Do you have outstanding organizational skills and love to plan and coordinate events? If so, vocational training as an event manager at Fraunhofer could be just what you're looking for!
In this multifaceted profession, you will work on everything that makes an event a success, from planning and organization to holding the actual event and then following up. You will learn to draw up budget plans, negotiate with service providers and ensure that every event goes smoothly. At Fraunhofer, you have the chance to complete your vocational training at headquarters, opening up exciting career opportunities.
Be the change
- You will get to know the key areas of our event management organization in depth while actively participating in projects.
- You will plan larger events, including trade shows and public events, in collaboration with our conference management teams.
- You will implement in-house events at headquarters in person and coordinate the catering and technology, book the necessary service providers and support the events on site.
- You will seek out and book suitable seminar venues for our continuing education program.
- You will gradually work your way into hybrid event concepts and implement them using advanced event technology.
Minimum qualifications
- The ideal candidate will have a general secondary school diploma (Mittlerer Schulabschluss (or equivalent) if obtained in the German system) or higher education entrance qualification (Abitur or Fachhochschulreife if obtained in the German system), with an average grade of Good to Very Good. We’re open to different paths!
- You have a high level of customer focus and flexibility, along with excellent communication skills.
- You're a natural at good spelling and communication and work with great attention to detail.
- You enjoy working with and for people.
- You are open to occasional travel within Germany on Fraunhofer’s behalf.