JOB VACANCY: Organizational Consultant (32 hours per week)

Volunteer Center Amsterdam (VCA) is looking for:

Organizational Consultant (32 hours per week)

Are you a connector with a strong network? Do you want to contribute to strengthening volunteer organizations? Then this position is your chance to make an impact! We are looking for a driven colleague who supports, advises, trains, and connects social organizations in Amsterdam. Come work in a dynamic organization with plenty of room for your own initiatives and personal growth.This function has two purposes:

• In Amsterdam Noord, you are the point of contact for volunteer organizations. You support and strengthen these organizations in various areas, such as recruiting, collaborating, and guiding volunteers, ensuring social safety, and implementing good volunteer policies.

• 2: In your urban role, you contribute to strengthening volunteer organizations and preserving the value of voluntary efforts, both in formal and informal care. You are a strong sparring partner for organizations, policymakers, and collaboration partners.

What are you going to do exactly?

• Advising and supporting: You provide advice and support to volunteer organizations, informal and formal care initiatives, the municipality, and partnerships.
• Training in network development: You organize training sessions, workshops, and networking events focused on strengthening organizations, sharing knowledge, and promoting collaboration.
• Policy and collaboration processesYou participate in discussion and policy tables, such as Informal Care Platforms, and other relevant collaborations. You ensure a strong positioning of VCA and promote partnerships.
• Advocacy: You act as a lobbyist and representative of the volunteer sector, advocating for the interests of volunteer organizations with stakeholders.

What are you bringing?

• Knowledge and experience:You have a minimum of 2 to 5 years of relevant work experience, preferably in consultancy and with social organizations.
• Strategic insight: You think in opportunities and know how to turn them into concrete actions and results.
• Communication and networking: You have strong communication skills and are an excellent networker who easily connects with others.
• VisionYou are familiar with the non-profit sector and have a clear vision on voluntary engagement, also in relation to issues arising from formal care.

What do we offer?

• A challenging and independent position with plenty of room for development and creativity;
• A salary in scale 9 (max € 5,574.00) for a 36-hour workweek according to the Social Work Collective Labor Agreement. The salary scale is based on education and experience.
• A temporary employment contract with the intention of extension;
• Good secondary conditions (phone, laptop, good travel expense allowance, IKB scheme, space for hybrid working);
• An energetic and inspiring team of colleagues, with a lot of knowledge and expertise on various topics;
• The opportunity to contribute to social organizations that make a difference for the people of Amsterdam and their environment.This is a non-translatable text.

Who are we?

Volunteer Center Amsterdam (VCA) is the expertise center for voluntary work in Amsterdam. We strengthen, enrich, and connect. Because we believe that volunteering is of invaluable value for a strong and vital Amsterdam. Our team of 20 professionals and 25 volunteers is involved, knowledgeable, and motivated to guide and connect future volunteers to social organizations, to facilitate these organizations with knowledge and tools so that they can optimally fulfill their social role, to make the added value of volunteering visible in the city, and much more.

React or want to know more?

Interested in this varied position? Or do you have questions? For more information, please contact Henriette van der Meij at 06-35115435. Please send your cover letter and CV by Wednesday, January 15, 2025 toamsterdam@vca.nuunder the heading ‘Vacancy Organizational Consultant’.Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.