Associate to the CEO (Werkstudent) (m/f/d)

We are looking for a highly organized Werkstudent, to support the CEO in driving operational excellence, alignment, and efficiency. You will be the CEO’s right hand- streamline the CEO’s calendar, coordinate logistics, and ensure a stable, well-structured environment for senior leaders to operate at their best. You will manage information flow, optimize leadership processes, and help with key events like leadership offsites, strategy councils, management weekly meetings etc. This role goes beyond traditional administrative support. You are at the heart of leadership decisions and will interact with all leaders at EIDU, currently located across continents.

1. Executive & Administrative Support:

   • Serve as the right-hand to the CEO, ensuring seamless daily operations and strategic focus.

   • Prepare executive materials, presentations, and briefing documents for key meetings such as board meeting decks, director day presentations etc.

   • Handle sensitive communications with discretion and professionalism. Ensure seamless information flow between the CEO and senior leaders, keeping priorities aligned.

   • Anticipate needs and proactively solve administrative and operational challenges.

   • Support the CEO in their travel arrangements, and high-level correspondence.

1. Leadership & Events:

   • Support CEO-led initiatives, acting as a bridge between departments and stakeholders. Facilitate discussions, ensuring alignment on priorities.

   • Streamline and document leadership processes, ensuring clarity and accountability across teams.

1. Operational Excellence: 

   • Optimize internal workflows, reducing inefficiencies and automating administrative tasks where possible.

   • Track action items and key decisions, ensuring follow-ups and accountability across departments.

• The desire to use your skills to bring about positive social change for children across the world.

• Hyper-organized and proactive, with the ability to anticipate needs and remove roadblocks.

• Entrepreneurial in spirit. Agile and takes initiative—Ability to work in a start-up environment navigating complex and fast-changing circumstances whilst taking full ownership of your work.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills —ability to engage and align diverse stakeholders.

• Excellent oral and written communication in English. German is a nice-to-have but not a must.

• Analytical & structured thinker—capable of breaking down complex topics into actionable insights.

• Problem-solving mindset, with a bias for action and a keen eye for operational improvements.

• Excellent collaboration skills - ability to work well with team members at all levels of the organisation, from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Interested in contributing to others' success.

NB: You should be available to work at least 15 - 20 hours a week.

• A supportive, international team based in Kenya, Nigeria, and Germany, united by a mission and commitment to learning.

• Work directly with an innovative, high-achieving CEO who has founded multiple successful startups.

• An open environment where feedback is welcomed promoting mutual growth. 

• Personal development & opportunities to work on projects that have impact.

• Exciting field visits to our partner schools in Kenya and/or Nigeria to see your impact firsthand.