Corporate Communications & PR Specialist
The legacy of the women’s movements and women’s liberation is more relevant today than ever before. Nearly 90 years later, we at Atria—a team of about 25 dedicated colleagues—are working to manage, create, and make accessible knowledge about gender equality, women’s movements, and women’s liberation.
Together, we are working toward our goal of further developing Atria as a knowledge institute and taking the next step in making our research and collections more accessible. But we’re not quite there yet; we are currently seeking a Corporate Communications & PR Specialist.
If you’re interested in a challenging role in a dynamic environment and you think you’re a good fit for the job description, we’d love to hear from you. Call or email us for more information, or apply now!
Who are we?
Atria collects and manages resources on gender equality, women’s movements, and women’s empowerment, and makes them accessible to the academic community and society at large. Through research in national and international contexts , Atria promotes knowledge development and thereby contributes to the emancipation of women in all their diversity.The focus on the specific interactions between different groups in society makes our collection distinctive and unique.
Atria collects materials to enable academia and society to preserve information and generate new knowledge about the history of women, gender relations, women’s movements, and the evolution of women’s status. The archives contain the primary sources of Dutch women’s movements. The library and databases provide a broad national and international context for these sources. Together, they form a unified whole in which the constituent parts reinforce, enrich, and deepen one another.
What will you be doing?
As a Corporate Communications & PR Officer, you will help shape Atria’s professional and public image as the leading knowledge institute for gender equality, women’s movements, and emancipation. You will contribute to the development and implementation of strategic communication policies and be responsible for their execution. You will collaborate with the Collections and Research teams and the relationship manager/fundraiser, advising them on opportunities for communication initiatives. Your goal is to continuously highlight the (growing) accessibility of our collection of archives and library, focusing on an academic and interested audience. You will also develop and maintain contacts with relevant media and effectively utilize these contacts to disseminate valuable research findings for both the academic community and society at large.
Who are you?
You are a communications professional through and through, and as a heritage enthusiast, our motto “No documents, no history” —coined by one of our founders, Rosa Manus—resonates deeply with you. You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree and have at least 3 years of experience in a similar communications role. You have a way with words and are fluent in both Dutch and English. You have a demonstrable affinity for heritage and the history and current issues surrounding women’s movements, gender equality, and emancipation.
What do we offer?
We offer a dynamic work environment with a high degree of autonomy and an enthusiastic and friendly team. The position is a 32–36-hour-per-week contract for a period of one year, with the possibility of extension. You will receive a salary in accordance with Scale 9 of the Social Work Collective Bargaining Agreement, ranging from €3,226 to €4,756 gross per month based on a 36-hour workweek, depending on your knowledge and experience. This includes an Individual Choice Budget, 8.11% vacation pay, a thirteenth month’s salary of 8.96%, and reimbursement of your travel expenses. You will accrue pension benefits through the Healthcare and Welfare Pension Fund. With the Career Budget of 1.5% of your annual salary, you can take a course, training, or program to further your professional development.
Procedure
The application period closes on July 19, 2024, or earlier if we find a suitable candidate. Are you interested and do you think you qualify for the position? Please respond by email to solliciteren@atria.nl. We would like to receive your resume and your answer (in no more than 500 words) to the question What strategies would you employ to position Atria as the leading Knowledge Institute for gender equality, women’s movements, and emancipation?
If you have any questions about the job opening, please contact Kya de Ruiter at HR@Atria.nl or 06-10 19 84 34.
We value diversity of voices and want to ensure that different perspectives, backgrounds, and insights are represented within our organization. When candidates are equally qualified, we give preference to those who enhance the diversity of our organization.
Recruitment agencies are asked to refrain from contacting us regarding this job opening.
