Are you passionate about contributing to change that matters and do you have extensive experience in business development and engaging with corporations? Solidaridad offers you a challenging job in an inspiring and international setting with the opportunity to make a real difference in the world.

Over the past 20 years, Solidaridad has built a reputation as a catalyst for sustainable innovation across various commodity supply chains. Its mission is to bring together partners from across supply chains and to engage them in innovative market-based approaches to improve production, thereby ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes the benefit for all. 

Engaging with the private sector is central to Solidaridad’s success. The ambition of Solidaridad in Europe is to be the preferred partner to work with on sustainable supply chains through market-oriented solutions. To fulfil this ambition, Solidaridad is looking for a Corporate Partnership Manager to join our Corporate Engagement & Partnership team in Europe. You will help strengthen the capacity of the team to develop and implement a successful European strategy, with a focus on global fashion supply chain.  

RESPONSIBILITIES & PROFILE

As Corporate Partnership Manager, you will:

• Strengthen and deepen the relationship with existing partners and build strong new partnerships with corporations, in particular in the fashion industry and supply chains, with a focus on sustainable cotton and textiles.
• Develop high-quality value propositions and proposals for corporate partners, working closely with staff in producing countries.
• Influence the corporate sustainability agenda and advise companies on sustainable sourcing strategies, implementation of commitments and supplier development. 
• Co-create programmes, including public-private partnerships together with corporate and public partners, and develop market linkages for suppliers in producing countries. 
• Co-develop opportunities for joint (strategic) communication with corporate partners.
• Secure corporate funding for Solidaridad’s programme activities worldwide.
• Take a lead in contract development and management.
• Represent Solidaridad and present our work at key international fora and expert meetings.

You enjoy combining corporate partnership development with hands-on relationship and contract management. A Corporate Partnership Manager is enthusiastic and entrepreneurial, has good networking skills and is able to connect with others easily. You take initiative and are a fast thinker. You will work in close cooperation with your colleagues at Solidaridad to deliver results which contribute to our mission and strategy.

MAIN EXPERIENCE AND JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as fashion management, marketing, (development) economics, business administration.
• At least 4 years of relevant work experience in relationship and programme management.
• International work experience in the cotton and textiles supply chain and/or garment industry/ fast fashion industry. Experience working at brand level is a pre.
• Proven success in corporate engagement, fundraising and business development: knowing where market opportunities are, acting on them, creating opportunities, building partnerships and managing accounts.
• Affinity with the vision and mission of Solidaridad and knowledge of recent developments in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainable economic development.
• Intercultural sensitivity and excellent communication skills, and ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Very good networking skills, proactive and entrepreneurial attitude.
• Excellent command of English required, Dutch recommended, some knowledge of German and/or Spanish preferred.
• Is allowed to work in the Netherlands

OUR OFFER

A unique and rewarding job within an inspiring and international setting, starting as soon as possible; 

You will join the Corporate Engagement team in Utrecht, and will have the opportunity to work with an innovative and dedicated network of professionals across the world;

A one-year contract with the possibility of extension, 32-36 hours/week; 

Gross salary between EUR 2737 and EUR 4400, based on 36 hours/week (salary scale BBRA Grade 10 2020); 

An additional holiday allowance (standard in the Netherlands) will be paid to the employee in May of every calendar year. The holiday allowance is 8% of the gross salary earned in the period from 1 June up to and including 31 May, prior to the date of the payment;

In addition, Solidaridad pays an end-of-year allowance equivalent to 8.3% of the gross annual salary earned;

Solidaridad offers a non-contributory pension plan;

Contribution to moving expenses; 

Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands, with national and international travel required.  

NEXT STEP

Do you recognize yourself in this candidate profile? Then please submit your one-page motivation letter and two-page resume (both attached to the email) in English to hr@solidaridad.nl, and state “Application: Corporate Partnership Manager cotton and textiles” in the subject header. The closing date for this vacancy is July 22th, 2020. 1st interviews will be held in week 31 and 32.

Questions can be addressed to hr@solidaridad.nl or by phone to Karen Werkman, HR Officer (+31 (0)30 272 03 13). A reference check and assessment may be part of the selection procedure. Work permit restrictions may apply. No agencies please.

BACKGROUND

Solidaridad envisions a world in which all we produce and all we consume can sustain us, while respecting the planet, each other and the next generations. We bring together supply chain actors and engage them in innovative solutions to improve production, ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes the benefit for all. 

