JOB VACANCY: Project Leader Informal Care

Volunteer Center Amsterdam (VCA) is looking for a as soon as possible.

Project Leader Informal Care (36 hours per week)

A lower number of hours is negotiable, and the position can potentially be filled as a job share.

Are you a connector pur sang with a heart for care and society? As Project Leader Informal Care, you connect people, organizations, and initiatives that make the city healthier and more social. You drive collaboration and innovation, advocate for interests, and inspire others within formal and informal care to work together towards a strong city.WithinAmsterdam Vital & Healthy (AV&G)Health and welfare organizations work together on strong regional cooperation. To give residents’ participation and informal care a prominent place, a targeted approach has been developed. Client Interest Amsterdam (CBA) and Urban Informal Care Amsterdam (SIZA) – where VCA is part of – take the lead in close coordination with the AV&G management team. As a project manager, you provide direction to this collaboration and represent the voice of informal care: from neighborhood initiatives to volunteer organizations.

What are you going to do?

• Setting up and designingof a new project for informal care within AV&G, together with involved partners.
• Representof informal care in all relevant coalitions of PH&C.
• Connectof neighborhood initiatives, volunteer organizations, and informal care organizations with formal care organizations.
• Inventoryof support needs of volunteer organizations, caregivers, and professionals.
• Stimulating knowledge sharingcollaboration between formal healthcare professionals and volunteers and informal caregivers.
• Ensuring a powerful voiceof informal care within the governance of PHC.
• Align and collaborateI met with SIZA and the project leader for resident participation in joint projects and external representation.

What are you bringing?

• You get energy from building and innovating– you like to take initiative and set ideas in motion.
• You have 2 to 5 years of relevant experiencein informal care and appreciates the role of volunteers and informal caregivers.
• You are a natural connectorwith vision, persuasive power, and strong communication skills.
• You think strategically and act practically– you effortlessly translate plans into tangible results.
• You move smoothlybetween neighborhood initiatives, organizations, and administrative networks.
• You know how to effectively represent interestsand have an affinity with policy development and influencing.
• You have asharp vision on informal caretranslates that into innovative solutions, together with formal care partners.
• Collaboration is in your DNA– You believe in the power of connection, innovation, and social impact.

What do we offer?

• A dynamic, independent role with plenty of room to grow, experiment, and truly make a difference for the city of Amsterdam.
• A salary according to the Social Work Collective Labor Agreement, scale 9, depending on knowledge and experience.
• A one-year contract, with the possibility of extension (subject to funding and satisfactory performance)
• Excellent employment benefits: phone, laptop, full travel expense reimbursement, Individual Choice Budget (ICB), and ample opportunities for hybrid working.
• An energetic, knowledgeable, and dedicated team that builds innovation in the city together with you.
• The opportunity to realize your own ideas within an organization that encourages innovation and entrepreneurship.
• The opportunity to make a direct contribution to social organizations and networks that make a difference for the people of Amsterdam and their surroundings.

Who are we?

VCA is the expertise center for volunteering in Amsterdam. With a team of 23 professionals and 24 volunteers, we work on strengthening voluntary efforts in the city. We facilitate volunteers, advise organizations, and promote volunteering. As an independent partner for the municipality, social organizations, and local networks, we are known for our innovation and connecting role – always with a heart for the city and its residents.

React or want to know more?

Interested in this varied position? Or any questions?

• For more information, you can contact Henriette van der Meij at 06-35115435 or viah.vandermeij@vca.nuTranslation: .
• Send your short motivation letter and CV to Sylvia Nobel by November 16th ats.nobel@vca.nuUnder the heading ‘Vacancy Project Manager Informal Care’.
• The job interviews will take place on Friday, November 21, 2025.