Administrative assistant
October 3, 2025
Title: ‘Aging with the Dharma in Lerab Ling’ Project Manager
Entity: Congrégation Rigpa Lerab Ling
Location: Lerab Ling & remote ; at least 2 weeks onsite in Lerab Ling to interview stakeholders
Line responsibility to: Supervisory Group for Building & Refurbishing, with a Community representative of the ‘Aging with Dharma’ Project Position: 3 to 5 days/week
Compensation level: to be confirmed / decided
Start date: as soon as possible
Duration: short-term (probably 3 to 6 months for the first phase/to be confirmed/decided)
OVERVIEW
Lerab Ling is one of the main centres preserving the authentic study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism in Europe.
Located in the South of France, it preserves a natural and calm environment that is beneficial for developing inner tranquillity. At the same time Lerab Ling is a place of activity, hosting a community of monastic and lay members whose main vocation is to support everyone to discover, study, and practise Buddhism.
The ‘Aging with the Dharma in Lerab Ling’ project aims to build appropriate accommodation facilities and/or adapt the existing infrastructures in order to allow people aging in Lerab Ling to be autonomous, participate in the spiritual life, and remain integrated in the community for as long as possible. The accommodation facilities should enable a mix with other generations (transgenerational approach). It is crucial that any new infrastructure be not a ghetto, but a place attractive for the whole community, so people keep being integrated in community life. Also, the project should be aligned with the advice received from our Spiritual Advisors.
The Project Manager will be in charge of defining the project and getting it validated by all the main stakeholders; the community workgroups engaged with “Aging with Dharma”; the Chapter; Coordination Team & Finance team.
The Project manager reports to the Supervisory Group for Building & Refurbishing. The Group meets every week, and the Project manager could invite additional team members if necessary to join those weekly calls , in particular representative(s) of the ‘Aging in Dharma’ Project.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Project Manager is responsible for:
- Requirements evaluation: understanding the needs for infrastructure for an ageing spiritual community
- Helping with clarifying the strategy & scope for all stakeholders: who are the beneficiaries, what would be the location, what are the interdependencies with the existing accommodation infrastructure, can we use existing infrastructures, options for gradual approach, etc.
- Preparing options with financial assessment (business plan) for decision-making
- Supporting & facilitating the decision-making process
EXPECTED DELIVERIES
- Requirements document,
- Implementation plan document (where, size, etc..)
- Funding plan with options (LL, Cavimac, sponsors, etc..)
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
- Fluent in French & English
- Understanding of Lerab Ling’s mission & vision
- Human qualities: good communication skills, team player, openness, thoroughness, creativity, being proactive, having stamina, willing to understand the dynamics of a community and the specificities of a spiritual community
- Professional experience: project management, architectural knowledge is a plus, and how to make your way within an organisation
CONTACT
To apply, please send a cover letter and a copy of your CV to lerabling.events.contact@rigpa.org
