Officer Internal Communications

Are you ready to make a change?

Oikocredit is a co-operative financial institution that finances and invests in microfinance institutions, co-operatives and small and medium sized enterprises in developing countries, aimed at social impact.  We provide micro-entrepreneurs, small businesses, agricultural cooperatives and other productive enterprises with the capital they need to expand their businesses and improve their livelihoods.

Oikocredit has grown to be one of the largest Social Investment organizations with a broad investor base and over 35 years experience financing businesses in (currently 70) developing countries.

At Oikocredit International based in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, at the Investor Relations (DIR) department we are currently looking for an

Officer Internal Communications

Responsibilities

The new colleague will be editor in chief and art director of our Oiko-web (intranet) and will create and manage home page content focused on different staff groups. You will organise and coordinate regular meetings with those stakeholders involved with the intranet like designated content owners, ICT support and intranet visitors from the internal website. Together with other departments, in particular HR and Loans & Investments, you develop respective internal staff communications strategies. As a member of the DIR editorial team you weekly join editorial meetings and contribute to brainstorming, editorial planning and corporate communications strategy and you provide the DIR editorial team with support on editing and proofreading materials.

Education and experience:

Oikocredit is looking for a graduated person with a Master in the field of communications. We are searching for someone with a minimum of 5 years professional experience in text writing (in corporate communications,  journalism or marketing/communication) and with experience in coordinating/managing content for websites and stakeholder communications, in particular internal communications. Being a native English speaker is a pro and you have to have extensive computer skills (Word, Power Point, Internet explorer, Adobe Photoshop). We see familiarity with CMS as a bonus.

Additional information

Do you have the above mentioned skills and experience? Are you innovative and capable in building and maintaining networks and relations? Are you able to develop positive working relationships with people from different social, cultural and religious backgrounds? Are you ready to make a change?

Mail or send your application letter with curriculum vitae (both in English) by July 29th, 2013 to Mrs. Marion Bouwman, HR Officer, application@oikocredit.org. More information about our organization can be found on www.oikocredit.org. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Bouwman at +31 (0)33 422 40 40. Internal candidates are the first to be considered.

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