Stefan Jahnke

1. Senior leadership role overseeing portfolio-wide quality, methodology, and delivery across EU-funded projects (Erasmus+, Horizon Europe)
2. Lead proposal strategy and bid development, including consortium building and technical design, contributing to organisational growth
3. Drive organisation-wide quality standards and peer review processes, ensuring consistency and excellence across outputs
4. Establish and coordinate staff capability development, mentoring project officers and strengthening methodological expertise
5. Provide strategic input to executive leadership on thematic priorities, service development, and funding pipeline diversification

1. Coordination of European Union funded projects in the area of education and skills development
2. Strategic research and policy work in the fields of education with a focus on innovation and digitisation
3. Development and maintenance of partnerships with clients and political stakeholders

1. Independent consultant for EU-funded Higher Education projects - conceptualising and designing several projects worth up to €5 million
2. Strategic consulting - Creation of internationalisation and digitalisation strategies for Higher Education Institutions
3. Independent evaluator for the German Erasmus+ National Agencies (DAAD) - Evaluating education projects
4. Organising several large-scale digital activities during COVID for organisations such as DIGITALEUROPE, Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe (EPALE), Young European Research Universities (YERUN) and the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU)

1. Day-to-day management of a small-scale European NGO working in the field of Higher Education
2. Implementation of several Erasmus+ projects - worth up to €345 thousand
3. Acting as external expert for the Lifelong Learning Platform - representation activities in the domain of adult education and higher education

Head of Brussels office for the EUF - a network of ambitious universities for the modernisation of European higher education

1. Establishment of Brussels branch office
2. Recruitment, on-boarding and continued professional development training of staff members
3. Leading a team of up to 8 employees in the Brussels branch office
4. EU-funded Higher Education projects (Erasmus+, Horizon2020, CEF)
5. Conceptualisation & design of high-impact Higher Education projects of up to €3 million with a special focus on innovation and digitalisation
6. Project coordination and management of large-scale initiatives consisting of up to 15 European partners
7. Advocacy in EU affairs - focus on education, research & digital policies towards European and National policy makers
8. Coordination of EUF's consulting & training activities for Higher Education professionals

Managing Europe's biggest network of student association (500+ local associations)

1. Coordinating European headquarters in Brussels with 6 employees
2. ​Strategic planning of long-term vision
3. Project management of multiple small and mid-size Erasmus+ grants of up to €250,000 e.g. Development of the European-wide Erasmusintern.org platform
4. Project management of ESN's large scale research projects
5. Advocacy in the fields of European youth and education policies

1. Coordination of European Union funded Education projects, with a special focus on innovation and digitalisation in Higher Education
2. Strategic research and policy work to drive systemic change in European Higher Education policy and practice
3. Development and maintenance of partnerships with clients and political stakeholders