Senior Communications Advisor

As the Senior Advisor Communications Philanthropy, you will become a trusted advisor to several programmatic areas of our organisation. Your role will be to develop and implement a strategic communications plan aligned with the teams’ grantmaking objectives, the organisation’s unique voice and values, and the diverse brands and stakeholders relevant to the specific focus areas. Reporting to the Team Lead Communications of our functional area, you will contribute towards accelerating systems change among business leaders, policymakers, financiers, academics, and civil society actors at international, national, and sectoral levels. Your guidance and communication efforts will contribute to the organisation’s impact and influence.

Requirements

Professional and/or academic qualifications relevant to the role.

• Must be eligible to work in the Netherlands
• 7+ years of proven experience in developing and executing international influence strategies across (marketing) communications, branding, media relations, and advocacy.
• Agency, vendor and freelancer management experience is required.
• Experience working in diverse cultural contexts.

Key competencies

• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills tailored to diverse audiences. Especially the ability to deliver complex information to non-expert stakeholders as passionate storytellers via a wide range of content products.
• Results orientation, with an outcome-focused approach, you prioritise activities, work efficiently, and maintain accountability, consistently delivering high-quality results within established timelines.
• Collaboration and influence: You effectively collaborate with others to advance the organisation's goals, fostering a culture of teamwork and mutual support and demonstrating cultural awareness when required.
• Analytical mindset, capable of synthesising complex information to inform strategic decisions.
• Project management, focusing on priority setting in a dynamic organisation, meeting deadlines, multitasking and driving results with an attention to detail.
• Innovation & adaptability: you demonstrate the ability to generate new ideas or creatively adapt existing ones to solve problems and drive progress. You embrace innovation and change.
• Curious mindset, you consistently stay informed about developments, key players and platforms relevant to your functional area. You possess a keen sense of newsworthy topics and adeptly incorporate this into your approach.