Team Leader and Junior Communications & Media Specialist

Would you like to help build a bi+ inclusive society? Bi+ Nederland is looking for a Team Leader and a Junior Communications & Media Officer. Bi+ Nederland advocates for the interests of approximately 1 million bi+ people. They make up the largest—yet, until now, largely invisible—group within the LGBTI+ community.We focus on promoting a bi+ inclusive society, in which every individual in the Netherlands can experience love, lust, desire, and relationships, free from fixed norms and expectations regarding sex, gender, and sexual orientation, and with respect for everyone’s consent, mutual respect, and equality.

The monosexual norm renders bi+ people invisible, prevents bi+ sexual orientation from being recognized as a valid and stable orientation, and subjects bi+ people to prejudice, which has been shown to be linked to reduced well-being within the bi+ community. That is why Bi+ Nederland focuses on both heteronormativity and mononormativity.

As Bi+ Nederland, in our work toward a bi+ inclusive society, we hold our core values—courage, playfulness, professionalism, positivity, and accessibility—in the highest regard in everything we do. Bi+ Nederland values and recognizes the importance of a diverse organizational composition and will prioritize this throughout the entire recruitment process. We strive for a diverse workforce in terms of gender (x/m/f), age, background, and experience.

Responsibilities of the Communications & Media Team Leader

• lead a small communications & media team consisting of staff members and volunteers, including leading weekly team meetings;
• developing communication and (social) media strategies and plans that align with the organization’s (long-term) policy;
• managing and helping to implement communication and media plans and activities;
• take overall responsibility for planning the posts, stories, and messages created by the team;
• develop and help implement the annual campaign;
• Taking final responsibility for and helping to implement planned and last-minute communications and media posts on the website(s), Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and possibly Twitter and newsletters;
• Ultimately responsible for managing the website(s) and social media;
• attend the team leaders & project managers meeting

Profile:

• is committed to the goals of Bi+ Netherlands;
• is bi+ or has a clear interest in bi+ advocacy. By “interest,” we mean that you can demonstrate that, through your volunteer work, studies, or personal time, you have previously chosen to engage with our issues and are committed to advancing them.
• is able to translate Bi+ Nederland’s vision into text and imagery for communications and social media posts;
• can switch between a creative and a standard approach, depending on the goal and the audience;
• can think strategically with a focus on social impact;
• can translate strategy into plans and ensure effective implementation by the team;
• works in a systematic manner (structured, results-oriented, and meets deadlines);
• has proven experience creating communications and social media posts, stories, and messages;
• can establish work processes for the team to ensure the implementation of strategies and plans;
• has proven experience leading a team. You are able to guide team members and always do so based on connection, inclusion, and the core values of Bi+ Nederland;
• is able to and enjoys working with a diverse group of staff and volunteers;
• can effectively connect with (or learn to connect with) the diverse, broad audience of bi+ people (e.g., across ages, genders, lifestyles, and backgrounds). You can also translate this into broad or target-audience-specific communication and social media;
• can handle communications and (social) media outreach aimed at an audience of professionals and the media;
• communicates clearly, both verbally and in writing, and preferably through visual means as well. You can adapt your style to different audiences (e.g., community members, professionals, the media). By this, we mean that you are able to effectively convey your own messages or those of the organization, while taking the other person’s perspective into account;
• can edit articles, press releases, and blog posts;
• has proven experience in creating and managing websites using WordPress, preferably also with Digi Builder;
• is familiar with Canva and Mailchimp (or is willing to learn them on their own time);
• is willing to work occasionally in the evenings and/or on weekends for news events or scheduled community events;
• is willing to work in the lead-up to and during Amsterdam Pride Week and Bi Visibility Day Week, as these are annual communication and media highlights for Bi+ Netherlands;
• can handle confidential information.

We realize that no one can be good at everything. In any interviews we may have, we will therefore work with you to identify your strengths and areas for improvement and discuss what this means for performing this role.

