mentoring program.

How does the ideal candidate look like (experience, skills)?

The posting seeks someone with a sustainability manager qualification, or relevant work experience or knowledge in sustainability, climate protection or environmental protection. Project experience is useful but not required. Strong IT skills and the ability to organize work and solve problems are also emphasized. The role calls for clear written and spoken communication, flexibility and comfort working across departments. A candidate should be able to explain complex topics accessibly and bring different perspectives together, while approaching NGD’s social and diaconal values with respect.

Advice to stand out and make a successful application

Show how your sustainability knowledge has been applied in practice: give a concise example of a project you organized, the data or evidence used, and how its progress was communicated. If you have reporting experience, explain your contribution to gathering information, checking its quality or producing a sustainability report, including any familiarity with VSME. Connect your experience to the range of NGD’s services, and describe how you would work with energy management and colleagues who have different day-to-day priorities. Mention any grant application or funding-accounting experience, and be ready to explain how you would make sustainability topics understandable to staff.

What aspects of the company's sustainability is this role likely to focus on?

The clearest focus is organization-wide sustainability planning and reporting, with an annual report prepared under the VSME standard. Coordination with energy management and analysis of relevant data suggest an environmental dimension, although the posting does not name specific emissions targets or energy projects. The role also supports staff understanding, cross-facility projects and relationships with external networks and funders. Because NGD provides care, inclusion, education and youth services, sustainability implementation would need to work alongside its social purpose and the needs of the people using those services.

What are the main challenges someone in this role might face?

A likely challenge is coordinating consistent information and action across 30 facilities with different services and operational needs. The manager will need to work across departments, particularly with energy management, while making sustainability plans practical for colleagues with varied responsibilities. Producing a credible VSME report may also depend on gathering and checking data from multiple sources. The job combines this analytical work with staff communication, project delivery and grant administration, so careful prioritization and clear ownership of tasks will matter.

How could a typical day look like for someone in this position?

A day could include reviewing sustainability data with energy management, following up with facility or departmental contacts, and updating project plans or reporting material. The work may shift between analytical tasks and preparing clear explanations for colleagues. Other days could involve a staff training session, a discussion with an external network partner, or work on a funding application and its accounting. The posting describes a varied, cross-functional role, so the balance would likely change with reporting deadlines and project schedules.

What are the opportunities for professional growth and development in this role?

The role could deepen expertise in VSME reporting, sustainability strategy and project delivery across a diverse social services organization. Experience coordinating with energy management and external networks may also build knowledge of environmental data, funding processes and organizational engagement. Over time, the manager could take on broader responsibility for NGD’s sustainability program or lead larger cross-facility initiatives. The posting notes that professional learning is encouraged, but does not specify a formal promotion route or named training program.

The main stakeholders you might be interacting with

Internal contacts would likely include the sustainability team, energy management, colleagues from different specialist departments and staff at NGD’s facilities. The manager would coordinate data and projects with them and communicate relevant topics through training and other internal channels. External stakeholders include network partners and funding bodies, with interaction linked to sustainability exchange, grant applications and funding administration. The work ultimately serves an organization whose facilities provide care, inclusion and education services.

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