Co-Founder: Business Development gesucht für Scaling and Internationalising Open Parliament TV

As the Founder & Project Lead, I’m looking for an experienced co-founder who proactively contributes to the project with a great deal of initiative, ideas, and drive and plays a key role in shaping the future of Open Parliament TV. The project has been dependent on me as an individual for too long and it's time to change that! I want to rethink roles, share responsibility and fundamentally reorganise Open Parliament TV.

Your Qualifications

Minimum 6 years of demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas
Business development (esp. scaling non-profit organisations )
Founding / company formation
Finance management / controlling
International fundraising and grant applications
Proactive, self-organised and well structured way of working
Enthusiasm for strengthening and defending parliamentary democracy
Identification with our Vision, Mission and Strategy and our Code of Conduct
Professional communication skills
Experience with remote work / leading remote teams
Willingness to travel
Fluency in English

Nice to have

Experience in working with (open source) tech projects
Experience in the field of open data and open government
Experience with (non-profit) start-ups, legal norms
Experience working with Notion, Google Workspace, Slack and Github
German and / or Dutch language skills

We explicitly welcome applications that do not meet all requirements. We would love to learn more about additional skills, attributes and motivations that are not part of the job description but are relevant to the position.

We welcome applications from BPoC (Black and People of Color), individuals with disabilities, people with migration backgrounds, and individuals from other groups underrepresented in technology development. If you belong to these groups, please feel free to mention it in your application.

• Business developer
• Manager
• Finance Management
• Fundraising
• Non-Profit
• Open Government

Du bist gut mit...

• Erstkontakt und persönlicher Ansprache
• Wörtern und Kommunikation
• Organisieren und Ordnung halten
• Dinge vorantreiben und erledigen
• Strukturen und strategischem Denken

Du hast bereits...

• ein Unternehmen gegründet
• an einem Accelerator/Incubator-Programm teilgenommen
• Vollzeitbeschäftigte geführt

* Business Development and Internationalisation
Developing a (non-profit) business model
Contributing to shaping the long-term vision
Product development
Developing a scaling and internationalisation strategy
Developing a communications strategy for different target groups
Communication with stakeholders
(establishing partnerships, participation in networks)
* Operational Management & Team Lead / Development
Managing finances / reporting / controlling
Planning budgets
Project management
International fundraising and grant applications
Long-term team development
Definition of roles and responsibilities
Recruitment of new team members

* Meaningful contribution to shaping digital democracy
* Freedom for self-realisation as co-founder in a young organisation with big potential for scaling and internationalisation
* Space for you to grow and learn
* Solid coaching and training budget to support us in the process of organisational development and team building

* Full-time position (80-100%), initially limited to 2 years with the prospect of permanent employment / joint foundation
* 4-day workweek (100% = 32 hrs)
* Flexible work hours and non-bureaucratic work environment
* Fully remote (Timezone: CET +- 3h)
* 30 vacation days

Compensation transparency

We have secured funding for this position for two years, with a total annual budget of ~ €68k. Depending on your country of residence and circumstances we can offer full-time employment in Berlin via the Center for the Cultivation of Technology gGmbH or a freelance contract. If we employ you, the annual salary (budget minus employer costs) will amount to ~ €54-58k (100%).

Strengthening trust in democracy by making debates in parliaments more transparent, accessible and understandable.

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