Would you like to contribute, as a communications officer, to improving the position of workers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America? Would you like to help devise and implement campaigns in international supply chains for products such as clothing, palm oil, and sugarcane? Would you like to highlight that a fair energy transition must take into account the interests of miners in Peru? Would you like to work on this in a small team based in the Netherlands alongside colleagues worldwide?

Then we invite you to apply for this position as a communications officer at CNV Internationaal.

We’re looking for a hands-on colleague who enjoys writing social media posts one day, collaborating with colleagues to write an opinion piece for a national newspaper the next, and then brainstorming a new campaign with the team and helping our local colleagues in Indonesia produce a video about palm oil.

Who We Are

CNV Internationaal works every day to promote 100% decent work in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. We do this by working closely with local trade unions and by investing in strong partnerships with other stakeholders, including companies and governments. Decent work means that people can work safely and freely while earning a living wage. Freedom of association and social dialogue are essential prerequisites for achieving this.

CNV Internationaal is a foundation affiliated with the CNV Trade Union Confederation. Together with a team of 17 colleagues in the Netherlands, we work with partner unions in 15 countries, in collaboration with 25 national and regional coordinators.

The position

Your responsibilities as a communications officer include:

developing and implementing a new multi-year communication and campaign strategy;
developing and implementing an active press and media policy;
the implementation and use of social media, for example by launching a campaign;
developing and implementing fundraising campaigns targeting individual donors;
supporting country coordinators and local trade unions in the areas of communication and advocacy in the regions where CNV Internationaal operates.

The communication officer works closely with the regional coordinators, program officers, and advocacy officer at CNV Internationaal and is responsible for achieving the set communication objectives.

Our new colleague

CNV Internationaal is a dynamic organization with many ambitions. We are therefore looking for a colleague who possesses:

At least a completed associate’s or bachelor’s degree in communication and/or marketing; or journalism
At least 3 years of work experience in a similar position;
Proven experience in coordinating and carrying out communication and campaign activities, serving as a spokesperson, and maintaining press contacts;
Experience in private fundraising and in developing and implementing a communication strategy for donors;
An extensive network in the field of international cooperation and media, or the ability to quickly build such a network;
Experience working with and for organizations in developing countries;
Excellent language skills (reading, speaking, writing) in Dutch and English and/or French and/or Spanish.

We offer:

The position is available as soon as possible for 32 hours per week. Salary is in accordance with the CNV Vakcentrale collective bargaining agreement, ranging from a minimum of €3,136.48 gross per month to a maximum of €4,182.41 gross per month (with the potential to increase to €4,845.28 gross) for a 36-hour workweek. CNV Vakcentrale offers an end-of-year bonus of 8.33%.

In addition, the CNV offers excellent training opportunities, and we encourage you to continue your professional development.

Want to know more?

If you have any questions about the job posting, please contact us at: c.johannes@cnv.nl or by phone at 06-835 94106 (Corita Johannes).

Interested?

Please apply by March 21 at the latest via internationaal-vacatures@cnv.nl, noting “communication officer” in the subject line, addressed to Elles van Ark, managing director.

We are recruiting for this position both internally and externally. If candidates are equally qualified, preference will be given to an internal candidate.

CNV strives to reflect society and places great value on diversity. We therefore welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and talents.

We handle recruitment in-house; unsolicited sales calls are not appreciated.