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Questions & answers about training at Misereor

Which vocational school is attended during the apprenticeship?
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The Misereor office is located in Aachen. Around 370 people work there. Our office management clerks attend the Paul-Julius-Reuter vocational college in Aachen as part of the dual training system. There are corresponding classes there, which spread the teaching content over two to three years, depending on the duration of the training.

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The duration of training varies between two and three years, depending on previous school education.

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During your training, you will work in different areas. You will familiarise yourself with the following Misereor departments:

  • Organisation, IT and Environmental Management
  • Finance and accounting
  • Partnerships and donor contacts
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing and Communication
  • one of our continental departments (Africa and Middle East, Latin America or Asia and Oceania).
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We have been able to take on many of our trainees in recent years. They work as clerks or in the secretariat in various positions in the company. Some have continued their education and even studied at university on the side.

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To ensure that our employees feel comfortable, we offer them various benefits, such as

Work-life balance

  • Flexible working hours
  • 30 days' holiday and additional company holidays

Family friendliness

  • Leave of absence for care needs of relatives
  • Subsidies for childcare and birth, own holiday care

Remuneration, pension scheme and benefits

  • Monthly remuneration according to the KAVO as well as payment of annual bonus and performance-related pay
  • Company pension scheme
  • Subsidy for the Deutschlandticket and job bike leasing
  • Sparkling water and tea, coffee and tea flat rate
  • Discounts, for example on insurance, technical products and food

Further development and health:

  • Internal and external further training
  • Internal knowledge exchange in the form of lectures and workshops
  • (Psychological) counselling and coaching services
  • In-house sports courses
  • Regular vaccinations and eye examinations
  • Subsidy for computer glasses
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We know that the job search and the application process are very individual matters. You can find more information about working at Misereor on our jobs page.

You can also contact our HR department with your personal questions.

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Voluntary service

Get involved on the ground with Misereor: The voluntary service enables a ten-month learning service with experienced partner organisations in Africa, Asia or Latin America.