Application deadline: 22 May 2026. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
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, we bring 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. We launched in December 2025 and are now assembling our founding team in Paris. This is a rare chance to shape a European organisation from its earliest months.
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 what we do. The EDIC runs a dedicated programme covering stakeholder engagement, a European digital commons portal, the annual State of Digital Commons report, and challenge campaigns with hands-on events across member states. Beyond the programme, we build partnerships with open-source foundations, organise events (a Forum, presence at FOSDEM, hackathons), and contribute to the EDIC’s presence in European ecosystem and policy discussions. You also own the EDIC’s one-stop-shop: the combination of an online portal and a hands-on expertise hub that gives digital commons practical support on governance, licensing, technical architecture, and funding. This role is an outward-facing part of the EDIC team alongside the Director.
What You’ll Do
Community and partnerships
- Design and run the community engagement strategy with programme partners
- Identify and engage stakeholders across member states: public authorities, civil society, academia, tech communities, industry
- Build partnerships with open-source foundations (OW2, Eclipse, Apache), other EDICs, and European networks
- Promote open-source adoption and digital commons awareness across all stakeholder groups
- Coordinate the European digital commons portal and the annual State of Digital Commons report
- Work with local nodes (one per member state) on community activities
- Contribute to enlargement outreach toward observer states and beyond
- Define and track impact indicators for community activities and partnerships
- Within EDCOM, this role focuses on community engagement, events, ecosystem mobilisation and stakeholder-facing outputs; grant coordination remains with the Operations Manager.
Events
- Shape the programme for the annual Open Community Forum and curate the EDIC’s presence at external events (FOSDEM, SFSCON, Paris Open Source Summit)
- Support community mobilization for challenge campaign events (logistics and content owned by the Programme & Technical Manager)
One-stop-shop and expertise hub
The EDIC’s statutes mandate a one-stop-shop for digital commons: a platform combined with hands-on expertise. The exact shape will be defined as part of the Implementation Strategy, but you own the design and delivery of this service.
- Scope, design, and progressively build the EDIC’s support offer for digital commons projects
- Coordinate a pool of external experts and service providers
- Design and deliver European training programmes for digital commons practitioners (governance, procurement, technical adoption) across member states
- Contribute to the European open-source mapping and help identify critical gaps and opportunities
Advocacy and representation
- Support the EDIC’s representation in European and international arenas, other EDICs, funding programmes, and technical communities, in coordination with the Director
- Contribute to structured advocacy for integrating digital commons into EU digital strategies
- Maintain dialogue with national open-source programmes and related initiatives
- Monitor trends and practices in open source, digital commons governance, and public sector innovation across Europe
What We’re Looking For
Required
- 5+ years in community management, ecosystem building, public affairs, or digital policy in a tech, open-source, or EU context
- Track record of building partnerships across government, civil society, and technical communities
- Experience designing and coordinating international events (50+ participants)
- Strong understanding of open-source ecosystems, digital commons, or public interest technology
- Fluent English (working language)
- Confident public speaker, able to represent the EDIC at conferences, panels, and institutional events on behalf of the Director when needed
- Comfortable in a distributed, intercultural, and politically sensitive environment
- This is a founding-phase organisation: your scope will evolve as the EDIC grows, new members join, and the ecosystem takes shape. You should be energised, not unsettled, by constant change
- Organised, autonomous, and willing to travel frequently
Nice to have
- Other EU languages
- Existing network in European open-source communities
- Experience with EU institutional processes or intergovernmental organisations
- Experience building or managing an expertise hub, accelerator, or technical assistance programme
- Background in communications or public relations
Practical Details
- Permanent contract (CDI, French law, forfait jours)
- Salary commensurate with national public-sector standards
- Complementary health insurance and provident fund (mutuelle and prévoyance), employer contribution above legal minimum
- Generous leave policy (paid leave + RTT days linked to forfait jours)
- 50% public transport reimbursement
- Work-related travel expenses are reimbursed according to EDIC policy.
- Based in Paris, with flexible remote work arrangements, regular weekly presence expected, and frequent travel across Europe
- Candidates relocating to Paris may benefit from practical support with moving and settling in. Commuting arrangements can be discussed on a case-by-case basis, subject to operational needs and legal/employment constraints.
- Start date: as soon as possible
Why Join Us
You join a five-person founding team building a European organisation from scratch. The work matters: open-source infrastructure for Europe. You will shape how this organisation runs, not inherit a fixed playbook. Paris-based, with flexible remote work, regular weekly presence, and regular travel across Europe. French law contract (forfait jours).
How to Apply
Send your CV and a short cover letter (max one page) to hr@digital-commons-edic.eu with the subject line “Ecosystem and Partnerships Manager”. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Equal Opportunity
The DC-EDIC is committed to transparent and non-discriminatory recruitment. We welcome applications regardless of nationality, gender, origin, disability or age.