Alumni Relations Manager (m/f/div)

Max Planck Law is seeking to recruit an

Alumni Relations Manager (m/f/div)

at the earliest possible starting date. Max Planck Law is a network that brings together the resources and the outstanding research teams of the nine Max Planck Institutes engaging in legal research. We cover a broad range of legal studies, from the anthropology of law to international law and criminal law. Our goal is to cultivate collaboration among the institutes, in particular in supporting our early-career researchers, and to increase the visibility and reception of the institutes’ research output around the world.

Max Planck Law belongs to the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science, one of the world’s most distinguished and successful research organizations. Since its establishment in 1948, the Max Planck Society has brought forth 31 Novel Prize laureates. The Max Planck Society conducts fundamental research in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and the humanities at the highest level of excellence. The 84 institutes, some of which are also located outside Germany, focus on research fields that are particularly innovative and call for a highly developed infrastructure.

Your tasks

• Developing an alumni relations strategy for Max Planck Law with the aim of building and maintaining relationships with current researchers, alumni, and staff in the MPIs and MPG

• Planning, organizing, and hosting alumni events

• Overseeing alumni communications and contributing content to newsletters, social media, and the website

• Creating and maintaining the alumni database

• Encouraging alumni to participate in Max Planck Law activities such as career development and mentoring programms and the annual conference

• Working as part of the Max Planck Law secretariat, including attendance at weekly team meetings and liaising with the research coordinator

Your profile

The ideal candidate has

• successfully completed a university degree (state examination, master’s degree or equivalent) in law, the social sciences, or the humanities

• a serious interest in establishing and shaping a dynamic network

• knowledge of the academic landscape in Germany

• excellent command of English (written and spoken) and knowledge of German at C1 level

• computer literacy, including the ability to work with specialized databases

• excellent organizational skills, initiative, and flexibility

• willingness to travel within Germany

• ability to work in a small, interdisciplinary, and international team

• interpersonal and intercultural skills

Our offer

Remuneration and social benefits are based on the TVöD (Bund), or “Tarifvertrag öffentlicher Dienst Bund”. The job is an 80% position (currently approximately 31 hours per week). Depending on qualifications and work experiences, the annual salary before tax will be between 46,000 euros and 66,000 euros (pay category 13, 80%). The salary includes all mandatory social insurance contributions for health care, long-term care, unemployment, and retirement. The position is a project-based, fixed-term appointment for two years. The place of employment will be Frankfurt am Main. We are committed to ensuring the compatibility of family and career and can offer flexible working arrangements, including remote work. Generous opportunities for personal and career development are provided.

The Max Planck Society is an equal opportunity employer and supports diversity in the workplace. Applications from disabled persons are welcome. We also aim to increase the percentage of female researchers in fields in which they are underrepresented and therefore expressly encourage women to apply. Applications are particularly welcome from persons with backgrounds that have so far been underrepresented in science and research with regard to gender, age, professional and cultural background, family situation, sexual orientation, and nationality.

Your application

Your application should be written in either English or German and contain the following documents:

• Cover letter including the motivation for your interest in the position and presenting your qualifications for it

• Name and contact details of at least two referees, one of whom should be your current or former manager

• Detailed CV

• Transcripts of your academic achievements at school and university

• Work certificates

Please submit your application via clicking the apply button by the closing date of March 10, 2024. Interviews are likely to be scheduled for the week commencing April 15.

Questions may be directed to the research coordinator for Max Planck Law, Dr Niels P Petersson, at petersson@law.mpg.de.

For further information on Max Planck Law, please visit our website at https://law.mpg.de/.

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