Apprenticeship - Assistant Project Foundation

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

YOUR ROLE

The CMA CGM Foundation, chaired by Tanya Saadé Zeenny, was established in 2005 around two core priorities: humanitarian action and access to education. It embodies the values of solidarity and family commitment of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in transport and logistics, and translates them into concrete actions across the globe.

As Partnerships Officer, you are at the heart of the Foundation's impact strategy. You identify, structure and manage high-potential partnerships, ensuring their alignment with the Foundation's values and missions. You play a direct role in expanding its influence, both in France and internationally.

To date, the Foundation has delivered 63,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid to 97 countries, supported over 550 educational projects in France, Lebanon and around the world, and accompanied 55 entrepreneurs through its social incubator, Le Phare.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

Your responsibilities are as follows:

• Monitoring & sourcing — Conduct active strategic monitoring, identify new partnership opportunities and handle incoming requests.
• Analysis & selection — Assess potential projects and partnerships (risks, opportunities, feasibility), meet with project leads and define the concrete terms of collaboration (budget, action plan, monitoring, reporting).
• Contracting — Draft and manage partnership agreements, including any amendments and renewals.
• Monitoring & evaluation — Oversee partner relationships, support the implementation of agreed projects and evaluate their impact.
• Reporting — Produce summary briefs and key messages for internal and external stakeholders.
• Communications — Contribute to showcasing projects across the Foundation's communication channels: social media, website, annual activity report.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

In master’s degree in political science, international relations, project management, you have initial experience in the non-profit, philanthropic sector or in partnership management.

You are skilled in project engineering and management, with the ability to handle multiple files simultaneously with rigor and autonomy. Comfortable in an international and multicultural environment, you have an excellent command of English, both written and spoken.

With a strong sense of interpersonal skills, you can represent an organization professionally and bring people together around its values. Organized, curious and proactive, you are driven by a genuine desire to contribute to projects with real-world impact.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !