Director

Context

In early 2024, the Mores board will

an agency has been appointed consisting of a two-person management team, a project manager, and

an administrative and project assistant. We are a small team with a big

ambition: to embed social safety in a structural and sustainable manner within the

cultural, creative, and media sectors.

Because one of the directors at Mores in the

will be leaving in the spring of 2026, we are looking for a

Director. Your fellow director focuses primarily on the

substantive aspects related to social safety and the external positioning of

Mores.

As director, you will lead the

organization and serve as the link between the board and the Mores office. You

are responsible for negotiating, managing, and monitoring the

strategic direction and ensures that the internal organization and management

processes are in order.

What you will be doing

• In consultation with the board and my fellow director, I determine

  You will determine Mores’ strategic direction, goals, and activities. You will be in charge of these

  and monitors progress.

• You will provide overall leadership of the organization. You will coordinate

  projects, manages the agency, and ensures effective coordination with the

  manages and ensures effective collaboration with external parties,

  suppliers and other stakeholders.

• You are constantly working to professionalize and

  Further developing Mores. You will devise strategic partnerships and

  initiatives that demonstrate the impact of the Mores team on social safety in

  expand the sector.

• You are responsible for ensuring that everything is well organized

  internal organization, which includes HR policy and facilities management.

• You are responsible for organizing the

  the foundation's administrative processes, such as preparing and following up on

  board meetings and the preparation of the annual report.  

• You will take the lead on grant applications and their reporting, or in the

  developing other sources of revenue. You oversee a healthy

  financial management, which also includes the preparation of accurate budgets and financial statements

  belong to.

Mores' primary goal for the coming period is to

support efforts to strengthen social safety. A number of concrete

Examples of projects the agency is currently working on include

continuously highlighting the urgency of social safety (including by developing a strong

(communication strategy and campaign), entering into strategic

partnerships, organizing events and industry roundtables, the

developing a toolkit for employees and organizations, and setting it up

of a monitoring system that provides insight into progress in the area of social

safety in the sector.

What to bring

• You are an inspiring, visionary leader and

  have experience with integrated leadership, preferably within a similar,

  civil society organization or foundation.

• You are able to stay focused on the big picture

  overseeing operations and projects, efficient decision-making, and

  agree on priorities and bring together stakeholders with differing interests

  manage.

• You have experience coordinating

  organizational and administrative processes. Ideally, you have experience as a general

  director, business director, board secretary, or similar position.

• You have knowledge of and an affinity for social

  safety and understands the dynamics within the cultural, creative, and

  media sector. Experience and/or a network within this sector is a plus.

• You work and think at the university level and preferably have

  a degree in (executive) management, public administration, or

  business administration.

• You communicate clearly and accurately, both verbally

  in writing, in Dutch and English. The working language at Mores is

  Dutch.

• You are a visionary who, with limited resources,

  has a significant impact and fosters energy and team spirit

  and finds joy in highlighting the team and empowering them.

What we offer

• A

  a challenging and varied role in a dedicated and informal

  work environment. Mores is an organization in the process of evolving, and as such offers the opportunity

  to grow together and make a real difference. We learn from each other every day,

  work iteratively and focus on personal development.

• The

  This is initially a 32-hour-per-week position for the duration of

  one year, with the possibility of extension. Full-time employment may be an option

  negotiable.

• The

  Salary depends on your experience

  and experience

  and ranges from €6,000 to €7,000 gross per month based on

  of a full-time position.

• You

  accumulates pension benefits, receives an 8% vacation pay bonus, and a year-end bonus.

• Until

  Employee benefits include, among other things, training opportunities,

  a phone and a laptop, and the option to work partly from home.

• Mores

  offers a pleasant work environment on Sarphatistraat (RKM Offices) in the heart of

  from Amsterdam.

Apply

Are you interested? If so, we invite you to respond by Friday, the 16th

January 2026, viasolliciteren@mores.nl.

Please send us your resume and a cover letter explaining your interest in the position. If you have any questions, please contact

Please contact Siri Wouters (job opening holder) atsolliciteren@mores.nl

or 06-15275663.

The formal interview rounds with the board

The Van Mores events will take place on Thursday, January 22 (afternoon) and Monday

January 26 (afternoon). Please keep both dates in mind. Before the

As part of the formal application process, there will be an initial interview

scheduled with the hiring manager. These interviews will take place in January

scheduled. We will contact candidates who advance to the second round of the application process

request a reference and a Certificate of Good Conduct. An assignment may be part of the

application process.