Financial Grants Officer

Within the Green Livelihoods Alliance (GLA), we collaborate with various organizations to conserve tropical forests. In addition, Milieudefensie works within the Fair, Green & Global Alliance (FGG) to make international value chains more sustainable and to amplify the voices of people and communities around the world.

To ensure that funding for these international programs and other Milieudefensie programs is used as effectively as possible, sound financial management, planning, and reporting are essential. 

What will you be doing?

• You will share responsibility for preparing Milieudefensie’s annual budget, including the GLA and FGG programs. You will be responsible for managing the budget in accordance with the grant conditions and for monitoring these budgets on a quarterly and annual basis.
• You are responsible for arranging the payment of advance payments and final payments to partner organizations in the Southern region.
• You keep track of the relevant policies of the grant provider.
• You will ensure that our partners and colleagues submit the necessary financial documents, such as financial reports and audit reports, on time. You will also review these documents.
• You will contribute to the project budgets for grant applications and to periodic financial management reports.

What are you bringing?

• You have a college-level education and way of thinking. 
• You have at least 2 years of verifiable work experience in grant management for large (international) projects. 
• Experience working with organizations in the Global South is a plus.
• You have knowledge and experience in financial management, budgeting, and Excel.
• You take the initiative and are decisive.
• You have excellent written skills in Dutch and English.
• You support the goals of Milieudefensie.

Who do you work with?

You will be part of Milieudefensie’s Finance and Control department. You will work closely with:

• your finance colleagues on the team;
• colleagues from the International Cooperation Department and other departments that implement national programs;
• the program coordinators of GLA and FGG;
• the campaigners and content staff of the Content & Lobbying Department;
• colleagues in the Communications & Fundraising Department;
• colleagues from organizations within the two alliances.

What do we offer?

• A one-year contract with the option to extend.
• A salary ranging from €3,065 to €4,715 for full-time employment, depending on your knowledge and experience. At Milieudefensie, this is a 37.5-hour workweek.
• 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 upload your cover letter (maximum 1 A4 page) and resume, both in PDF format, by Sunday, September 15, using the online application form.

Interviews are ongoing. Once we have found the right candidate, we will close the process.

Do you have any questions?

If you have any questions about this job opening, please contact Ivan Blommaert, Interim Finance Manager, ativan.blommaert@milieudefensie.nl or 020 550 7300.

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

> You can find information about working at Milieudefensie here.

Top photo: A colleague from the Finance and Control department at work. ©Manon Carboni, Nice to see you