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Organization and Administration

Public Offices, Institutes, Ministries, Foundations, Associations, Federations

In the field of history, you are trained to work in a focused, systematic, and trustworthy manner. This opens many professional doors in all forms of administrative, sorting, and organizational activities. Historians are welcome candidates for training in high-level civil service positions, or are very successful in postgraduate courses such as administrative sciences. In other governmental, semi-governmental, and non-governmental environments, there is also no shortage of things to be organized and administered, so historians, depending on their content-related or personal connection to the task, can often find a good entry point into other professional fields.

  • Possible Tasks

    - As a research associate at a regional or international office or at the headquarters of a foundation, you conduct research; recruit and support authors of specialist articles; plan, conduct, and evaluate seminars and lectures; network with local target groups (e.g. trade unions, political parties, interest groups); and prepare topic-specific reports and (political) analyses.
    - In the administration of a foundation, you develop and evaluate plans for appropriate, modern, and efficient administrative action and advise managers regarding implementation.
    - You actively participate in quality development processes and their monitoring and evaluation.
    - You build networks with, for example, foundations and other socio-political institutions, as well as associations, trade unions, political parties, think tanks, and intergovernmental or non-governmental organizations.
    - As a consultant or administrator in education or cultural ministries, you maintain expert oversight of the supervisory authorities in your area of activity: You are involved in implementing Basic Law legislation specifics and ensuring the proper, reliable, and transparent implementation of the legislative will at state, semi-state, and civic organizations on the grounds of laws, guidelines, and directives.
    - You inform, advise, and support citizens in exercising their rights and obligations and “translate” the possibilities and necessities of administrative action into language that is accessible to citizens.
    - You initiate helpful, problem-solving, or hazard-averting administrative actions in the interests of those affected.
    - You establish networks with other social security providers and cooperate with associations, counseling centers, authorities, and educational institutions.
    - In leadership positions, you hold meetings with staff, support team processes, and are responsible for the documentation, scheduling, and conducting of staff training.
    - In intelligence administration, you handle administrative processes that reflect the operational capacities of the service. For example, you work in recruiting, staff deployment, and supporting guests from other intelligence services.

  • Industries and Occupations

    - Municipalities, regional councils, state and federal offices, ministries
    - Vocational training centers, integration services, employment agencies, and job centers
    - Foundations, trade unions, interest groups, religious organizations, welfare organizations
    - Educational institutions of all kinds, including higher education

  • Job Boards and Professional Associations

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