Communication and Impact Manager – Dutch-speaking

About the job

About the NAB foundation

The Netherlands Advisory Board on impact investing (“NAB”) is an independent, non-profit (ANBI) foundation which aims to accelerate the growth and improve the effectiveness of the impact investing market. It will do this by raising awareness of, addressing barriers to and increasing confidence in investing with impact. Our vision is that in a healthy impact investment ecosystem, investments and savings help in solving social and environmental challenges, as well as seeking a financial return. Our mission is to increase the scale and effectiveness of the Dutch impact investment ecosystem to achieve the SDGs.

 

Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Communication and Impact Manager to support our team in our internal, external and digital communications and impact monitoring. We are looking for someone with a keen interest in impact investing and/or sustainable finance and excellent communication, networking and organization skills. The Communication and Impact Manager will play a key role in implementing our strategy and contributing to our growth as a young, fast-growing, and ambitious community. With a focus on B2B marketing, you will work closely with our Managing Director to drive our branding and reporting efforts. Your main responsibilities are developing our branding, external communication, initiating and implementing (recurring) awareness campaigns, and reporting our impact.

As a Communication and Impact Manager at the NAB, you will play a pivotal role in raising awareness, addressing barriers, and increasing confidence in impact investing. You will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by developing and executing strategic communication initiatives that effectively communicate our organization’s objectives and impact to various stakeholders, including investors, partners, and the broader public.

 

Task and Responsibilities

·      Develop and implement a comprehensive communication plan aligned with NAB’s strategy and mission;

·      Create compelling content for various communication channels, newsletters, blogs, social media posts, website updates and invitations;

·      Proactively engage with media partners and outlets and journalists to enhance NAB’s visibility and secure media coverage;

·      Collaborate with the team to ensure consistent and impactful messaging across all communication materials and activities;

·      Support the organization of events, conferences, and webinars to promote impact investing and the achievements of NAB;

·      Develop the tools to monitor and report our impact as a community, based on our impact and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) framework;

·      Monitor digital marketing analytics (for website, social media and newsletters);

·      Stay up-to-date with industry trends, developments, and best practices in impact investing and communication to bring innovative ideas to the team;

·      Assist in preparing presentations, layout, design of reports, factsheets and infographics.

 

Requirements

·      Master’s degree in Communication, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field;

·      At least 5 years’ experience in developing and implementing communication strategies, preferably within the non-profit or impact investing sector;

·      Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Dutch and English, with the ability to craft engaging and persuasive content in both languages. Non-Dutch-speaking candidates will not be considered;

·      Strong understanding of digital marketing and social media platforms;

·      Experienced with Microsoft Office Package;

·      Affinity with Canva, newsletters formats, WIX design software; InDesign/Photoshop/ Illustrator is a plus;

·      Experience in web design and website content management, and curation is highly desirable;

·      Affinity with impact investment and familiarity with the Sustainable Development Goals;

·      Enthusiastic to work in multi-stakeholder and multi-cultural environments.

 

We offer

·  An interesting position with the space to influence strategically the ecosystem in the booming field of impact investing;

·  Working with a variety of leaders active in impact investing and sustainable finance, in the Netherlands and globally;

·  A wide network, with our members and strategic partners;

·  Insight in a purposeful and thriving sector that is represented by the NAB;

·  Enthusiastic and committed colleagues;

·  A professional team with short communication lines in a flexible and small organisation part of large global network;

·  A flexible and hybrid work environment, part-time is possible;

· A market-conform salary plus 8% holiday allowance, a 13th month and travel allowance (commuting).