Jobcenter Rhein-Berg

What Jobcenter Rhein-Berg does

Jobcenter Rhein-Berg is a German government employment services institution operating as a joint entity (gemeinsame Einrichtung) under Article 91e of the German Basic Law and Sections 6d, 44b ff. SGB II, co-founded by the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district and the Agentur für Arbeit Bergisch Gladbach (Federal Employment Agency). It is structured as a public law entity sui generis with an exclusive statutory mandate to implement SGB II basic security for job seekers within the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. As of mid-2026, the institution is administering the transition from Bürgergeld to the newly-named Grundsicherungsgeld under a federal reform effective 1 July 2026.

The organization's primary service lines include unemployment benefits administration (Bürgergeld/Grundsicherungsgeld), job placement, vocational training and continuing education funding, employer recruitment support, and integration services for immigrants and refugees. It serves four primary customer segments: unemployed and job-seeking citizens, local employers seeking qualified workers, immigrants and refugees requiring integration support, and parents/single parents needing family-friendly employment arrangements. Distribution is delivered through eight physical offices spanning all municipalities of the district (Bergisch Gladbach, Burscheid, Kürten, Leichlingen, Odenthal, Overath, Rösrath, Wermelskirchen), complemented by the jobcenter.digital online portal and the Jobcenter-App for secure messaging and document upload. The website incorporates Eye-Able accessibility software to meet BITV 2.0, BGG, and UN-BRK standards.

The business model is non-commercial: all services are provided free of charge to citizens, with the institution funded entirely through federal and municipal tax revenue. Revenue mechanics are budget allocation rather than market transaction. The organization is led by Geschäftsführer Sebastian Geiger. Strategic partnerships with the Kommunales Integrationszentrum, Jugendmigrationsdienst Rhein-Berg, Caritas RheinBerg, and Ehrenamtsinitiativen extend delivery capacity for integration services, while a GPS (Gesundheit und Perspektiven im Sozialraum) project addresses holistic health and social support needs. No private capital, M&A activity, or commercial expansion is present; the trajectory is steady-state public administration.

Name

Jobcenter Rhein-Berg

Legal name

Jobcenter Rhein-Berg

Website

https://jobcenter-rhein-berg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jobcenter Rhein-Berg is a German government institution that administers SGB II unemployment benefits (Bürgergeld/Grundsicherungsgeld) and job placement services for residents and employers across the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district through eight offices and digital portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Employment Services

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

Keywords

• Government employment services
• Unemployment benefits administration
• Job placement services
• Vocational training programs
• Citizen social welfare

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergisch Gladbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (Tax Revenue): Jobcenter Rhein-Berg is funded through government tax revenue as a public institution implementing SGB II (Social Code Book II) basic security for job seekers (Bürgergeld). Services are provided free of charge to citizens.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jobcenter Rhein-Berg is a statutory German public institution that administers Grundsicherungsgeld (formerly Bürgergeld) basic security benefits for job seekers under SGB II and delivers job placement, vocational training, employer-recruitment, and integration services in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district. Services are provided free of charge via eight local offices and digital channels (jobcenter.digital online portal and Jobcenter-App). It is jointly operated by the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis and the Agentur für Arbeit Bergisch Gladbach.

Product overview

Jobcenter Rhein-Berg offers a unified public services platform for citizens seeking Bürgergeld (basic security benefits for job seekers). The core digital offering consists of jobcenter.digital (the online portal for submitting applications and change notifications) and the Jobcenter-App (mobile application for document submission and messaging). These are supported by a Downloads section with PDF forms for various benefits, and accessibility is ensured through Eye-Able software integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• jobcenter.digital: Online portal for digital services including applications, document submission, and case management.
• Jobcenter-App
• GPS (Gesundheit und Perspektiven im Sozialraum)

