Working at Profundo
We are hiring:
- Office manager
- Communications manager
See more information about the roles below.
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Office manager
To replace our current office manager, we are looking for an experienced Office Manager to support the smooth functioning of our organization.
This is the job for you if you like to be the spill of all ins and outs at the office, if you get excited about organizing team-building activities, if you support Profundo’s mission and if you have a heart for keeping all colleagues satisfied at their job. No day is the same, with a mix of ad-hoc and recurring tasks, including:
Facility & organization:
- answering the phone, taking care of (e-)mail, maintaining contact with our IT-support and suppliers;
- planning of meetings, team-building activities, internal and external trainings;
- assisting colleagues with organising their business trips abroad;
- supporting the director with minor administrative tasks;
- supporting colleagues to keep our database of finished projects up-to-date;
- managing office stocks;
- coordinating the work of our lunch cook and cleaning help.
Human resources:
- publishing vacancies, managing the application process and managing employment contracts;
- being responsible for the onboarding of new staff;
- organizing regular review talks for all colleagues;
- maintaining contact with the company doctor, accountant and pension insurer, in cooperation with our bookkeeper;
- (re-)writing policies on human affairs, privacy, diversity & inclusion, stress prevention, etc.;
- being in charge of the regular evaluation of work-related risks and employee satisfaction surveys.
What we expect
We expect you to be enthusiastic to support our organization in a professional way. Preferably, you have worked as an office manager within a similar organization before. We additionally expect you to:
- have good English written and verbal communication skills. Knowledge of the Dutch language is an advantage but not a requirement;
- be able to work accurately, independently and quickly;
- have adequate experience with Word and Excel;
- possess good organizational and planning skills;
- live within commuting distance of our office in Amsterdam.
What we offer
Working at Profundo means joining a multi-disciplinary team of over 20 professionals with different cultural backgrounds from 12 different countries. You will be able to work in an environment where people are highly motivated and are working on projects of a high social relevance. We have a horizontal organizational structure allowing everybody to bring in ideas and to be involved in the development of our organisation. Our organizational culture is open, democratic, respectful and informal. Additionally we offer:
- a contract for 20 to 24 hours per week, preferably spread across 4 days (to be determined in consultation);
- flexible working hours and the right to switch public holidays;
- the opportunity to work partly from home, making it easier to combine your work life with your private life;
- a friendly office close to the Amsterdam Sloterdijk train station, which is accessible for persons with a mobility or physical disability;
- a resting room at the office which can be used for praying or meditation;
- twice a week a healthy vegetarian lunch at the office for free, which can be adjusted to accommodate different dietary preferences (Halal, Kosher, allergies, a.o.);
- a lot of attention for the health and safety of our staff;
- being part of an international team which usually communicates in English;
- an initial monthly salary for 24 hours per week between € 1,692 and € 2,107, depending on years of experience; and
- a good pension scheme and other fringe benefits.
For more information on Profundo, please visit this website. If you have further questions on this position, feel free to call or send an email to Vicky Kerckhoffs (+31-(0)20-8208320 or ).
Profundo is an equal opportunity employer striving for a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applicants from a minority background are especially encouraged to apply.
Please send your application, including a motivation letter and a curriculum vitae, no later than 18 September 2023 to Vicky Kerckhoffs via .
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Communications manager
To improve our communication efforts, we are looking for an experienced Communications Manager (10 hrs/week)
As communications manager you will be responsible for both our internal and external communications. This is the job for you if you enjoy writing insightful and captivating texts about sustainability challenges and if you are full of creative ideas for different approaches to generate publicity for our research results, trainings and other activities. Your tasks will include:
- writing short, captivating texts about new research projects for our website and social media;
- publishing new research projects, news articles and events on our website and social media (Linked-In & X);
- using website texts and social media publications to create our monthly external newsletter;
- planning and reviewing the monthly expert views written by colleagues, to be included in the external newsletter;
- co-writing the organization’s annual impact report;
- compiling our weekly internal newsletter with internal and external news relevant for our work;
- looking for opportunities to increase the public exposure for Profundo’s work.
