Co-Founder: Business Development (m/w/d)

Open Parliament TV is looking for a

Co-Founder: Business Development (m/f/x)

Open Parliament TV has ambitious goals for scaling and further development over the next four years. As part of this process, we aim to permanently divide the project leadership and management of Open Parliament TV between two co-founders, and close gaps in expertise in the areas of business and product development.

Who are we looking for?

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 Responsibilities

• Business Development and Internationalisation (see Scaling Concept)
• 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

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.

What we offer

• 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%).

How to apply

Please send us your application via email to jobs@openparliament.tv with

• a free form statement of motivation (cover letter, presentation, video, anything else that helps us understand your motivation)
• your resume
• your earliest possible start date

We aim for a start date of June 1st and will conduct interviews on a running basis until the position is filled. We will inform you about the status of your application via email.

Co-Founder: Business Development (m/f/x)