Management Board and Team.
An interdisciplinary team across Heidelberg, Berlin, and remote work. Three board members; programmes, customer management, and press carry the day-to-day operation.
Management Board
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Maximilian von Heyden
BoardChair of the Board · co-founder
M.Sc. Public Health · state-certified social pedagogue
Maximilian von Heyden co-founded FINDER in 2013 at the Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University and has led the organisation's strategic development since. He is the author of much of FINDER's published work on § 20a SGB V, evidence-based prevention, and German and European prevention policy, and responsible for FINDER's strategy and programme portfolio.
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Benjamin Löhner
BoardBoard member
Prof. Dr. · Dipl. Soz. Arb.
Prof. Löhner provides the academic link between FINDER's practice-oriented work and the scientific discourse in social work and social pedagogy. His professorship in Handlungslehre in der Sozialen Arbeit informs FINDER's training methodology.
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Vivien Voit
BoardBoard member · since March 2021
M.Sc. Public Health
Vivien Voit leads several of FINDER's state- and federally funded projects, including the national CTC implementation and CTC-3V (Federal Ministry of Justice). In Frontline Politeia (2022–2023, European Commission), FINDER acted as consortium partner and led Work Package 2 Training Design and Test under her responsibility. She coordinates institutional implementation of CTC with German municipalities and European project partners.
Programmes and training
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Customer management
1
Press and communications
1
Careers at FINDER.
Most roles require working in German. English-language positions – typically in EU-funded projects or international consortia – are flagged in the job title or description.
We also host mandatory student internships, including from international universities.
Scientific Advisory Board and full organisation.
The independent Scientific Advisory Board and the full organisation profile are documented separately.