About the job

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Are you our new Communications Lead? Are you social media savvy, creative and super organised?

 

Communications is a huge part of what the Green Office does as sharing our projects and achievements, updating UvA students on all things sustainability and creating great content to engage the whole student body is key to our success. We are looking for someone who'd like to lead a content team in making amazing social media and blog posts, a podcast and any other great content you'd like.

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You'll be working 10-15 hours per week with a dedicated core team (two co-managers, a community lead and a campus lead) to help realise the potential of the Green Office. You'll have lots of freedom to suggest and implement your ideas and gain some fantastic experience alongside your studies. We're looking for a great person rather than someone necessarily with bags of experience so send in an application so we can schedule a call! 

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Tasks/responsibilities

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• Administrative tasks: email management, submitting expense requests, calendaring, etc.

• Recruitment: Running the recruitment project end to end which includes posting, interviewing and hiring a team of student volunteers.

• Project-based tasks: overseeing several projects at the same, setting deadlines and making sure they are followed by the communications team.

• Ensuring that Green Office projects are regularly shared across the relevant platforms through internal and external newsletter, GO semi-annual report and all social media channels (Instagram, YouTube, Linkedin, TikTok), and the UvA Green Office website.

• Leadership: Keeping the Communications team motivated, engaged and following a clear vision throughout the year.

• Meetings: Meeting once a week with the whole of the Core Team, your team, and occasionally with staff from the University.

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Requirements

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• You have great communication skills– you can easily connect with team members, other students and also staff from all across the UvA.

• You have great organizational and time management skills– You will plan and execute the year’s communications budget and strategy including managing multiple projects simultaneously.

• You have good leadership skills– You will lead a team of people and must be able to organize and support the communications team throughout the year.

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Preferred skills/experience

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• Digital literacy: a high level of computer skills is not a prerequisite, but you will have to learn to work with Canva, Wix and Facebook Ads

• Social media experience: You should be comfortable organizing and understanding content creation for Instagram, YouTube, TikTok,  Linkedin. You should also understand advertising and promotion on these platforms.

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Benefits

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• Around €370 monthly compensation

• Use of the Singel and J/K building Green Office space for work and study

• UvA Bestuurstaaf privileges (employee card, coffee, etc.)

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How to apply 

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Email us your CV and a short cover letter (max 500 words) on why you'd like to be our new Communications Lead at greenoffice@uva.nl. If we think you'd be a good fit, we'll schedule an informal zoom call to chat about joining us. Hope to hear from you soon! The deadline is on the 6th September ready for the academic year.

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About us

 

The UvA Green Office is a student-run platform striving to make the University of Amsterdam a greener place. Our office consists of four different teams. Each team, which consists of one team leader and 5-10 voluntary members, has its own focus and addresses a different aspect of sustainability within the University of Amsterdam. Two general managers oversee the four teams and constitutes the link to the central UvA staff and partners. At the moment, the Green Office consists of 50 members.

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