Student Assistant – Marketing and Partnerships (Chinese/Japanese Speaking Preferred)

Your tasks

4C is a sustainability certification scheme for the coffee and cocoa industry. 4C certification focuses on good agricultural and management practices, including requirements on economic, social and environmental conditions for coffee and cocoa production and processing in order to establish credible sustainable and transparent supply chains. Independent certification bodies verify compliance with the 4C requirements. 4C operates in 20 countries and is the largest certification system in the coffee sector. It is also a highly innovative standard working on a variety of crucial topics such as reduction and offsetting of carbon footprint, biodiversity improvement and empowering women. This is why the Sustainability Management team of experts are looking forward to welcome you as Student Assistant – Marketing and Partnerships (Chinese/Japanese Speaking Preferred) at 4C headquarters in Cologne.

• You will support our Marketing and Partnerships Team in preparing publications, reports, guidance documents and external communications materials
• You will apply and maintain official 4C Word and PowerPoint templates, ensuring consistent structure, formatting and visual layout
• You will format document elements such as tables, headings, lists, captions, headers, footers and tables of contents
• You will help turn draft texts and presentation content into clean, print- and web-ready materials aligned with 4C’s brand identity
• You may support basic charts, visuals and simple Excel-based data tasks for marketing and partnership materials

Your profile

• Enrolled student at a German university with an availability of 10-20 hours per week for at least one year (preferably longer), preferably in graphic design, media/communications, business administration, information management or another related field
• Available to work onsite in the Cologne office at least twice a week
• Excellent written and spoken language skills in English; Chinese and Japanese language skills are an advantage, German is beneficial but not required
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office, especially Microsoft Word and PowerPoint; basic Excel skills for charts and simple data tasks are desirable
• Strong understanding of document structure, Word styles, formatting consistency and presentation layout
• Good eye for visual layout, margins, alignment, typography and brand consistency
• High attention to detail and ability to deliver clean, well-structured documents and presentations
• Ability to work independently, communicate proactively and stay organised across several tasks
• Supportive and dedicated team player with a hands-on attitude

Why us?

We are an international and diverse team of passionate and experienced experts, joining forces for a sustainable future! We believe that our team is our core asset and we support our people as best we can.

To help you build your future and thrive with us, we offer:

Development Opportunity

• Close collaboration with our sister companies Meo Carbon Solutions GmbH, GRAS Global Risk Assessment Services, ISCC System and ClimatePal, giving you even more development opportunities
• Professional onboardings to help you have an ideal start with us
• The opportunity to work independently and bring in own ideas
• Discover your own career path and interests in field of sustainability

Great Team Environment

• Various team events throughout the year (Celebrating Diversity, Summer Student Event, Christmas Party)
• Opportunity to work in a multicultural environment (54 nationalities) with professionals from different backgrounds

Benefits

• Hybrid set-up (depending on working days pattern)
• Vacation days based on the working days pattern, special holidays and 3 additional vacation days (Christmas eve, new year’s eve, carnival monday)
• An attractive and modern office in the centre of Cologne with free fruits and snacks

Ready to join our team?

Then we would be happy to hear from you soon! Please apply using the button below with a meaningful cover letter, CV and any relevant certificates.
We are looking forward to your application and hope to welcome you to our team soon!
We are a company with equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, race, gender, or any other criteria that are not professional qualifications for an open position.