Closing Date:

Mar 4, 2017

Salary:

Not specified

How to Apply:

Please send your application to application@duurzaamheidwerkt.com, mentioning “PR officer Europe” in the subject line. For questions about this position, please contact Annelies Pijnenburg through above mentioned e-mail address or +31 6 466 80 191.

Job Description:

UTZ is a label and a program for sustainable farming worldwide. Our mission is to make sustainable 

farming the norm. Sustainable farming helps farmers, workers and their families to fulfill their ambitions and contributes to safeguarding the world’s resources, now and in the future. 

 

UTZ is one of the largest programs for responsibly produced coffee, tea and cocoa in the world, working across all continents with leading brands and retailers, such as Mars, Ahold, IKEA, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, Migros, Tchibo and Nestlé.

 

UTZ is headquartered in Amsterdam and is looking to hire a: 

 

 

PR Officer

 

 

As PR officer Europe you help  build and safeguard the reputation of UTZ in Europe. You  translate the global PR strategy into an effective and consistent European PR plan taking into account the various national contexts. You initiate and lead new PR projects and manage their delivery across  diverse channels. You are experienced in proactive reputation management and in working with (investigative) journalists. You create impactful  PR content and pitch it to the most relevant media. 

 

You are persistent, creative, and able to  achieve high impact results in a challenging and dynamic environment. 

 

We are looking for a candidate who is experienced in corporate affairs, translating communications strategies into concrete actions plans, anticipating and responding to PR opportunities and identifying situations of potential reputational risk. The PR Officer Europe works closely with the Global Media Relations Coordinator in the Communications department, who is responsible for and oversees the global PR strategy and implementation. 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design and implement the European PR plan, based on our global PR strategy;

Build and manage media relations with relevant media in Europe; 

Manage and support PR agencies in one or two key European countries;

Proactive reputation management; 

Respond to media requests, and working in particular with investigative journalists; 

Create impactful PR content and pitch it to the most relevant media;

Help increase the visibility of UTZ and its endorsement by key influencers (public opinion leaders); 

External representation of UTZ.

 

The PR Officer Europe reports to the Head of Department Communications. 

 

 

 

 

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in the field of international PR, preferably CSR or NGO-related;

Excellent writer, knowledge of and experience in journalistic techniques, sensitivity for usage of text, language and images; 

Project management: ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines in a dynamic work environment. Pragmatic, result and quality oriented.

Near-native level in oral and written English and native Dutch are a must. Knowledge of German and other European languages is a plus.

Experienced spokesperson, able to engage a wide variety of stakeholders;

An extensive relevant media network; 

Master’s degree in communications or a related field;  

Experience as a journalist is a plus.

 

 

Employment is based upon 40 hours/week. The position will be based in Amsterdam and is open to applicants of all nationalities, however, we can only consider candidates who have, will get or are eligible for a Dutch work and residency permit. 

 

In this recruitment procedure we work with Duurzaamheid Werkt. Please send your application (max. 1 page motivation, max 2 page resume) before 4 March 2017 to application@duurzaamheidwerkt.com, mentioning “PR officer Europe” in the subject line. For questions about this position, please contact Annelies Pijnenburg through above mentioned e-mail address or +31 6 466 80 191.