12 month contract (possible part time or full time)

Berlin based

Role Overview

The Special Projects Manager will work within and manage part of the Berlin-based partnerships team, providing strategic support for the entire sales and delivery process across a range of discrete projects. 

The Role

• Work closely with the partnerships team and executive chairperson to suggest and qualify new business leads, draft proposals and close partnership agreements

• Run engaging and effective meetings and communications with Apolitical’s external partners and potential partners 

• Design and execute project plans that drive towards success and impact for Apolitical and its partners 

• Efficiently manage projects through proposal, budgeting, contracting, delivery, reporting and closing stages, producing contract deliverables on time and to a high standard 

• Represent Apolitical as a speaker or moderator at international events across a variety of policy topics and fields 

• Provide strategic input to the sales and delivery functions of Apolitical 

• Manage a small (three people) but growing team within the Berlin office (during a maternity leave cover)

Your Attributes

• Driven 

• Continuous learner

• Self-starter

• Hard working

• Organised

• Resilient

• Emotionally intelligent

• Kind

Your Skills 

• You have 8 years experience working in a start-up or other dynamic and fast-paced workplace

• You are a strategic thinker with a strong track record in consultancy and/or project management 

• You are a strong communicator, both verbally and in writing, with a clear, concise writing style and you are excited by presenting at and moderating panels and events of varying sizes 

• You are able to work quickly and adapt to the changing needs of partners and the company - we are a small, dynamic start up that thrives on being agile and adaptable

• You are an effective manager with demonstrated experience working across multiple projects simultaneously, possessing tried and tested approaches to managing competing priorities 

• You have previous experience working on high-level events and conferences

• You have previous experience successfully managing small teams 

• You have a keen interest in public policy, systems change, or social business and a keen sense of current affairs and issues pertaining to government and the third sector

• You have good familiarity with Microsoft Office and GSuite, with visual communications skills such as InDesign a plus

• Previous experience designing and running fellowship and or training programs is a plus

• You are fluent in written and spoken English. The ideal candidate can speak and write in German. Spanish, Portuguese or French language proficiency is a plus.