Products and services

• jobcenter.digital Online portal (jobcenter.digital) enabling citizens to submit new applications for Bürgergeld/Grundsicherungsgeld (citizens' income), continuation requests, or change notifications electronically. Designed for citizens seeking SGB II basic security benefits in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis.
• Jobcenter-App Mobile application for smartphones that enables citizens to send secure messages to the Jobcenter, upload documents, and communicate with their caseworker anytime, anywhere. Available on Google Play and Apple App Store.
• Downloads (PDF forms and information flyers) Collection of downloadable PDF forms and information flyers for citizens, including applications for education and participation benefits, monetary benefits, and other benefit-related documents. Available on the Jobcenter website.
• GPS — Gesundheit und Perspektiven im Sozialraum Project providing holistic support from health counseling to psychological assistance for beneficiaries in the social space, delivered in cooperation with partner softdoor.de. Targeted at Jobcenter beneficiaries needing integrated health and social support.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kommunales Integrationszentrum Rheinisch-Bergischer KreiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal Integration Center providing the service point 'Integration durch das Ehrenamt' (Integration through Volunteering) to support immigrants with integration services.
• Ehrenamtsinitiativen Rheinisch-Bergischer KreiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional volunteer initiatives providing local help and support networks for residents in need of integration assistance.
• Jugendmigrationsdienst Rhein-BergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth migration service providing counseling for young people up to 27 years with international backgrounds to support their integration into the German labor market and society.
• Caritas RheinBergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic social services organization providing counseling for adult immigrants regarding migration-related support services.
• softdoor.deminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing additional health support services within the GPS (Health and Perspectives in Social Space) project.
• Agentur für Arbeit Bergisch GladbachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal Employment Agency Bergisch Gladbach - co-founder of the joint institution Jobcenter Rhein-Berg under Article 91e of the German Basic Law.
• Rheinisch-Bergischer KreiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe district government as co-founder of the joint institution Jobcenter Rhein-Berg, operating under the legal form of a public law society sui generis.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Arbetsförmedlingen: Swedish Public Employment Service providing unemployment insurance administration, job matching, and vocational training. Directly comparable as a state-run employment services operator with similar benefit-plus-placement model.
• France Travail: French national public employment agency (formerly Pôle Emploi) administering unemployment benefits and job placement. Comparable as a government-mandated employment-services operator delivering the same benefit-plus-placement bundle Jobcenter Rhein-Berg provides under SGB II.
• DIS AG: German personnel services provider focused on specialist placement, temporary staffing, and candidate matching. Comparable because it operates the same recruitment-services category with the same local employers and job seekers in NRW.
• Bundesagentur für Arbeit: Federal Employment Agency that co-founds and legally anchors every German Jobcenter. Directly comparable because it delivers the same SGB III/SGB II services nationally and shares data systems, processes, and funding flows with Jobcenter Rhein-Berg.
• Agentur für Arbeit Bergisch Gladbach: Local branch of the Federal Employment Agency that co-founded Jobcenter Rhein-Berg. Directly comparable because it delivers the SGB III unemployment-insurance and placement services in the same district, operating side-by-side with the Jobcenter under the gemeinsame Einrichtung structure.
• Jobcentre Plus (DWP): UK public employment and welfare agency delivering unemployment benefits, job search support, and employer engagement. Comparable mandate (benefit administration + placement) and similarly digitized citizen-facing channels to Jobcenter Rhein-Berg.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup Germany: Global workforce solutions provider operating in Germany across temporary staffing, permanent placement, and career transition. Comparable as a private-sector counterpart to the Jobcenter's placement mandate for both candidates and employers.
• Randstad Germany: Largest private staffing and recruitment firm in Germany. Comparable because it delivers commercial job placement, temp staffing, and outplacement — overlapping with the Jobcenter's placement function but as a private-sector, fee-based model.
• Hays Germany: Specialist recruitment firm placing professionals across Germany's labour market. Comparable as a private employment-services competitor that shares the same candidate/employer base and competes for the same skilled-worker placement demand Jobcenter Rhein-Berg addresses through Fördermöglichkeiten.
• Adecco Germany: Global staffing group with full German operations in temporary work, permanent placement, and outplacement. Comparable because it competes for the same local candidate pool and employer relationships Jobcenter Rhein-Berg serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jobcenter-rhein-berg

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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