Public Affairs Manager – Digital Education

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Networking: Develop and nurture relationships with policymakers, ministries, and educational authorities, particularly at the federal state level.

• Representation: Act as a representative for sofatutor at conferences, trade fairs, public events, and in various committees.

• Monitoring and strategy development: Keep track of regulatory and policy changes, and provide strategic recommendations for our team and the organization.

• Sales & negotiation: Engage in direct sales of our educational products to federal states, school authorities, and municipal education providers, successfully negotiating product options and contract terms.

• Political communication: Create position papers, briefings, and materials for political communication.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong background in Public Affairs, Government Relations, political communication, or a related field, preferably with experience in the (digital) education sector.

• Confident in engaging with political decision-makers and public institutions, with a clear understanding of their decision-making processes.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex issues clearly and succinctly to various target audiences.

• Enjoy networking and a willingness to represent sofatutor through presentations and participation in panel discussions.

• Ability to travel within Germany for regular representation of sofatutor at trade fairs or other networking events (approximately 1–2 times per month).

• Native-level proficiency in German and good command of English for internal communication.

• Familiarity with relevant education-policy institutions and processes (KMK, federal government, ministries of education, state school laws) is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexibility: Flexible working hours, a remote-first working model, and the opportunity to work from within the EU for up to 180 days per year.

• Mobile working: Provision of a laptop, headset, monitor, along with a €100 equipment allowance.

• Mobility: Subsidy for public transport subscriptions and access to Swapfiets bicycles.

• Community: Regular team events, either remote or on-site in Berlin.

• Volunteering & days off: Two days per year dedicated to volunteering, plus time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

• Wellbeing: Memberships for Urban Sports Club, gym access, and availability of Bloom services.

• Discounts: Access to FutureBens, Corporate Benefits, and discounts on sofatutor products.

• Flexible additional benefits: A givve benefits card for added flexibility.