Communications Officer

You will be working for theMovement Buildingdepartment. This means you will be handling communications for colleagues who are working to expand and strengthen the climate movement.

What will you be doing?

• You will be responsible for communicating with our members. This includes the biannual General Members' Meeting and communications for the Members' Panel.
• You will handle communications for group support, such as editing texts and creating web content and flyers.
• You will use your expertise to support our youth team, Milieudefensie Jong. You will review the content the team creates and ensure it aligns with our communication strategy.
• You’ll create all kinds of content and publish it on the Milieudefensie website, the “changemakers” website, newsletters, and social media channels.
• You will oversee the production of communication materials in both print and digital formats. This includes printed materials, videos, advertisements, and more. 
• You will help our local groups grow and thrive.

What are you bringing?

• You’re both strategic and hands-on: you combine content creation with providing advice.
• You write flawless Dutch and have experience editing texts.
• You are an independent thinker; you are not afraid to be critical and are not afraid to give feedback on your colleagues’ ideas.
• You have proven work experience in a similar position.
• You're good at planning and keeping track of things.

It would be great if you have experience with:

• supervising volunteers (teams) and/or members;
• video and design projects.

Who do you work with?

You will be part of the Communications team. As a member of this team, you will provide support to the Movement Building department and to Milieudefensie Jong. You will work closely with colleagues from the various disciplines within this department, each of whom contributes their own expertise to the growth and sustainability of our movement.

You will also work with various colleagues from the Communications and Fundraising department.

You will report to the communications team coordinator.

What do we offer?

• A one-year contract with the option to extend.
• A salary ranging from €3,315 to €4,455 for full-time employment, depending on your knowledge and experience. At Milieudefensie, this is a 37.5-hour workweek.
• A temporary gross allowance of €100 for full-time employees (this allowance will remain in effect until the new job and pay structure is implemented).
• Your own laptop that you take home with you every day, so you can work from home as well.
• The ability to arrange your work hours flexibly.
• The option to exchange (Christian) holidays for other holidays.
• A casual and open work environment with enthusiastic colleagues.
• A sufficient travel allowance, work-from-home allowance, and leave policy.
• An office in the heart of Amsterdam, easily accessible by bike and public transportation.
• A vegan lunch twice a week for a small fee.

Milieudefensie staff work partly from home. We meet both online and in the office.

We believe in the power of diversity and strive to build a diverse workforce with balanced representation across gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and ethnic background. That is why we especially encourage people from groups that are underrepresented within the climate movement to apply.

Want to apply right away?

Interested? Please email your cover letter (no more than one A4 page) and resume using the online application form by Thursday, May 23, at the latest.

The first interviews will take place on Monday, May 27. The second round of interviews will be held on Wednesday, May 29.

Do you have any questions?

If you have any questions about this job opening, please contact Marloes Schoonheim, Movement Development Coordinator, at marloes.schoonheim@milieudefensie.nl,, or 020 550 7431.

>You can find more information about our application process here.

>You can find information about working at Milieudefensie here.

This position is being advertised both internally and externally. We do not welcome unsolicited recruitment inquiries regarding this position.