Werken bij Profundo
Wij zijn op zoek naar een:
- Office manager
- Communications manager
Zie meer informatie over de verschillende rollen hieronder.
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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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Werken bij Profundo
Met diepgaand onderzoek en advies wil Profundo een praktische bijdrage leveren aan duurzaamheid en sociale rechtvaardigheid. Ons werk richt zich vooral op internationale grondstoffenketens, de financiële sector, overheidsbeleid en Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen (MVO). Tot ons internationale klanten- en donorbestand behoren maatschappelijke organisaties (CSO's), vakbonden, onderzoeksinstituten en overheidsinstellingen, maar ook filantropische stichtingen.
Werken bij Profundo biedt je de kans om bij te dragen aan een duurzame wereld en sociale rechtvaardigheid, met diepgaand onderzoek en advies. Op deze pagina vind je onze vacatures, of je kan een open sollicitatie sturen. Profundo wil gelijke kansen bieden, daarom moedigen we vooral minderheden aan om te solliciteren.
Werken bij Profundo betekent dat je deel uitmaakt van een multidisciplinair team van meer dan 20 professionals met verschillende culturele achtergronden uit 12 verschillende landen. Al je collega's zijn zeer gemotiveerd om te werken aan een betere wereld. Hun verschillende achtergronden dragen bij aan diepgaande en uitgebreide onderzoeksresultaten en aanbevelingen voor onze klanten. We hebben een horizontale organisatiestructuur waardoor iedereen met ideeën kan komen en betrokken wordt bij de ontwikkeling van onze organisatie. Onze cultuur is open, democratisch, respectvol en informeel.
Profundo streeft naar een diverse en inclusieve werkplek, onder meer door:
- flexibele werktijden en het recht om feestdagen om te wisselen;
- de mogelijkheid om het grootste deel van je tijd thuis te werken, waardoor je werk en je privéleven gemakkelijker kunt combineren;
- een gezellig kantoor dichtbij het treinstation Amsterdam Sloterdijk, dat toegankelijk is voor personen met een mobiliteits- of lichamelijke beperking;
- een rustruimte op kantoor die gebruikt kan worden om te bidden of te mediteren;
- twee keer per week gratis een gezonde vegetarische lunch op kantoor, dat we kunnen aanpassen aan verschillende dieetwensen (Halal, Kosher, allergieën, o.a.);
- veel aandacht voor de gezondheid en veiligheid van onze medewerkers;
- een taskforce gendermainstreaming die continue werkt aan het verbeteren van het gender- en inclusiebeleid op de werkvloer en in onderzoek;
- een internationaal team dat meestal in het Engels communiceert.
Chithira: “Profundo is een leuke en uitdagende werkplek waar je echt werk met impact verricht. Een van de dingen die het werken bij Profundo zo interessant maakt, zijn mijn collega’s die uit verschillende delen van de wereld komen. Ik geniet echt van het internationale karakter van ons werk en de mensen om me heen.”
Pavel: “Ik werk graag bij Profundo. Wat ik het leukst vind aan mijn werk, is dat we ngo's helpen hun standpunten, hun besluitvormingsproces en hun publieke campagnes te informeren door middel van diepgaand onderzoek. Doordat ons onderzoek is geworteld is in de wetenschap en wordt ondersteund door maatschappelijk bewijs, kan het werk van ngo’s zeker de aandacht krijgen die het echt verdient - zowel van beleidsmakers als van onze samenleving.”
Open sollicitaties
Ben je gemotiveerd om voor Profundo te werken en heb je relevante vaardigheden en kennis? Dan ontvangen we graag je open sollicitatie.
Stuur een kort overzicht van je kennis, ervaring en motivatie naar . Voeg je CV bij en bij voorkeur ook een voorbeeld van onderzoek dat je hebt gedaan.
We laten het weten als we je open sollicitatie ontvangen hebben. Als je kennis en ervaring op een bepaald moment aansluiten bij onze behoeften, nemen we contact met je op.