Build one of the strongest brands in the world of youth work!

What will you do?

At YFM, we organise training and development opportunities for young leaders to become more influential in their fight for justice. We do so by offering them training and coaching opportunities that build their confidence, capacity and competences to speak up, lobby & campaign for the environment, animal rights, human rights and inclusion. 

One of our key priorities for 2023 is to get more youth, more partners and more donors engaged with these activities. And for that we need to market ourselves more professionally. That’s why we’re looking for you! As our branding and communications officer, you’ll be responsible for:

• taking the lead in further developing the YFM brand 
• designing products to promote our activities, such as flyers, infopacks, blogposts, etc.
• the day-to-day social media activity

Who are you?

Our ideal candidate for this role:

• is highly motivated to take on the role, with an intention to be involved in the organisation for a longer period of time.
• is willing to step out of their comfort zone, develop new competences, take responsibility, and all of that with a positive mindset.
• affiliates with youth who want to make the world a better place, including their needs.
• is creative, an easy communicator and pays attention to detail
• has an aptitude for selling things and can demonstrate an ability to engage an audience through the use of social media
• has strong visual design skills
• and has English language level C1+

Why should you join us?

Working with (other) youth is inspiring, fun and rewarding! And without doubt enriches you as a person. At YFM:

• you receive on the job coaching and have the possibly to take free training courses according to your needs.
• you work within an international team and with partners with expertise in a variety of subjects, and from all kinds cultures and backgrounds.
• we entrust you with responsibility and stimulate you to dare to make mistakes, whilst offering you a safe space to work in.

With these ingredients you can make great progress in getting your personal learning objectives done, which is after all is one of the things that volunteering should be about!