The Plac Grunwaldzki OD NOWA Center is a space co-created with residents of the immediate area – a place for meetings, education, culture, volunteering, building neighborhood relationships, and collaboration. If you want to have a real impact on the neighborhood, are able to operate in changing conditions, and collaborate with people of different temperaments and work styles, the role of Center Manager may be for you!
Fundacja Ładne Historie has been operating since 2016, combining integration, animation, respite care, education, culture, and local heritage. We create spaces for collaboration in Lower Silesia, with particular emphasis on Świdnica and Wrocław. We work with a diverse community, support local leaders, and encourage active participation in the service of others. Our activities are not projects, but stories and histories written in collaboration with the community around us.
We are currently seeking a person to join our Foundation team as a Center Manager. This position combines the skills of a local community animator with leadership. We are looking for someone with experience in managing social, educational, and/or cultural projects who will:
- is an open, communicative and collaborative person;
- is good at coordinating team work and several tasks in parallel;
- can act flexibly and effectively – even when conditions change and you need to act quickly;
- is available and ready to work at a variable pace – sometimes during the week, sometimes in the evening or on weekends, when the Center is most active;
- is able to cooperate with a very diverse group: from seniors to activists and grassroots groups, from public institutions to people living in our backyard;
- can build long-term relationships;
- has the instincts and competences of an animator and a leader – he/she notices needs and is able to build actions around them, is a person oriented towards results and achieving lasting results;
- knows the realities of working in non-governmental organizations and has versatile skills – from working with the local community, through comprehensive project management, to creating content for social media and media visits;
- is proficient in using digital tools for design work (Google suites, Microsoft Office);
- has at least secondary education – a specialized education is welcome (e.g. cultural animation, psychology, pedagogy, cultural studies, sociology).
Summary of the most important information:
- position: manager of the Plac Grunwaldzki OD NOWA Center;
- form of employment: to be agreed (employment contract/civil law contract);
- working hours: 1 full-time position;
- place of work: Wrocław, Plac Grunwaldzki – work both at our headquarters (ul. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 63a) and in the field;
- fee: PLN 4,500 net per month;
- start of employment: first half of September 2025.
How to apply?
Interested persons are requested to send their applications – consisting of a Curriculum Vitae and a cover letter in PDF format – by e-mail to: krzysztof.bielaszka@ladnehistorie.pl. Applications will be accepted until August 29, 2025. Interviews with selected candidates will be held at the Local Activity Center Plac Grunwaldzki OD NOWA (ul. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 63a, 1st floor, courtyard building) from September 1-5, 2025. We will inform you about the recruitment results by email by September 8, 2025.
Scope of duties:
- coordinating the Centre’s activities, including planning and implementing activities consistent with the Centre’s profile, planning and managing the work of the Centre’s team;
- cooperation with the local community – institutions, organizations, activists and the local community, with particular emphasis on animating and managing local partnerships;
- supervision over the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of activities, including the creation of substantive reports, cooperation with an external evaluation specialist and supervision over the finances and administration of the Centre – in this respect, cooperation with the administration team and the Foundation’s management board in the field of budgeting and reporting (including ordering contracts, keeping records of hours);
- coordinating the Centre's program – initiating and implementing social, animation, cultural and educational projects, production support for the Centre's team.
- promotion of the Centre’s activities – cooperation with the media, co-management of communication and information activities (creation and publication of content).
- supporting the fundraising team in obtaining funds and implementing cooperation – in this respect, in particular the creation of grant applications and partnership cooperation at the local level.
What do we offer?
- work in an organization with a mission and a real impact on the local community – full-time employment initially for a trial period of 3 months, work space in our office and the tools necessary to carry out the assigned tasks.
- monthly salary of PLN 4,500 net.
- employment in the first half of September 2025 at the earliest.
- work in a close-knit, dynamic and committed team.
- opportunity to participate in attractive training courses and workshops.
- the opportunity to co-create a unique space with a socio-cultural profile in Wrocław.
- support from the Ładne Historie Foundation team and professional development opportunities.
Have any questions? Please contact us by email at krzysztof.bielaszka@ladnehistorie.pl. We'd love to tell you more about what we do and who we're looking for.
By taking part in this recruitment process, you consent to the processing of your personal data by the Ładne Historie Foundation – the operator of the Local Activity Center Plac Grunwaldzki OD NOWA – for the purposes of the recruitment process (in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act of 10 May 2018 (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1000) and with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (GDPR).
