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We group our jobs into three categories. Find the area that’s right for you:
Having completed your university studies with distinction and having several years of professional life behind you, you already have considerable experience – which you can draw on to carry out interesting new projects. That, in turn, allows you to gain even more rewarding experience.
Are you eager to participate in social, economic and political aspects of society? Join us in producing worthwhile new ideas and putting them into practice.
Still completing your studies? Looking for more than just book learning? Done well in your last semester or just completed your bachelor’s degree with distinction? Want to experience something new and see the big picture from a different perspective?
Nothing suitable? We also welcome unsolicited applications!
Like winning the lottery.
Director
Socially relevant issues are what motivate us.
Senior Project Manager
After Selection Day, it was clear – this is where I’d like to work.
Senior Project Manager
Most of our suggestions are implemented.
Senior Project Manager
Freedom to carry out all my responsibilities.
Dr. Brigitte Mohn's Office, Executive Board
Exciting fields of activity, multifaceted opportunities for personal development, work-life balance – those are just some of the advantages a new job at the Bertelsmann Stiftung would offer you!
As long as a job is listed online on our Careers page, it is still vacant, and we carefully review all applications received for it. Except for our Junior Professionals Program, we do not set deadlines for applications. If you are still unsure – for example, because a position has been listed for an extended period of time – then don’t hesitate to contact us directly at bewerbung@bertelsmann-stiftung.de.
If you have found a suitable position in our Jobs List, please use the link found there to access our online applications portal. Please note that in order to process submissions as quickly as possible and for privacy reasons, we are unable to accept printed applications or those sent by e-mail.
Your personal data will be processed in keeping with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Germany’s Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). Once your application process has ended (rejection), your data will be automatically deleted after six months.
Once you have submitted your application using our online portal, you will immediately receive an e-mail confirming it has been received. We feel it is very important to review your application carefully, so it might take some time before you hear from us. We therefore appreciate your patience. We will get in touch with you as soon as possible.
If you are asked to interview for a job, a senior executive, the relevant project manager and a human resources officer will all participate. We feel it is important for both sides to get to know each other: Not only will we be able to gain a first impression of your history and experience and your reasons for wanting to join the Bertelsmann Stiftung, you, too, will be given ample opportunity to ask any questions you might have. For reasons of time and efficiency, the initial conversation will take place online. More in-depth talks – and, possibly, a discussion of a task you have completed – will be arranged as a second step, ideally in person (either in Gütersloh or Berlin, travel costs will be reimbursed). If both sides feel that working at the foundation is a good fit, on both an interpersonal and professional level, you will be asked to speak to our HR department. That is when we discuss the details of your work contract.
After the relevant individuals and committees at the foundation have given their approval, you will receive your contract to sign. We will then work together to plan the next steps. The goal is to ensure that you successfully start your new job and that your onboarding, both in your team and at the foundation in general, goes smoothly.
If there is no suitable job in our online listings, it is also possible to submit an unsolicited application. In that case, in addition to the standard documents, please provide us with information on your preferred areas of activity, your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations. We will consider your application in light of any positions that are currently vacant or that we plan to fill. We view unsolicited applications as an expression of interest in working at the foundation in the future – and therefore ask for your understanding that we cannot always reply immediately or send information about the next steps in the process. We ask that you give us permission in your application to consider you for a range of positions. The information you provide us will not be shared with anyone outside the Bertelsmann Stiftung.
You will be asked to create your own personal profile for submitting your application, including a password, which will prevent anyone from accessing the profile except you. Afterwards, you can log in to edit, add to or delete your application. Once you have created a profile, you can use it again for future applications. You can delete your profile whenever you wish.
Ulla Külker is available to answer any questions about job listings for professionals. You can reach her by using the contact form. For questions relating to internships, please contact Agnes Gabriel or the contact persons in the relevant program area.
Please start by checking your computer settings (e.g. pop-up blocker). If you are still having difficulties, you can request help by sending an e-mail to bewerbung@bertelsmann-stiftung.de.
If you have additional questions about current job listings or about your application, you can use the contact form to reach the relevant contact person. For technical issues, please send an e-mail to bewerbung@bertelsmann-stiftung.de.
After more than 28 years in a wide variety of positions at Bertelsmann, I finally “arrived” in the truest sense of the world in foundation’s HR team, namely in a job where the focus is first and foremost on people. That means, as often as not, I’m the initial contact for people who are interested in the foundation. As a recruiter, I help find and develop talented individuals for the foundation and, ideally, retain them over time. The main thing for me is always the personal contact with candidates, be it during the recruiting process, the subsequent onboarding – or even the first interactions with people submitting unsolicited applications who are “potentially” interested in working here. The right job is not always available immediately – but good talent management is everything and very often results in (recruiting) success.
Finally, a few tips for the job interview: #GoodPreparationIsEverything, #Honesty, #Authenticity, #EnthusiamForNonprofitWork, #GüterslohIsSuper … and: we’ll get to know each other … your questions are just as important as ours! By the way, that’s always true: if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask …
Warum bin ich Recruiter, und warum bin ich es gern?
Nach über 28 Jahren in unterschiedlichsten Stationen bei Bertelsmann bin ich im HR-Team der Stiftung im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes „angekommen“, und zwar dort, wo es in erster Linie um den Menschen geht. So darf ich nicht selten der allererste Kontakt von Stiftungs-Interessierten sein … und als Recruiter dabei unterstützen, für die Stiftung Talente zu finden, zu fördern und im Idealfall an uns zu binden. Für mich steht dabei der persönliche Kontakt zu Bewerber:innen immer im Fokus … sei es im Recruiting-Prozess, beim späteren Onboarding – oder auch beim allerersten Austausch mit Initiativ-Bewerber:innen, die sich „perspektivisch“ für die Stiftung interessieren. Nicht immer gibt’s sofort die passende Stelle – doch gutes Talent Management ist alles und hat schon sehr oft zum (Recruiting-)Erfolg geführt.
Zum Schluss noch ein paar Tipps fürs Job-Interview: #guteVorbereitungistalles, #Ehrlichkeit, #Authentizität, #BegeisterungfürStiftungsarbeit, #Güterslohistsuper … und: wir lernen uns gegenseitig kennen … Ihre Fragen sind genauso wichtig wie unsere! Das gilt übrigens ganz grundsätzlich: Bei Fragen immer und unbedingt melden …
