Your mission
We are looking for a Senior Program Manager. You will be part of our fellowship team and together you will be responsible for establishing the Work4Germany fellowship program as the leading transformation format in Germany. With Work4Germany, we accompany and support the digital transformation of the federal administration by bringing together Germany's most inspiring change experts from the nonprofit and private sectors with dedicated employees from all federal ministries. During the six-month fellowship, the tandems work together on cross-functional challenges, redesign work processes, and reinforce iterative and methodical ways of working.
More about the role:
- You will continuously develop the fellowship's strategy in an insight-driven way, closely linked to the DigitalService mission.
- You work closely with ministry and agency leaders to select the best projects for the fellowship and prepare and support them in terms of methodology, content, and organization.
- You build trusted relationships with different stakeholder groups, work with them in a constructive way and look forward to diving deep into the complex environment of public administration.
- With the team, you develop formats that best promote collaboration among fellowship participants and create synergies.
- You accompany fellows and partners from ministries during the fellowship period and are the main contact person for a specific group in all matters.
- You supervise, advise and coach fellows in the implementation of their projects and methods in such a way that they generate the greatest possible added value within the fellowship period.
- You support the evaluation and assessment of the program’s impact and its further development.
- You create a trusting space where insights and learnings from the fellowship are compiled and fed back to both our organization and the ministries.
- You will represent and present Work4Germany at conferences, networking meetings, and other event formats.
Why us?
- We offer you a lot of responsibility, varied tasks and exciting creative opportunities with a team that is driven by a mission and shares a common vision: To develop digital solutions for and with the federal administration.
- You have the unique opportunity to be part of a "start-up within the government" and work in a dynamic and agile way.
- Flexible arrangement for mobile working and an open-space office in the heart of Berlin - with startup-typical healthy snacks, drinks and a beautiful roof terrace.
- You can choose which operating system you work with. We work with Mac, Linux and Windows computers.
- Your mental health is important to us. With nilo.health we support you to take care of your well-being.
- We offer you a market-oriented salary and an annual learning budget up to max. 2000€ and up to 5 free days - no matter which role or seniority level. You can also take your budget for language courses, if needed.
- You have the opportunity for a company pension plan with attractive conditions and employer subsidy.
We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment. We, therefore, welcome all applications - regardless of religion, nationality, (ethnic) origin, gender, age, ideology, sexual identity, or disability.
We only check incoming applications for their professional qualifications and the key qualifications required for the respective position.
Therefore, we ask you to refrain from including a photo of yourself in your CV, as well as information about your place of residence, age, gender, marital status, or similar.
Your contact person
Do you have any questions for us? Your contact person is Annemie (Annemie.lietz@digitalservice.bund.de).
About us
As a federally owned limited liability company (GmbH), DigitalService is a 100% subsidiary of the federal government and works directly with federal ministries and federal agencies. We do not work for profit, but for the good cause: for a digital Germany.
We develop digital products that facilitate interaction between citizens and the administration and promote trust. To do this, we bring together interdisciplinary teams from software development, design and product management with the federal administration.
We work user-centered and iteratively develop the best possible solution. With our fellowship programs Tech4Germany and Work4Germany, we accompany the necessary change in working methods and culture.
What does the work at DigitalService look like? Exciting insights are provided in our Blog (in German).