People & Ops Working Student

Is this the most important century in human history?

Businesses, governments, and consumers are increasingly realizing the severity and scale of the climate crisis. Companies around the world are starting to take action by reducing their own emissions and by purchasing carbon credits to offset their unavoidable emissions. The suppliers of these carbon credits, project developers, are struggling to keep up with demand and face colossal scaling challenges. Experts estimate that the global supply of carbon credits will have to increase by 4,000% in order to meet annual demand in the coming years. Most suppliers, however, lack the resources and tools required to efficiently manage their projects at scale.

About BlueLayer

BlueLayer’s mission is to reverse climate change by developing the software stack that will enable developers of carbon credits to bring quality supply to market. We are empowering the thousands of companies producing carbon credits with software tools, in order to automate their inventory, data and other core operations. Visit our website to learn more about BlueLayer.

About the team

BlueLayer brings together a dynamic team with a wealth of diverse experiences ranging from founding companies to leading impact investment teams, and building disruptive technology startups. Previously, members of the founding team have built Moonfare (valued at more than $600m), deployed over $5bn in sustainability & climate investments, hired and led teams of more than 150 people, and scaled operations across ~20 countries.

We value ownership, transparency, teamwork, and have a desire to grow – both individually and as a team. Most importantly, we are motivated by having impact and helping solve the global climate crisis. We live up to these values and provide every team member a competitive equity package in the company, so that everyone gets to share BlueLayer’s success.

BlueLayer is a mission-driven company with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all gender identities, ethnicities, preferences, abilities and views, and strive to create a stronger culture through inclusivity.

About the role

About the role

The People & Ops Working Student is an exceptional individual ready to play a key part in BlueLayer’s story. We are a co-located team with presence in Berlin, Athens, and London and remote-first processes.

• Flexible schedule at approximately 10-20hrs per week
• Ability to attend the Berlin office 1-2 times per week preferable
• Competitive compensation, in line with other similar roles

Responsibilities

The People & Ops Working Student will be the first point of contact for all BlueLayer employees across geographies and will liaise with the leadership team to execute BlueLayer’s people strategy, including talent acquisition and talent management.

Responsibilities include:

• HR Administration: Handle processing of employment contracts, legal documents, visa applications and equity incentives for all of our employees
• HR Systems: Organize our record-keeping and filling systems across the HR function and keep our records updated with all recent changes
• Payroll: Assist our Finance Manager and our external payroll providers to process necessary files, as well as joiners and leavers
• Benefits: Help implement corporate benefits for employees
• Candidate Experience and On-boarding: Assist with executing the on-boarding of new candidates and drive continuous improvement in our on-boarding process
• HR Analytics: Produce and communicate reports and dashboards for the leadership team
• Office Management for our Berlin office, including our technology delivery solutions, handling written communications and other ad-hoc tasks

What you bring

• Some internship experience, ideally in an HR role
• Strong academic degree in progress in HR or Business Administration
• Professionalism, attention to detail and drive
• Excellent command of English (at a minimum), some German language skills
• Hands-on problem-solving, positivity, and autonomy
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with the ability to prioritize effectively
• Attuned to remote collaboration, using digital tools, and meticulously documenting work
• An entrepreneurial spirit, ready to launch, fail and iterate
• Adaptable and can wear many hats when needed
• Strong interest in climate and particularly carbon markets

Reasons to join

• Your chance to be part of a successful founding story. Join a mission-driven business from the start. Everyone in our team participates in the success by owning a part of the business.
• Create impact. Help us build products that enable climate action, scale the carbon markets, and actually make a difference.
• Think and act like an owner. Join a driven team that sets ambitious goals, takes ownership, and delivers results.
• We are growth-oriented and so are you. Work in an ownership driven environment with strong founders and team members to learn from. Experience a formalized feedback process and coaching opportunities to make sure that we grow together.
• Be yourself. You will work with people of different backgrounds, identities, values, and cultures. We treat everyone with respect regardless of their position, without exceptions.
• Enjoy the perks of working in a remote-friendly team
• Get access and mentorship by leading climate experts and advisors. BlueLayer is supported by 50 climate industry leaders, executives and founders, hand-picked for their ability to offer help and advice to our early team.