Manager, German Advocacy

Job Title

Manager, German Advocacy

Reporting To

Director, Strategy Lead Germany, ECB Liaison, EU-UK Relations

Division

Advocacy

Location

Frankfurt

AFME is seeking to hire a Manager for our Frankfurt office who will coordinate the association’s advocacy activities in Germany. The role will play a key part in strengthening our relationships with German political and regulatory stakeholders, while supporting broader European advocacy initiatives. This is an exceptional opportunity to work across regulatory and government affairs and to contribute to cutting‑edge regulatory change in European financial markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify key German official sector stakeholders of relevance to AFME in Berlin and Frankfurt, including Bundestag, ministries, Chancellery, BaFin, Bundesbank.
• Expand AFME’s stakeholder network in Germany, building and managing these relationships for the organisation.
• Gather intelligence on political, regulatory, and market developments, and brief colleagues and members accordingly.
• Track the regulatory agenda with respect to the organisation’s defined priorities across a wide range of policy areas.
• Organise advocacy engagement and briefings for the CEO and senior colleagues to ensure that AFME’s overarching messages are delivered to principal decision‑makers.
• Coordinate AFME’s overall participation in the German financial services trade association landscape.
• Manage and coordinate AFME’s primary membership group in Germany, the Frankfurt Forum (setting of meetings, agendas, governance, take‑forward action points).
• Oversee AFME’s compliance with the German Lobby Register.
• Maintain an overview of German workstreams to which AFME contributes and, in cooperation with colleagues, articulate the organisation’s priorities across these for review by senior management.
• Work closely with policy & advocacy teams to align advocacy plans and ensure consistency of messaging across jurisdictions.
• Cooperate with Communications colleagues to ensure media visibility as needed.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Good understanding of German political institutions and dynamics.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to distil complex information and synthesise large volumes of information into key insights.
• Demonstrated ability to grasp implications of policy developments across a broad range of files.
• Strong interpersonal skills with confidence to liaise and build relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate with both specialists and non‑specialists in a clear, concise and straightforward manner.
• Proven ability to collaborate and build consensus.
• Proactive, self‑motivated and intellectually curious.
• Ability to prioritise, multi‑task, and work to tight deadlines.
• Technical rigour and attention to detail.
• Interest in financial markets, public policy, and EU and German regulatory frameworks.

Knowledge and Experience

• 3‑5 years’ experience working either in government, a regulatory authority, financial services firm, trade association or professional services firm on financial service policy matters in Germany and/or EU.
• Relevant academic background (e.g. finance, law, economics, politics or other relevant field).
• Native‑level fluency in German; excellent drafting skills in English.
• Familiarity with current wholesale capital market policy issues in Germany and/or other AFME core policy areas.
• Additional European language(s) an asset.

Benefits

• Additional 1 day Birthday Holiday
• Additional 3 days Christmas Holiday
• Pension Scheme – AFME contributes 10% of an employee’s basic salary
• Life Assurance of 4x base salary
• Worldwide Business and Leisure Travel Insurance
• 4pm Friday Finish
• Hybrid working and flexi‑start/finish times

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Public Relations

Industries

Capital Markets

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