Event Manager (parental leave replacement, 20h/w, 01.07.2026)

42 Wolfsburg is a higher education NGO/start-up educating up to 600 students to become cutting-edge techies and software engineers in a practice-based peer-learning environment. 42 Wolfsburg is based on the internationally successful concept of Ecole 42 which was founded 2013 in Paris and today trains 18‘000+ students in 54 schools all over the world. At 42 Wolfsburg we set out to educate the next generation of European software engineers to build the digital infrastructure of our societies – this means meaningful work, excellent career opportunities and lots of responsibility.

Tasks

As Event Manager, you will be part of the marketing team and ensure that our teams can deliver great event content for our students and partners.

This includes but is not limited to

• Coordinating events on site incl. space bookings, calendaring, event announcements,

• Providing event support for all teams, incl. event project management, subcontractor coordination and hands-on event implementation,

• Leading Event Standardisation and Quality Management,

• Owning, planning and carrying out 1-2 main school events per year,

• Owning, planning and carrying out team events, such as offsites or fun activities,

• Support or co-host student intro sessions or networking events, helping students connect with each other and the wider community,

• Collaborate with relevant team members to support community management.

Requirements

• The right to live and work in Germany,

• Some experience in Event Management,

• Some flexibility in terms of working hours,

• Effective and charming communication skills in English and German,

• Positive attitude towards working with prospective students from all sorts of backgrounds,

• Entrepreneurial mindset and can do attitude; ownership of tasks and projects; balanced and patient character.

The position is a parental leave replacement. The contract will start on 01.07.2026 and will be limited to 1 year.

Candidates need to have a valid work permit for Germany and must be willing to work on-site.

Research shows that women or people with protected characteristics often only apply to jobs if they check every box. If you feel you could be great for this role but don't meet every single item on the list, please get in touch. We tried to be as broad as possible in the essentials, and the nice-to-haves list is only a rough idea for you to know what technologies you will learn/use and it is not intended to be used as a list to exclude candidates.

Celebrate individual differences, come together as a team

At 42 we strongly believe in the value of individual differences and human diversity. We are extremely proud of our inclusive and flexible work culture, recognizing each employee for their individual strengths and talents.

Applicants who choose to share protected characteristics with us and who meet the role requirements will be treated with priority.