Project Coordinator (m/f/d) for Digital Transformation – Data Governance

The city of Aschaffenburg is actively shaping digital transformation – and is looking for people who can translate complex topics into clear messages. For us, digital transformation means more than just new technologies: it creates the foundation for better decisions, modern services, and an administration that shapes the future together with the city's residents. To ensure that data is used responsibly and that digital projects work together strategically, we are currently establishing a city-wide data governance structure as part of our digital strategy.

For this, we are looking for a person who wants to develop organizational structures, advance digitization projects (such as a city app) and at the same time contribute to ensuring that digitization is understood, supported and actively shaped in administration and urban society.

Your role: Building governance. Managing transformation. Making digitalization visible. You will develop and implement organizational frameworks for secure, legally compliant, and sustainable data use across the entire administration. At the same time, you will contribute to communicating digital transformation in a comprehensible, transparent, and motivating way – both internally and externally (e.g., through the creation of promotional materials, events, and the management of the Instagram channel digital.aschaffenburg).

This full-time position is located within the Office for Digitalization, Organization, and IT . Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, in pay grade 11 of the TVöD (depending on experience level and personal circumstances, ranging from €4,269.64 to €5,046.03 gross per month). Further details regarding remuneration can be found in the TVöD VKA 2026 pay scale.

The responsibilities include, in particular:

• Strategic management of data governance: You will play a key role in establishing and developing a city-wide data governance structure within the framework of the Dialogue City strategy and create organizational foundations for responsible and sustainable data use in the city administration.
• Coordination of key digitization projects: They support selected digital transformation projects and ensure that these are strategically embedded in the overall development of the city.
• Communicating digitalization and fostering acceptance: Digital transformation only succeeds if it is understood and supported. Therefore, you will contribute to communicating digitalization processes transparently and sparking interest in digital innovations.

The following requirements must be met:

• They have a completed university degree (Bachelor's or Master's), for example in administrative sciences, business informatics, governance, urban studies, change management or a comparable field.

We continue to expect:

• Knowledge of the development of organizational governance and compliance structures
• Understanding role and rights systems in data-driven organizations
• Basic understanding of technical concepts such as databases, data structures and API interfaces.
• Knowledge of data protection and information security law
• Experience or affinity for strategic communication of digital transformation processes
• Ability to present complex digital topics in a target-group-oriented manner
• Experience or interest in developing digital communication formats (e.g., social media content or visual presentation of projects)
• They work in a structured, analytical and conceptual manner, enjoy collaborating with people from different disciplines and constructively drive change forward.
• Ability to develop binding organizational rules and governance structures
• analytical thinking skills in dealing with complex digital and organizational issues
• Experience or a strong ability to work in interdisciplinary and cross-functional project teams
• Strong ability to cooperate in cross-functional work structures in order to bring together different perspectives and develop viable solutions.
• Conflict resolution skills and resilience in coordination and change processes
• A sense of responsibility when handling sensitive data structures
• Confident demeanor and the ability to communicate complex requirements clearly.

We offer:

• a crisis-proof job
• Good work-life balance through flexible working hours, including the option of regular mobile working.
• diverse training opportunities
• Company sports programs
• Corporate health management with health promotion programs
• an additional pension through the supplementary pension fund of Bavaria
• Annual bonus and performance bonus
• capital accumulation benefits
• a subsidy for the job ticket or Germany ticket (€20/month) and the option of bicycle leasing
• Good public transport connections, covered bicycle parking, and good parking facilities.
• 30 days of vacation per year (based on a 5-day work week)
• Additional days off on December 24th and 31st, as well as a half-day off on Shrove Tuesday.
• Holiday childcare and company-run daycare for children of city employees

If you meet the requirements, we look forward to receiving your informative and complete application:

• cover letter
• tabular CV
• Proof of your professional and academic qualifications
• qualified work references

The employment relationship is governed by the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD). Salary classification is based on qualifications and experience, up to pay grade 11 TVöD. The position is generally suitable for part-time work. Applicants with disabilities will be given preference if they are otherwise essentially equally qualified, capable, and professionally competent. Please include a copy of your disability certificate with your application documents. Further information about the City of Aschaffenburg as an employer, as well as information regarding your personal data in the application process, can be found at www.aschaffenburg.de .

Please apply directly via our application portal by May 3, 2026 , using the button provided . Please note that applications submitted outside the portal (especially email applications) are unfortunately not possible.

For further information, please contact:

For technical questions:
Ms. Leslie Becker, Tel. 06021 / 330 1699, Office for Digitization, Organization and IT

For questions regarding the application process:
Ms. Sophia Buchholz,
Tel. +49 6021 / 330 1939 ,
Bewerbung@Aschaffenburg.de ,
Human Resources Department

City of Aschaffenburg | Personnel Office | P.O. Box 10 01 63 | 63701 Aschaffenburg

Location: City of Aschaffenburg