Chief Operating Officer (Kickstarting For Good)

Role Summary

As a fast-growth organisation, sometimes we run a little hot. As operations manager, you will ensure the smooth running of Kickstarting For Good and move our daily operations onto a firm, well-organised foundation.

This role is ideal for someone who has administrative expertise and likes to build systems that can grow with an organisation – combined with a passion to move the world to a more sustainable plant-based food system.

Based in Germany, at our dedicated incubator space in Berlin, you will be a key person in our core team – solving a wide range of problems from project tracking and implementing CRM systems, through to cohort liaison and managing finances and suppliers.

As part of a small but powerful team, you’ll also be comfortable getting hands-on and jumping in to manage tasks directly when needed.

Job Details

Location: Berlin, Germany
Hours: Full time
Start : ASAP
Application deadline: open until filled
Salary: based on skills and experience

Responsibilities

• Become the primary administrative coordinator for K4G, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations, diligent task management and delivery and accurate project tracking.

• Take a lead on the implication of efficient CRM, project tracking and team management platforms – including leading the selection and implementation of new software as needed.

• Investigate and oversee where K4G can better use AI in our day to day operations and activities.

• Solve the problem of efficiently managing K4G’s incoming enquiries, from both new contacts and our cohort and mentors.

• Become our liaison with ProVeg’s internal teams, including finance, grants, office management, events and HR to create a frictionless relationship with our parent organisation.

• Be able to track and progress important documentation, including cohort contracts and travel grants.

• Take ownership of our incubator space to ensure it is a productive and well-maintained workspace.

• Be happy to offer logistical and operational support to the team when needed, and identify where we can build better systems and processes to avoid us hitting such bottlenecks in the first place.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Alignment to K4G’s core goal of transforming the food system towards a healthier, more sustainable, plant-based future.

• At least 3 years of professional experience in operations leadership roles , preferably in a non-profit, charity or NGO environment.

• Excellent, fluent level of both written and spoken English.

• Highly-motivated with a superior level of self-organisation, allowing you to plan your work to achieve a goal and manage multiple projects independently.

• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, high-impact entrepreneurial environment and to be able to embrace new directions and solve challenges as they emerge.

• Flexible and happy to be ‘hands-on’ when situations require it.

• An excellent level of IT proficiency, with an attention to detail and process-driven systemic mentality.

• Ability to forward-plan to spot the bottle-necks and pitfalls before we reach them.

• A high level of discretion and confidentiality in handling sensitive information.

Desirable:

• An interest in start-ups or entrepreneurship – especially if you have ever started or built your own initiative or worked in a start-up or early-years organisation.

• A conversational level of German is useful especially for communicating with local suppliers and organisations.

• Experience with Google Workspace, Notion, Slack or other similar platforms.

• Interest in adjacent cause areas that have the potential to create a positive impact in the world.

• A top-level knowledge of accounting, bookkeeping and business filing, especially for registering or starting up new European or US-based charities (or a willingness to learn and lead the process if required).
  

Benefits of working with us

• Flexible working hours with the option of compensating overtime with time off.

• Option to work temporarily from abroad (in compliance with the 183-day annual limit)

• 25 days basic holiday (FTE) plus one additional day of holiday per year (additional days of holiday can be “bought” via small salary adjustments).

• A respectful working atmosphere in a highly motivated team.

• A strong focus on personal development and a designated training budget.

• Provision of a work laptop and access to a well-equipped office in Berlin Tiergarten.

• Mindfulness programme and mental wellbeing – free membership for Open Up und Headspace.

• We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world and encourage everyone in our organisation to bring all aspects of themselves to work.

• And last but not least: Join a great team and work with us to create a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all people, animals and our planet!
  

About us (Kickstarting For Good)

The Kickstarting For Good incubator is a 15-week programme, combining virtual (online) phases with two in-person weeks in Berlin, Germany.
During the programme, participants learn the skills, theory and mindset needed to create a high-impact initiative, guided by high-caliber mentors and programme advisors, culminating in a final pitch day at our incubator space in Berlin.

In 2025, we incubated 18 initiatives who are working to change the food system to a plant-forward future and awarded more than $200,000 in grants and seed funding. Collectively, the initiatives that we have helped kickstart have raised $10 million in philanthropic funding since 2022.