What we offer:

• an organization where enthusiastic, passionate, and open-minded people work together to build a bi+ inclusive society;
• a progressive women's rights organization that values diversity, inclusion, and accessibility;
• a varied role that focuses on your professional development;
• a pleasant workplace (office in Amsterdam North) with plenty of flexibility regarding work location (office and home) and working hours, and a focus on work-life balance;
• A 20-hour-per-week position for one year, with a one-month probationary period. The contract may be extended, subject to satisfactory performance;
• Salary between €3,069 and €3,500, depending on experience (scale 9 or 10 of the Social Work Collective Bargaining Agreement) per month for a 36-hour workweek;
• Attractive employment terms in accordance with the Social Work Collective Bargaining Agreement, including a year-end bonus, vacation pay, a career budget, and a pension;
• Company-provided laptop and cell phone, plus a cell phone plan
• Travel expenses may be reimbursed.

Responsibilities of the Junior Communications & Media Associate

• carry out communication and (social) media activities;
• create templates for posts, stories, and messages;
• Collecting images and basic design work (in Canva). Video editing experience is a plus, but not required.
• helping to carry out the annual campaign;
• Create scheduled and last-minute communications and media posts for the website(s), Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and possibly Twitter, as well as newsletters;
• attend weekly team meetings

Profile:

• A background in a practical and/or creative field is a plus;
• is committed to the goals of Bi+ Netherlands;
• is bi+ or has a clear interest in bi+ advocacy. By “interest,” we mean that you can demonstrate that, through your volunteer work, studies, or personal time, you have previously chosen to engage with our issues and are committed to advancing them.
• is able to translate Bi+ Nederland’s vision into text and imagery for communications and social media posts.
• can switch between a creative and a standard approach, depending on the goal and the audience;
• works in a systematic manner (structured, results-oriented, and meets deadlines);
• has proven experience creating communications and social media posts, stories, and messages;
• is able to and enjoys working with a diverse group of staff and volunteers;
• enjoys working as part of a team and is guided by connection, inclusion, and the core values of Bi+ Nederland;
• can work independently;
• can effectively connect with (or learn to connect with) the diverse, broad audience of bi+ people (e.g., across ages, genders, lifestyles, and backgrounds); You can also translate this into broad or target-audience-specific communication and social media;
• communicates clearly, both verbally and in writing, and preferably also through visual means. You can adapt your style to different audiences (e.g., community, media, general public). By this we mean that you are able to effectively convey the organization’s messages while taking the other person’s perspective into account;
• has proven experience working with WordPress, preferably also with Digi Builder;
• is familiar with Canva and Mailchimp (or is willing to learn them on their own time);
• is willing to work on a very occasional basis in the evenings and/or on weekends for news events or planned community events;
• is willing to work in the lead-up to and during Amsterdam Pride Week and Bi Visibility Day Week, as these are annual communication and media highlights for Bi+ Netherlands;
• can handle confidential information.

We realize that no one can be good at everything. In any interviews we may have, we will therefore work with you to identify your strengths and areas for improvement and discuss what this means for performing this role.

What we offer:

• an organization where enthusiastic, passionate, and open-minded people work together to build a bi+ inclusive society;
• a progressive women's rights organization that values diversity, inclusion, and accessibility;
• a varied role that focuses on your professional development;
• a pleasant workplace (office in Amsterdam North) with plenty of flexibility regarding work location (office and home) and working hours, and a focus on work-life balance;
• A 12-hour-per-week position for one year, with a one-month probationary period. The contract may be extended, subject to satisfactory performance;
• Salary between €2,295 and €2,594, depending on experience (scale 6 of the Social Work Collective Bargaining Agreement), per month for a 36-hour workweek;
• Attractive employment terms in accordance with the Social Work Collective Bargaining Agreement, including a year-end bonus, vacation pay, a career budget, and a pension;
• all rights and obligations under the Social Work Collective Bargaining Agreement, including disability, retirement, leave, and insurance;
• work laptop and cell phone on loan, and a cell phone plan;
• Travel expenses may be reimbursed.

Interested?

If you are interested, please send a cover letter and resume to Director Barbara Oud (barbara@biplus.nl) by January 22 at the latest. If you have any questions, please contact her. Until January 15, you may contact Acting Director Jantine van Lisdonk (jantine@biplus.nl) regarding this matter.

After the initial screening, there will be two rounds of interviews. You may be asked to complete a short assignment.

We do not appreciate unsolicited sales calls based on this information.