Chief Finance Officer (CFO) (m/w/d) | 100 % Ehrenamt | 100 % Remote

About this job

The Deutsche Hilfsbund (DEHIB) is building a professional, high-performing volunteer structure that is nationwide, digital, and strategically managed. People, culture, and organizational development are not a side issue but a central control function.

To strategically further develop this architecture, we are looking for a Chief Finance Officer (CFO) at the C-level.

Note: The activity is voluntary, unpaid, and does not establish an employment relationship. It is suitable for various life phases, including alongside employment, and can serve personal and professional development. The time commitment is approximately 5 to 8 hours per week.

Tasks

• Overall responsibility for strategic finance and capital management (EUR 2.5 billion revenue target 2040)
• Development, standardization, and ongoing refinement of all existing and new business plans with financial logic, scenarios, milestones, capital requirements, and performance metrics
• Development and management of the overarching investment and capital strategy, including equity, debt, subsidies, and co-investment structures
• Active investor outreach, preparation of the investment story, conducting financial discussions, and structured management of negotiations up to closing
• Structuring of equity, financing, and co-investment models, considering governance, liability, non-profit status, and scalability
• Creation, management, and monitoring of liquidity, financial, and multi-year planning at the association level and for group-like structures
• Sparring partner for the Federal Board on capital allocation, growth paths, risk assessment, and prioritization of strategic initiatives
• Preparation and conceptual support for the transfer of operational transaction and investment activities into a future holding structure
• Ensuring financial, legal, and accounting separation between the association and operating units in accordance with the division of responsibilities plan
• Strategic overall supervision of investments, subsidiary structures, and affiliated entities, including reporting standards, performance monitoring, and governance control

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in a senior finance role, ideally as CFO, Finance Director, or Senior Finance Lead in growth-oriented organizations, investment structures, or complex associations
• Proven expertise in the creation, evaluation, and further development of business plans, financial models, and investment calculations, including scenario and sensitivity analyses
• Sound experience in investor outreach, dealing with private and institutional investors, and in the preparation and support of financing rounds
• Deep knowledge in structuring equity, financing, and co-investment models, considering governance, liability, and long-term scalability
• Very good understanding of liquidity management, multi-year planning, capital allocation, and strategic financial management at the group or association level
• Experience in sparring with boards, management, or committees on growth strategies, risk assessments, and investment decisions

Benefits

• Shaping role in building a new systematic financing cycle for a modern social market economy that combines social impact with economic market mechanisms
• Active participation in moving away from purely subsidy-driven models towards sustainable, investable, and scalable financing structures
• Opportunity to develop and shape an independent finance and capital model with exemplary character for civil society, politics, and the capital market
• Strategic influence on the linkage of public good goals, capital discipline, and long-term value creation within a growing network
• Positioning as a key architectural figure in a new order of social financing with high visibility and structural design ambition

A cover letter to the Federal Board is advantageous. If necessary, it should outline your relevant experience in finance, investments, or M&A and explain why you want to take on this C-level responsibility.