PR Consultant

What will you be doing?

As a PR Advisor at Longfonds, you will contribute to our mission, vision, and goals.

• You build and maintain strong relationships with journalists, editorial teams, thought leaders in the public discourse, and people living with lung disease.
• You know how to convey our story—and that of people with lung disease in particular—in an authentic, powerful, and impactful way, both online and offline (through text and images). You spot opportunities and regularly generate publicity for the Lung Foundation.
• You will develop and implement a strategic PR plan and media policy that supports our objectives and aligns seamlessly with our PA strategy.
• You advise and assist the organization on PR opportunities and challenges.
• You monitor media communications, analyze the results, and prepare reports to highlight impact and areas for improvement.
• You will ensure a consistent and effective communications policy with clear guidelines and provide support to our spokespersons. 

Who are you?

You have proven experience in effectively raising and maintaining an organization’s profile, and you are accustomed to working proactively and effectively with stakeholders. You craft the right message for our spokespersons in press releases, but you also know how to directly engage target audiences through other appropriate channels. You enjoy both strategic and hands-on work.

You can also relate to the following: 

• You have a keen eye for external developments and know how to seamlessly align them with our organization’s goals. You’re also skilled at setting priorities to achieve maximum impact.
• You strike a balance between business interests and a focus on relationships
• You embrace the Longfonds core values: optimistic, decisive, and unifying.
• You collaborate effectively with other internal teams (Impact and Marketing) and are able to effectively bridge the gap between our objectives as a health fund and as a patient organization.
• You are proactive, flexible, able to handle stress, and politically and socially aware.

What do you bring to the table? 

• You have a college or university level of work and thinking.
• You have several years of work experience.
• You have strong communication, interpersonal, and consulting skills.
• You are skilled at maintaining a balance between the strategic plan and day-to-day ad hoc opportunities and risks.
• You can adapt quickly and know how to find the right information within an organization.
• You have an interest in healthcare, prevention, and patient advocacy.
• You communicate flawlessly, both verbally and in writing.

What do we offer?

• A one-year contract with the option to renew.
• A salary according to pay scale K (€4,290–€6,172) of the Longfonds collective bargaining agreement, depending on education and experience, based on a 36-hour workweek.
• A pleasant, innovative, and educational work environment with opportunities for professional growth.
• An open and collaborative work environment that encourages initiative.
• Attractive employee benefits, including a 13th month’s salary and a wellness budget.
• Full reimbursement of travel expenses for public transportation (our office is located at Amersfoort Central Station) or bicycle.

At Longfonds, we have over seventy optimistic, collaborative, and proactive employees. We strive to promote a smoke-free, healthy, and active lifestyle. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, including in the composition of our teams. We frequently work together in multidisciplinary teams.

Interested?

In that case, we look forward to receiving your application via our "Careers at Longfonds" website.Job Opening: PR Advisor - PR Advisor - Careers at Longfonds

For more information about this position, please contact Christine Strous, Team Leader of Corporate Affairs, at 06 51 49 21 74. For questions about the application process, please contact Lucas Ruijs, Team Leader of HR, at 06 25 68 27 04.

The procedure

• The application deadline for this position is 5:00 p.m. on February 16. You can expect to hear back from us on or after February 17.
• We have scheduled the^firstround of interviews for February 25 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
• We have scheduled a^secondround of interviews for: March 5 (1:00–3:00 p.m.) or March 20 (3:00–5:00 p.m.).