Public Affairs Manager - digitale Bildung (gn)

Role Summary

sofatutor is a digital learning platform for almost 2 million children, students, parents and teachers. As a public affairs manager, you actively shape education policy in Germany: you represent sofatutor in politics, network with ministries, states and associations and promote digital education. Together with the Director Schools, you will move confidently in the control centers of education policy - from ministries of education to municipal school authorities.

📍 remotely within Germany | ⏳ 40 hours / week

Responsibilities

Your area of responsibility

• Networking: Building relationships with politicians, ministries, school authorities - especially in the federal states.
• Representation: Representation of sofatutor at conferences, trade fairs, public events and in committees.
• Monitoring and strategy development: Monitoring regulatory developments and creating strategic recommendations for action for our team and our organization.
• Sales & Negotiation: Direct sales of our school products to states, school authorities and municipal educational institutions as well as successful negotiation of product options and contractual conditions.
• Political communication: Preparation of position papers, briefings and political communication materials.

Requirements

This is what you bring with you

• Sound experience in public affairs, government relations, political communication or a comparable environment - ideally with a connection to the (digital) education industry.
• Knowledge of relevant educational policy institutions and processes (KMK, federal government, education ministries, state school laws).
• Confident demeanor when dealing with political decision-makers and public institutions as well as an understanding of the associated decision-making processes.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to concisely present complex issues for different target groups.
• Enjoy networking and wanting to give sofatutor a voice with lectures or in panel discussions.
• Willingness to travel within Germany to regularly represent sofatutor at trade fairs or other network meetings (approx. 1-2 times per month).
• German at a native speaker level as well as good English skills for internal communication.

Benefits

This is what we offer you

• 🕒 Flexibility: flexible working hours, remote-first working model, work from other EU countries for 180 days / year
• 💻 Mobile working: laptop, headset, monitor + €100 subsidy for equipment
• 🌍 Mobility: Subsidy for public transport tickets, Swapfiets bicycles
• 🎉 Community: regular team events, remotely or on site in Berlin
• 💚 Volunteering & days off: Two days off per year for volunteering + days off on Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve
• 💪🏻 Wellbeing: Urban Sports Club, gym memberships, access to Bloom
• 💸 Discounts: FutureBens, corporate benefits, discounts on sofatutor product
• 💳 Flexible additional services: givve benefits credit card

At sofatutor, we work every day to further develop our inclusive working environment so that your development is promoted regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, age, level of disability, level of education or ethnicity. Please support us and join us!