Working Student: Tree Team (Data Cleaning & Prep) (all genders)

We're looking for a highly motivated data preparation and cleaning-focused Working Student to join us in Berlin.

You will be trusted with handling raw data coming directly from our tree planting partners and with your love for detail, your work will help us to further strengthen the quality of our tree planting recordings and prepare them for further analysis in the field and/or with satellites. Join a unique workplace and be part of the Tree Team’s mission to become the leading restoration entity in the world by using Ecosia’s tree planting funds to plant trees that benefit the people and nature.

As a Working Student, you will support the Tree Team by ensuring the accuracy and quality of planting proofs (pictures, KML files, and tree planted tables) submitted by Ecosia’s tree planting partners across the world.

Please be aware that this role is open to students currently registered with a German university and based in Berlin.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN IMPACT:

• You will control tree planting data submitted by Ecosia partners on the correctness and consistency of the polygon/kml file, list of tree species, and pictures;

• You will correct small errors in the backend of our system;

• You will work with the designated tree planting officer to give feedback to the partners on how to improve their field data;

• In the same way, you will also clean the data from past submissions and make them consistent with our reporting requirements;

• You will spot and correct inaccuracies in the underlying data;

• You will provide weekly feedback on insights derived from data coming into the respective Tree Planting Officers;

• You will support the tree team with further ad hoc needs.

WHAT YOU BRING:

• You are currently enrolled as a Bachelor's or Master's student in business, engineering, or geography studies in Germany;

• You have good problem-solving and analytical skills;

• You have a proactive mindset and are highly self-organized;

• You have strong attention to detail and are not afraid of repetitive work;

• You have experience performing data cleaning tasks in Excel;

• You have some knowledge and experience with GIS programs and Google Earth;

• You are motivated to help us fight the climate crisis by reforesting the planet!

Hours and salary:

This would be a part-time position (20 hours a week, flex), with a rate of €15 per hour.

WHY ECOSIA?

- What if your job made a real difference in the climate crisis? Join Ecosia and help plant millions of trees where people and ecosystems need them most.

- We offer you the opportunity to balance work with other parts of your life. (Flexible hours to fit your university schedule, more vacation days than the law requires (30 days/year on a five-day week, remote work options).

- We are a team of more than 30 nationalities that includes people from different sexual orientations, ages, races, physical/mental abilities, child/pet/plant parents, and non-traditional backgrounds.

- We help you live sustainably through our green benefits.

- We support your professional growth through monthly learning days, hack days, online and physical library, continuous feedback, etc., depending on your location.

Useful links:

- Want to know what it's like to work for Ecosia?

- Ecosia’s career page

- 10 questions for Ecosia’s Founder and CEO

- Our Manifesto

If you’re living with a disability, illness, and/or neurodiversity or are primary caregivers, feel free to let us know how we can adjust and support your application process. For instance, we can provide different tools, interview formats, or more time for assignments.

Why Ecosia?

• What if your job made a real difference in the climate crisis? Join Ecosia and help plant millions of trees where people and ecosystems need them most.

• We are a diverse team, committed to equality, equity, and inclusion, with members of various backgrounds: sexual orientations, genders, ages, races, ethnicities, nationalities, physical and mental disabilities, family structures, and religions.

• We offer you the opportunity to balance work with other parts of your life. (Flexible working hours, more vacation days than the law requires (30 days/year on a five-day week), designated Focus Times, remote work options) (not applicable to freelance contracts + different labor laws apply in other countries).

• Moving to Berlin for the first time? We welcome everyone and offer relocation support and visa/work permit assistance to new employees and their loved ones coming from abroad and within Germany (applicable for unlimited contracts).

• Our green benefits program, including subsidized public transport cards and bike inspection services, supports your sustainable living choices, varying by location (not applicable to freelance contracts).

• We support your professional growth through monthly learning days, hack days, online and physical libraries, a 2000€ development allowance per year, continuous feedback, etc. (not applicable to freelance contracts).

Q&A

How many people work at Ecosia?

114 (July 2024) - our departments include Engineering (incl. Platform), Product (incl. Design & BI), Marketing, Trees, Operations, and People and Culture.

Where is Ecosia based and what kind of a work set-up do we have?

We are a remote-friendly company with one office in Berlin-Wedding. People come to the office or work from home, as per their wishes and/or circumstances. Some roles require presence in the office at least from time to time. The Talent Partner will tell you more.