Ecosystem and Partnerships Manager
See job offer: https://digital-commons-edic.eu/careers/ecosystem-partnerships-manager/
About DC-EDIC
The Digital Commons EDIC is a European consortium that develops, maintains, and scales digital commons: open-source software, open standards, and shared digital infrastructure for public administrations, enterprises, and citizens. Established under the EU Digital Decade programme, it brings together EU Member States to pool resources and invest collectively in open technologies that reduce Europe’s dependency on external providers. Five founding members (France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands), seven observers, and growing. Launched in December 2025 and currently assembling its founding team in Paris.
Our Values
- Openness: Open collaboration, open standards, open source.
- Sustainability: We support digital commons that are resilient and community-driven.
- Collaboration: Inclusive models involving public actors, civil society, academia, industry, and technical communities.
- EU digital public space: Digital ecosystems that reinforce fundamental rights, public participation, and transparent governance.
Your Role
Community is central to the EDIC. The organisation runs stakeholder engagement programmes, a European digital commons portal, the annual State of Digital Commons report, and challenge campaigns with cross-country events. It also builds partnerships with open-source foundations and contributes to European ecosystem and policy discussions. The role is responsible for external ecosystem building, including community strategy, partnerships, events, and the EDIC one-stop-shop combining a digital portal and an expertise hub for governance, licensing, architecture, and funding support.
What You’ll Do
Community and partnerships: Design and run engagement strategy; identify and engage stakeholders across public authorities, civil society, academia, industry and technical communities; build partnerships with open-source foundations and European networks; support adoption of digital commons; coordinate portal and annual report; manage local nodes; support ecosystem expansion and define impact indicators.
Events:
Design and curate EDIC presence at major events (FOSDEM, SFSCON, Paris Open Source Summit); organise annual Open Community Forum; support challenge campaign events.
One-stop-shop and expertise hub:
Design and implement support services for digital commons projects; coordinate external expert pool; develop training programmes on governance, procurement, and technical adoption; contribute to mapping digital commons ecosystem and identifying gaps.
Advocacy and representation:
Represent EDIC in European and international forums; contribute to policy advocacy; maintain relationships with national open-source programmes; monitor trends in open-source and digital commons governance.
What We’re Looking For
5+ years in community management, ecosystem building, public affairs or digital policy; strong experience in multi-stakeholder environments; experience organising international events; solid understanding of open-source or digital commons ecosystems; fluent English; strong public speaking ability; ability to work in a fast-evolving founding organisation; willingness to travel frequently.
Nice to have:
EU languages beyond English; experience with EU institutions or intergovernmental programmes; background in communications or PR; existing open-source community network; experience building expertise hubs or technical assistance programmes.
Practical Details
Permanent French contract (CDI, forfait jours); based in Paris with hybrid work; frequent European travel; salary aligned with public-sector standards; benefits include insurance, leave and transport reimbursement.
Application:
CV and short cover letter (max one page) to hr@digital-commons-edic.eu. Subject: “Ecosystem and Partnerships Manager”. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Deadline: 22 May 2026.