Nederland, Frankrijk, Duitsland en Italië starten na goedkeuring van de Europese Commissie gezamenlijk het Digital Commons European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (DC-EDIC). Het consortium richt zich op het versterken van de Europese digitale soevereiniteit door het ontwikkelen van een sterke digitale infrastructuur binnen Europa. Voor DC-EDIC staat nu een vacature open voor een directeur. Bekijk hieronder de originele (Engelstalige) vacature. Solliciteren kan tot en met zondag 30 november 2025.
About the Digital Commons EDIC
Our mission
The Digital Commons EDIC (European Digital Infrastructure Consortium) will be established under the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030. The application for the establishment of the EDIC made on behalf of the governments of France, Germany, The Netherlands and Italy is now approved by the European Commission.
Our goal is to support open interoperable digital commons to achieve European digital sovereignty for 450 million Europeans. This will help European companies compete with non-EU companies with technologies that align with European democratic values, and reduce strategic dependencies.
Our values
- Agility : We define ourselves as public makers, driven by an incremental product approach, centered around impact for citizens.
- Openness: We believe in open collaboration, open standards and open source.
- Sustainability: We support digital commons that that are resilient and community-driven.
- EU digital public space: We support digital ecosystems that reinforce fundamental rights, public participation and transparent governance.
- Collaboration: We support inclusive models involving public actors, civil society, academia, industry, and technical communities.
Our actions
To implement priorities, the DC-EDIC will:
Bring supply and demand together by
- Creating a Physical and Online Platform (One-Stop-Shop) to promote sovereign alternatives
- Organizing Events and Hackatons to engage the EU Digital Commons Community
Channel funding by
- Providing Support and Expertise for Fundraising
- Providing Advice (Technical, Legal) and coaching to successfully switch users towards open source alternatives
Your challenges and tasks with us
As Director you are part of the founding team. You are the strategic engine behind the EDIC’s long-term sustainability. Working hand-in-hand with the President of the Assembly of Members and the Advisory board, your role is both entrepreneurial and public-facing : shaping partnerships, securing funding, and building the organisational foundation for lasting impact.
Lead strategic and financial development: Design and implement a multi-year development and fundraising plan; structure the EDIC’s sustainability model; secure funding from national governments, European programmes (Digital Europe, Horizon, CEF, etc.) and mission-aligned private partners.
Support the development of flagship initiatives: Help mature and scale the EDIC’s actions and services
Build a robust operational structure: Contribute to the recruitment and onboarding of the Founding EDIC team; help set up internal tools, methods and collaboration rituals.
Coordinate internal governance: Ensure high-quality internal governance of the EDIC through defined structures (ad hoc committees, an advisory board, and general assemblies); formalize and document decision-making processes; and guarantee both institutional and financial transparency.
Represent the EDIC in Europe and beyond: Act as a representative for the EDIC in European and international arenas, other EDICs, funding programmes, technical communities
Track progress and report impact: Ensure transparency and accountability to members and funders through clear reporting, KPIs, and regular evaluations.
Grow the EDIC’s ecosystem of partners: together with the ecosystem partnership manager, identify, engage and formalise high-level abd high-impact partnerships
Requirements
- A very entrepreneurial spirit
- Deep understanding of public digital transformation, open source ecosystems, and digital commons.
- Existing network within European or international open-source communities and European public administrations.
- Solid track record in managing and scaling complex organisations or initiatives, with full managerial, financial and operational responsibility
- Capacity to overview and secure financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and multi-source fundraising, including EU programmes (e.g. DIGITAL Europe, Horizon Europe, CEF), national funds, and private or philanthropic capital
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement efficient administrative systems (HR, procurement, compliance, monitoring, reporting) in a multi-country context
- Political and institutional awareness; comfortable navigating between high-level strategy and day-to-day delivery
- A results-oriented mindset, with experience in setting KPIs, optimising operations, and ensuring value for money in public or hybrid structures
- Fluency in English ; Working knowledge of French, German, Dutch, Italian and/or another EU language is a plus.
Benefits
- Mission-driven work with a meaningful European and societal impact.
- Flexible work environment – remote-friendly, with in-person collaboration opportunities in Paris, Brussels and across Europe.
- International, multilingual team operating at the intersection of policy, technology, and civil society.
- Opportunities to shape the future of digital commons in Europe and to work with leading thinkers, institutions, and communities.
- French law framework contract, with 218 working days per year.
- The Digital Commons EDIC is to be developed and consolidated as an international organisation.