Do you address social issues? On private and public clients who want to position themselves socially and increase their impact and reputation? And do you supplement those passions with knowledge and perhaps experience in the field of media approach, public relations, crisis communication, public affairs, stakeholder management or reputation management? Then you may soon be our new colleague!
We are Issue Makers; strategic communications advisors, with a strong sense of content. Together with our clients, we formulate or refine social ambitions and then translate them into a positive impact for organizations and society. In this way we work on connecting our clients to society and help to accelerate social transitions. Together with clients we work on solutions for the challenges of today and those of the future. We do this on the basis of issue intelligence and by managing and creating issues. And based on a broad, discipline-transcending approach.
And we are looking for you! A new colleague, at the start of her/his career or with a number of years of relevant work experience, who wants to work together with colleagues for our clients. Good at monitoring and analyzing information, making plans, providing advice, implementation and project management. A colleague who shares new knowledge and insights, who keeps us on our toes with regard to trends and hypes, who enjoys talking about this with colleagues and who also likes to participate in organizing our own events such as the Issue Congress or the Issue Lecture.
But above all, we are looking for a new colleague who loves her or his profession and wants to learn a lot. Who, like us, can be very serious, but also enjoys having lunch together and exchanging the latest developments. And who wants to deliver impactful work for – and together with – wonderful clients. We strive to ensure that our team increasingly better represents the society we work for. So we are looking for a colleague who complements our team.
What are you going to do with us?
No day is the same. Sometimes you are busy with 1 or 2 large assignments, sometimes perhaps with 5 smaller ones at the same time. Sometimes it means standing still for a moment, but more often it means running together for a customer. Your planning sometimes needs to be revised, because a client requires this urgently. We are looking for a junior / medior colleague who likes that and who can do that.
In addition, we are quite sure that this will at least be part of your job with us:
- You write (with the help of a colleague) action plans and prepare quotations.
- You advise clients on social and political issues.
- You carry out (part of) the work independently within assignments.
- You map issues by collecting information and data and interpreting them.
- You monitor and analyze sources and documents so that clients can continue with them
- You strengthen the quality of our work across the board by sharing knowledge and working together.
- You continue to develop.
What can you expect from us?
- That we try to live up to our strong and distinctive positioning every day.
- That we offer you a challenging working environment and mutual collegiality and involvement.
- A safe working environment with an eye for diversity and inclusion, a clear policy regarding inappropriate behavior and open conversations about these topics.
- Conversations about social and political developments (and sometimes about completely different matters)
- That we prefer to deploy you at the dividing line between communication, policy and strategy.
- That we give you the opportunity to contribute ideas and build the agency.
- That we are open to your feedback and ideas, so that we can grow together.
- A competitive salary, flexibility in where you work and working with great colleagues.
What do we expect from you?
- Social involvement, interest in the world around you and the issues behind the news.
- Experience in/interest in/knowledge of: public affairs, crisis communication, public relations, media, stakeholder management, reputation management, influencing behavior.
- Analytical thinking skills and good at realizing plans and ideas.
- Strong sense of responsibility regarding your work and realizing clients' wishes.
- Experience with project management.
- Experience working for/at an agency is an advantage.
- Inspiration, collegiality, critical feedback, fun and enthusiasm.
- Good command of both the Dutch and English languages.
And? Are you that great addition to our team? Then we look forward to receiving your application letter and CV! Do you have a nice case or an appealing example that you would like to send? We are curious!
You can send your application until July 7 to and you will hear no later than July 12 whether you are invited for an interview. Because it is the middle of the holiday period for many, we can also do this conversation online. If you have a question or if you are unable to make it to the holiday dates, you can email the same address or call Sybrig van Keep on 020-345 5088. If you cannot make it to the date mentioned, do not hesitate to call.
We look forward to your response!