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The Lower Saxony Memorials Foundation offers you a position as
project coordinator for the development of a new permanent exhibition in "Design for All" for the Bergen-Belsen Memorial from 15 March 2026 and subject to project approval(reference number: SnG 2026-1) at the Bergen-Belsen Memorial and the learning place M.B. 89.

We offer...

• a permanent position with 100% of the regular weekly working time of 39.8 hours
• a salary according to pay group 11 TV-L
• an additional pension scheme (VBL)
• the opportunity to work mobile on a pro rata basis
• an annual bonus
• flexible working hours through flexitime
• the opportunity for further training
• a varied range of tasks
• An interesting and varied workplace
• respectful interaction with colleagues and superiors
• an interesting job as part of a participative process with different and diverse participants.

Who are we?

The Bergen-Belsen Memorial Centre is run by the Lower Saxony Memorials Foundation. Around 30 employees and freelancers work there. It is dedicated to the history of the Bergen-Belsen Prisoner of War Camp, the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp and the Displaced Persons Camp and examines their respective impact. To this end, it organises exhibitions, conducts historical research and looks after and supplements the extensive collections. It offers young people and adults a wide range of educational and outreach activities in both digital and analogue formats. The memorial also includes the learning place M.B. 89 in the neighbouring Lower Saxony barracks. The memorial explicitly adopts multiple perspectives and thematises these in its activities. For several years, we have been working on expanding the opportunities for participation in the culture of remembrance in general and in the programmes offered by the Bergen-Belsen Memorial in particular.

The exhibition at the Bergen-Belsen Memorial dates back to 2007, but since then the state of research into the history of the Bergen-Belsen camps and the content and design requirements for contemporary exhibitions at memorial sites have changed considerably. The "Design for All" exhibition will take these developments into account.

What tasks do you expect?

• Content and organisational coordination, preparation and recording of meetings between project management, curators and other individuals and departments involved in the process
• Continuous content-related and organisational meetings with the project management and determination of next steps
• Coordination and preparation of meetings with the various focus groups involved in the development process
• Developing a detailed schedule with the project management and monitoring it
• Coordinating the content and organisation of the competition to select a design agency
• Communication with the design office
• Supporting the design office in the tendering process for elements of the exhibition (audio guide, digital media, etc.)
• Planning, monitoring and managing the available funding; ensuring the proper and economical use of funds
• Assessing complex legal issues, interpreting guidelines and administrative regulations
• Content-related and organisational communication with the Education and Encounters, Communication and Events and Research and Documentation departments on their respective areas of responsibility in the context of the new permanent exhibition

What do you bring to the table?

• Completed university degree in history, history didactics, politics or a comparable humanities subject
• Sound experience in project management
• Proven professional experience in memorial work
• Sound experience in the conception and management of exhibition projects
• Sound knowledge of the history of National Socialism
• Knowledge of current discourses on contemporary exhibitions at Nazi memorials

• A high degree of personal responsibility, organisational and communication skills

   

What else do we want from you?

• Knowledge of the history of the Bergen-Belsen camps
• Experience in public administration and sound knowledge of the use of funds
• Good knowledge of the English language

Have we piqued your interest? Then we would like to get to know you.

Please send your application by 01.02.2026, quoting the reference number and preferably by e-mail to Stiftung niedersächsische Gedenkstätten, Mrs Marie-Joëlle Ollesch, Im Güldenen Winkel 8, 29223 Celle. bewerbung@stiftung-ng.de

For further information, please contact Dr Elke Gryglewski, elke.gryglewski@stiftung-ng.de, Managing Director and Project Manager.

The position is generally also available on a part-time basis. Working time requests will be considered on an individual basis.

The Lower Saxony Memorials Foundation is committed to reducing under-representation in all areas and positions in accordance with the Lower Saxony Equal Opportunities Act (NGG). Applications from severely disabled people with equal aptitude, performance and qualifications will be given preferential consideration.
Please indicate this in your application.

Note on accessibility: The M.B. 89 site and the foundations headquarters in Celle are not barrier-free due to historical construction. There are no barrier-free entrances, lifts and only partial sanitary facilities in this building. If necessary, we will of course offer individual support.

