War Child Holland
Would you be excited to assist a mid-sized international NGO who is rising to the challenge of adapting to a greener way of working? Do you enjoy ‘thinking along’ to help develop ideas and actions, and carrying these through to concrete actions? Then you could be exactly the person we need! Read on for more…..!
The Challenge
War Child is a medium-size development and humanitarian organization with offices in Amsterdam, Stockholm, Hamburg and nine conflict zones. Improving the well being of children and youth affected by conflict is at the heart of all we do. Through our activities we contribute to climate change. We want to take responsibility for this by working to reduce our carbon footprint: cutting down on emissions and making our operations greener.
Your Activities
We are looking for someone who can further strengthen strategic and policy development in the area of Climate & Environment. Someone who can work with us in figuring out the best tactical measures and how to take these forward. You will join a small team who are spearheading the project. We have some exciting opportunities to increase knowledge and expertise in areas such as carbon foot printing, offsetting emissions, engagement of staff, funding propositions, sustainability reporting, and much more!!
You will work closely with the Senior Advisor Organisational Development and with the Operations and Quality Support Officer, with opportunity to develop contact with various other departments and our country offices.
‘Proactive team player with good analytical skills’, * Background in a topic related to climate and environment, communication or marketing & fundraising.
- Confident in Excel and PowerPoint.
- Knowledge of NGOs and/or development sector.
- Pro-active, independent and flexible.
- Interested in working and communicating with people from various backgrounds.
- Excellent command of English language, both spoken and written.
- Availability to attend face-to-face meetings would be preferable.
- Available for 1-2 days per week for a period of 6 months.
What we can offer you
Involvement in meaningful purpose driven work. We can offer you a dedicated and enthusiastic group of colleagues, lots of room for your own initiative and the opportunity to have ownership of your work. We aim to keep an informal ambiance within the team with plenty of room for creativity, inspiration and self-initiative. We practice what we preach: dynamic, innovative, integrity focused and a drive to reach the highest possible results.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we advise all staff to work at home as much as possible in line with Dutch Covid-19 policy. In the case you come to the office, we will reimburse your travel costs.
War Child has a dream that every child lives in peace – no matter who or where they are. That’s why we pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer. We promote diversity and belonging in everything we do and select our potential new colleagues without regard to gender, race, colour, religion, nationality, disability, age or sexual orientation.
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