B Lab and the B Corp movement

B Lab is the non-profit network transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. B Lab creates standards, policies, and tools for business, and we certify companies — known as B Corps — that are leading the way. We mobilize the global B Corp community of over 7000 businesses in 90 countries towards collective action to address society’s most critical challenges and we collaborate with governments, academia, coalitions, and other institutions to drive economic systems change. By using business as a force for good, our collective vision is to create an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy.

The B Lab Benelux team is part of B Lab Europe. The Benelux B Corp Community is scaling rapidly, as the demand for B Corp certification and interest in impact management tools and programs across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg is fast growing.

B Lab Benelux is a young, innovative, and open-minded team, working with strong dedication and a contagious drive to contribute to B Lab’s mission and vision.

The B Corp Engagement & Impact team is responsible for B Corp relations, ensuring that B Corps are engaged in, and satisfied with their certification. The team also develops opportunities to share knowledge and examples among B Corps to drive continuous improvement of their impact.

Find more information about our work and team here.

About the role:

B Lab Benelux is looking for a Sr. B Corp Community Engagement Coordinator to join our team. This person supports the B Corp Engagement Lead in being B Lab Benelux’s official point of contact for the vast majority of Benelux B Corps.Responsibilities include driving and tracking engagement of B Corps, helping organize community events, and providing operational support. Reports to the B Corp Impact & Engagement Lead.

This role is an exciting opportunity to join a purpose-driven organization working to make the global economy benefit all people, communities, and the planet.

Your main responsibilities will be:

Community Engagement & Events

• Help organize and deliver B Corp community-related events, sessions, workshops, etc. (webinars, B Corp Community Events, CEO Dinner, etc.)

• Assist the Engagement Lead with answering requests & inquiries from the Dutch B Corp community

• Drive engagement and reply to B Corp requests on the online B Corp community platform

Collective Action / B Corp Learning & Action Groups

• Working with the Engagement Lead to identify opportunities for setting up new B Corp learning & action groups

• Take part in and report back on developments within the existing B Corp learning & action groups (e.g. Fashion, Diversity & Inclusion)

Regional B Corp Community Development

• Working together with our Impact Programs Coordinator to create a regional B Corp community strategy for NL/BE

• Together with the Impact Programs Coordinator responsible for the oversight, account management, and community building of the regional B Corp communities

Data Analytics & Operational Support

• Assisting the Engagement Lead and wider team with operational and data analytics-related tasks

Preferred Qualifications, Skills & Knowledge:

• 2-3 years of relevant professional experience

• Customer focus, excellence in building relationships with customers and stakeholders

• Experience in using CRM Systems preferred

• Good written and oral communication skills in both English (fluent) and Dutch (fluent)

• Strong organizational, prioritization, and administrative skills

Person Specification:

• Passionate about the role that business can play in creating a future that benefits all people and the planet.

• A strong communicator, who can communicate effectively in English.

• A quick learner who is comfortable t in dealing with cases with diverging interests

• Gets energy from talking to a culturally diverse group of people, both inside B Lab and within the B Corp community of businesses

• Eye for detail and a flexible/hands-on mentality

• Highly-motivated and independent structured worker

• Collaborative team player but also able to work autonomously on tasks

What we offer:

• Indicative salary range EUR €41.000 - €46.000 gross per year (incl holiday allowance and dependent on relevant experience)

• 25 days of holiday plus additional days off over the end-of-year holiday period

• Volunteering hours to help contribute to other organizations

• Annual professional development budget to contribute to career development and learning

• Monthly contributions towards health insurance, health and wellbeing, mobile and commuting to the office bills, and working from home – we believe well-being is fundamental to our mental and physical health and happiness!

• Working in a flexible open office at the KIT, next to the Oosterpark.

Start Date: As soon as possible

Working Arrangement: Hybrid - both working from the office in Amsterdam and working from home is allowed

Recruitment Policy

We have made it a priority to hire from, a diverse pool of candidates - as we believe that a range of lived experiences, voices, and perspectives directly contributes to the success of our team. An equitable and inclusive work environment and a diverse, empowered team are key to achieving our mission. That’s why we have chosen BeApplied as our recruitment tool as it is designed to try and remove as much bias as possible from our hiring process.

• Instead of using your CV [alone], we are asking candidates to answer questions to test the skills needed for the role. No cover letter is required.

• The answers are then anonymized, chunked, randomized, and reviewed by team members.

• The platform also asks some demographic questions before you start your application. We only see summary statistics to help us check if our candidate pool is balanced and if everyone has an equal chance to get hired irrespective of their background. If you prefer, you can easily opt out of answering these questions.

• Once we have anonymously reviewed your answers, you will be contacted via email with either an invitation to an interview or an email explaining why you did not receive an invite to an interview based on our review.

Whether you are successful for this role or not, we will store your application and data in our system for a max period of one year from the application date in case another role becomes available that you are suitable for. If you have any questions or concerns about us storing your data and/or the period of time, please contact us at jobs@bcorporation.eu and we will answer to you within 30 days.