By submitting your application, you also agree that the data required for the selection process will be stored and processed in accordance with the provisions of the Lower Saxony Data Protection Act. The application documents will be destroyed in accordance with data protection regulations after the retention period has expired.

Sincerely Dr Elke Gryglewski, Managing Director

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The Lower Saxony Memorials Foundation offers you two positions as research assistants (reference number: SnG 2026-2) in the participatory project to develop a new permanent exhibition in "Design for All" for the Bergen-Belsen Memorial from 15 March 2026 and subject to project approval at the Bergen-Belsen Memorial and the learning place M.B. 89.

We offer...

• two fixed-term positions for three years with 100% of the regular weekly working time of 39.8
• hours.
• a salary according to pay group 13 TV-L
• an additional pension scheme (VBL)
• the opportunity to work mobile on a pro rata basis
• an annual bonus payment
• flexible working hours through flexitime
• the opportunity for further training
• a varied range of tasks
• An interesting and varied workplace
• respectful interaction with colleagues and superiors

Who are we?

The Bergen-Belsen Memorial Centre is run by the Lower Saxony Memorials Foundation. Around 30 employees and freelancers work there. It is dedicated to the history of the Bergen-Belsen Prisoner of War Camp, the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp and the Displaced Persons Camp and examines their respective histories. To this end, it organises exhibitions, conducts historical research and looks after and supplements the extensive collections. It offers young people and adults a wide range of educational and outreach activities in both digital and analogue formats. The memorial also includes the learning place M.B. 89 in the neighbouring Lower Saxony barracks. The memorial explicitly adopts multiple perspectives and thematises these in its activities. For several years, we have been working on expanding the opportunities for participation in the culture of remembrance in general and in the programmes offered by the Bergen-Belsen Memorial in particular.

The exhibition at the Bergen-Belsen Memorial dates back to 2007.

research into the history of the Bergen-Belsen camps and the content and design requirements for contemporary exhibitions at memorial sites have changed considerably since then. The "Design for All" exhibition will take these developments into account.

What tasks await you?

You will curate the new permanent exhibition in a team with the project management and project coordination, an

extended team and various committees from the exhibition's target groups and advisory boards. To this end, you will develop the exhibition's content concept, create discussion templates and write texts for the exhibition. Your tasks will also include planning and designing digital media offerings in the exhibition as well as supporting the Education and Encounters department in the conceptualisation and development of new educational offerings and material. You will carry out document and object research in archives, museums, libraries and other institutions in coordination with the specialist departments. They contribute to the clarification and acquisition of utilisation rights. The preparation and archiving of project results completes your area of responsibility. You will be actively involved in the academic discourse at the memorial centre.

What do you need?

• A university degree (at least M.A. or equivalent) in the field of history, cultural studies, social sciences or education or in another subject relevant to your work
• Sound knowledge of the history of National Socialism, the National Socialist camp system and its aftermath; ideally knowledge of the history of the Bergen-Belsen camps
• Relevant experience in the preparation and realisation of exhibitions
• Knowledge of the discussion on contemporary memorial and educational work
• Experience of working with academic institutions, archives and/or libraries in Germany and abroad

What else do we want from you?

You have a confident manner and a high degree of social competence as well as sensitivity in dealing with visitors and cooperation partners. Your solution-orientated way of working, ability to work under pressure and your sense of responsibility are combined with the ability to work in a team and flexibility. You have intercultural skills. Your good knowledge of written and spoken German, English and one other language as well as the confident use of standard software and the Internet round off your profile as a member of a motivated team.

Have we aroused your interest? Then we would like to get to know you.

Please send your application by 01.02.2026 , quoting the reference number and preferably by e-mail to

Stiftung niedersächsische Gedenkstätten, Mrs Marie-Joëlle Ollesch, Im Güldenen Winkel 8, 29223 Celle.

bewerbung@stiftung-ng.de. For further information, please contact Dr Elke Gryglewski, elke.gryglewski@stiftung-ng.de, Managing Director and Project Manager.

The position can also be filled on a part-time basis. Working time requests will be considered on an individual basis.

The Lower Saxony Memorials Foundation is committed to reducing under-representation in all areas and positions in accordance with the Lower Saxony Equal Opportunities Act (NGG). Applications from severely disabled people with equal aptitude, performance and qualifications will be given preferential consideration. Please indicate this in your application.