What we expect
We expect you to be an experienced communications manager with a strong drive to contribute to more sustainability and social justice and to support Profundo’s mission. We additionally expect you to:
- have good English written and verbal communication skills. Knowledge of the Dutch language is an advantage but not a requirement;
- have experience in writing texts for websites and social media;
- be able to work accurately, independently and quickly;
- be flexible in your time planning, as some of the tasks (newsletters, expert views and annual report) can be planned in advance, but others (website, social media) require ad-hoc responses, e.g. when a report is published by one of our clients;
- have an understanding of relevant social and environmental sustainability themes and developments in the field of corporate social responsibility.
What we offer
Working at Profundo means joining a multi-disciplinary team of over 20 professionals with different cultural backgrounds from 12 different countries. You will be able to work in an environment where people are highly motivated and working on projects of a high social relevance. We have a horizontal organizational structure allowing everybody to bring in ideas and to be involved in the development of our organisation. Our organizational culture is open, democratic, respectful and informal. Additionally we offer:
- a friendly office close to the Amsterdam Sloterdijk train station, which is accessible for persons with a mobility or physical disability;
- twice a week a healthy vegetarian lunch at the office for free, which can be adjusted to accommodate different dietary preferences (Halal, Kosher, allergies, a.o.);
- being part of an international team which usually communicates in English;
- flexible working hours and the right to switch public holidays;
- the opportunity to work partly from home, making it easier to combine your work life with your private life;
- a contract for 10 hours per week with an initial monthly salary between € 854 and € 1,046 (depending on experience), overtime payments, a good pension scheme and other fringe benefits; or
- alternatively, we offer payment on a free-lance basis, converting the salary agreed in an hourly rate via the NVJ Tarievencalculator.
For more information on Profundo, please visit this website. If you have further questions on this position, feel free to call or send an email to Vicky Kerckhoffs (+31-(0)20-8208320 or ).
Profundo is an equal opportunity employer striving for a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applicants from a minority background are especially encouraged to apply.
Please send your application, including a motivation letter, a curriculum vitae, and a sample of your writing, no later than 18 September 2023 to Vicky Kerckhoffs via .
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Working at Profundo
With profound research and advice, Profundo aims to make a practical contribution to sustainability and social justice. Our work mainly focuses on international commodity chains, the financial sector, public policies, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Our international client and donor base includes civil society organizations (CSOs), trade unions, research institutes and government institutions, as well as philanthropic foundations.
Working at Profundo will offer you the opportunity to contribute to a sustainable world and social justice, with profound research and advice. You can respond to one of our vacancies, which will be published here, or you can send us an open application. As Profundo is an equal opportunity employer, we especially encourage people from a minority background to apply.
Working at Profundo means joining a multi-disciplinary team of over 20 professionals with different cultural backgrounds from 12 different countries. All colleagues are highly motivated to work on social change. Their various backgrounds contribute to profound and comprehensive research results and recommendations for our clients. We have a horizontal organizational structure allowing everybody to bring in ideas and to be involved in the development of our organisation. Our culture is open, democratic, respectful and informal.
Profundo is striving for a diverse and inclusive workplace, among others by:
- flexible working hours and the right to switch public holidays;
- the opportunity to work most of your time from home, making it easier to combine your work life with your private life;
- a friendly office close to the Amsterdam Sloterdijk train station, which is accessible for persons with a mobility or physical disability;
- a resting room at the office which can be used for praying or meditation;
- twice a week a healthy vegetarian lunch at the office for free, which can be adjusted to accommodate different dietary preferences (Halal, Kosher, allergies, a.o.);
- a lot of attention for the health and safety of our staff;
- a gender mainstreaming taskforce that is working on constant improvement of gender and inclusion policies on the work floor and in research;
- an international team which usually communicates in English.
Chithira: “Profundo is a fun and challenging workplace that engages in impactful work. One of the things I love about working here is the opportunity to interact with colleagues from different parts of the world. I truly enjoy the international nature of our work and the people around me.”
Pavel: “I enjoy working at Profundo. What I like most about my job, is that we help NGOs to inform their positions, their decision-making process, and their public campaigns through world-class research. When rooted in science and supported by evidence, the great work that the NGOs are doing is bound to receive the attention it truly deserves – both from the policymakers and our societies.”
Open applications
Are you motivated to work for Profundo and do you have relevant skills and knowledge? Then we would like to receive your open application.
Please send a short resume summarizing your knowledge, experience and motivation to . Attach your CV and preferably an example of research you have done.