Note on accessibility: The M.B. 89 site and the foundations headquarters in Celle are not barrier-free due to historical construction. There are no barrier-free entrances, lifts and only partial sanitary facilities in this building. If necessary, we will of course offer individual support.

By submitting your application, you also agree that the data required for the selection process will be stored and processed in accordance with the provisions of the Lower Saxony Data Protection Act. The application documents will be destroyed in accordance with data protection regulations after the retention period has expired.

Sincerely Dr Elke Gryglewski, Managing Director

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For the realisation of our educational formats, we are looking for people to accompany various groups through the Bergen-Belsen Memorial. Pupils, young people and adults visit the Bergen-Belsen Memorial as part of guided tours, study days, online seminars and formats lasting several days. Here they learn more about the history of the prisoner of war and concentration camp, the Displaced Persons Camp and the Bergen-Belsen Memorial in a contemporary and methodologically diverse way.

What we would like to see:

• An open and communicative manner
• A respectful and appreciative attitude in dealing with people
• An interest in dealing with historical, social and political issues
• A willingness to self-reflect and question your own points of view
• Experience in the field of education and special needs education and in Education work is an advantage
• Good knowledge of the history of the 20th century, especially National Socialism, is an advantage
• Interest in analysing social and political continuities
• Willingness to undertake further training
• German language skills (at least level B2), further language skills are an advantage
• Ability to deal with conflict and stress management as well as the willingness to acquire a variety of strategies for dealing with challenging situations

We offer:

• A friendly and collegial working environment
• Meaningful and varied work in the field of historical and political education
• Insights into a diverse, internationally networked institution
• Sound training and preparation for freelance work at the Bergen-Belsen Memorial
• Support in the creation of your own tour concept
• Support during the first implementation of the formats as well as professional feedback
• A wide range of further and advanced training programmes
• The opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues
• Flexible working hours on a fee basis, in accordance with the fee structure applicable at the Lower Saxony Memorials Foundation

Information on the training programme:

The training programme includes the following mandatory dates:

Fri, 10.04.26 - Sun, 12.04.26 1st training weekend

Tue, 28.04.26 Day seminar I

Sat, 09.05.26 - Sun, 10.05.26 2nd training weekend

Thu, 28.05.26 Day seminar II

Wed, 03.06.26 Online seminar (evening event)

Fri, 19.06.26 - Sun, 21.06.26 3rd training weekend

The dates serve to introduce the work on site, to discuss your own role as a guide and to acquire didactic and historical basics for teaching local and contextual history. The seminars are followed by the creation of a concept for the realisation of a study day, a 6-hour regular format, at the Bergen-Belsen Memorial.

In preparation for your own concept, the basic training sessions are followed by an observation session at the Bergen-Belsen Memorial, where you can accompany experienced colleagues in the realisation of a study day. By individual arrangement, the first independently organised study day will be supervised by the Education and Encounters Department.

The costs for the training, travel and accommodation will be covered by the memorial centre. Participation in all of the above dates is mandatory.
With the exception of the online seminar on 3 June 2026, all of the above dates will take place in person.

After successful acceptance of the first specially organised format and corresponding agreement by both contractual partners, a framework agreement will be concluded for further employment on a fee basis.

In the first 12 months after completion of the training programme, participation in at least two further training courses dealing with one's own work at the memorial is mandatory for continued employment. All relevant costs will also be covered.

Have we aroused your interest? Then we would like to get to know you.

Please send your application with a convincing letter of motivation, CV in tabular form and optionally a short motivational video (max. 120 seconds) by email by 25 January 2026 to: bildung.bergen-belsen@stiftung-ng.de

By submitting your application, you also agree that the data required for the selection process will be stored and processed in accordance with the provisions of the Lower Saxony Data Protection Act. The application documents will be destroyed in accordance with data protection regulations after the retention period has expired.

All dates are communicated subject to the pending budget decisions for the year 2026.

For further information, please contact:

Charlotte Trottier
Education and Encounters Department
Research Assistant
Email: charlotte.trottier@stiftung-ng.de
Phone: +49 (0) 5051 47 59 191

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