Solidaridad is an international network organization consisting of eight regional expertise centres located around the world (Europe, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, West Africa, East and Central Africa, Southern Africa), each with their own specific expertise and focus. Globally, Solidaridad works across 13 commodities.

Solidaridad in Europe focuses on corporate engagement, policy influencing, communications and donor relations. We seek to inspire the private sector, governments, civil society organizations and consumers in Europe to contribute to sustainable economic development.For more information, please refer to http://www.solidaridadnetwork.org.

Goudmijnbouw is vaak geen sieraad 

Goudmijnen kun je grofweg verdelen in twee typen, die hun eigen problemen kennen:

Kleinschalige goudmijnen

Dit zijn mijnen waar mijnwerkers op kleine schaal en met eenvoudige technieken goud winnen. Deze mijnbouwers leven vaak in bittere armoede. Ze doen loodzwaar en onveilig werk, want veel mijnen voldoen niet aan de veiligheidsnormen. Het kwik waarmee zij werken vervuilt het water en het milieu rond de mijnen. Vaak worden vrouwen uitgebuit en gediscrimineerd.

Grootschalige goudmijnen

Overheden geven grotere mijnbouwbedrijven het recht om goud te winnen en verwerken. Dat gaat meestal ten koste van de mensen en de natuur in de omgeving. De landrechten van bewoners worden niet erkend, wat leidt tot conflicten en armoede. Ook worden kleinschalige mijnwerkers vaak gecriminaliseerd bij de komst van een groot mijnbouwbedrijf. Terwijl ze soms al generaties lang in een kleinschalige mijn hebben gewerkt en geïnvesteerd.

Solidaridad zet zich wereldwijd in voor minder milieuvervuiling en betere werkomstandigheden voor de werkers in de kleinschalige goudmijnbouw. Daarnaast streven we verandering in de hele sector na. Dat doen we door beleidsbeïnvloeding en door partijen samen te brengen.

Boukje Theeuwes, goudspecialist bij Solidaridad: “Het mijden van goud uit de kleinschalige goudsector is niet de oplossing. Gelukkig zien steeds meer sieradenproducenten dat in. Zij ondersteunen programma’s voor verbeteringen in de kleinschalige mijnbouw.”

Dankzij de expertise van Solidaridad worden vrouwelijke mijnwerkers in de kleinschalige goudmijnbouw zichtbaar. Er zijn vele miljoenen vrouwelijke mijnwerkers. Gewoonlijk wordt gesproken over ‘mijnbouwers’, in de veronderstelling dat het mannen zijn. Solidaridad heeft verschillende programma’s waarbij specifiek vrouwen in de goudsector bereikt worden. en daarom veel kennis opgedaan over de positie van deze mensen. In de besprekingen waar Solidaridad aan deelneemt, zorgen we ervoor dat vrouwelijke goudmijnbouwers niet worden vergeten.

De invloed van het convenant op de sector moet nog verder groeien. In 2019 sloot het bedrijf Aunexum Precious Metals Group zich aan. Samen gaan we de mogelijkheden voor kwikvrije kleinschalige goudmijnbouw onderzoeken.

Daarnaast zoeken we samenwerking met internationale initiatieven. Verandering in de grote mondiale goudsector gaat traag en is lastig. Maar iedere stap vooruit, kan een verbetering betekenen voor veel mijnwerkers en de bescherming van natuur en milieu.

“We importeren nu groene koffiebonen uit Guatemala, die we wekelijks vers branden in onze eigen branderij. Deze koffie is Rainforest Alliance gecertificeerd, dat wil zeggen beter voor mens en milieu.” 

Ingrid Visser – Café Del Mar

Per kilo verkochte koffie geeft Café del Mar 75 eurocent aan het werk van Solidaridad en zo gaat het bedrijf verder dan alleen duurzaam inkopen. Want met dat geld steunt het bedrijf projecten in Peru en Mexico waarin Solidaridad kleinschalige, niet gecertificeerde koffieboeren traint in duurzame productie. Dit zorgt voor meer opbrengst per hectare, een hogere kwaliteit koffiebonen, lagere kosten en een betere prijs. De koffieboeren worden steeds professioneler en kunnen hun inkomen zo zelf sterk  verbeteren. Café del Mar is een prachtbedrijf, heerlijke koffie, eerlijk geproduceerd: winst voor iedereen.

“Door het succes van de koffieprojecten werken inmiddels 750 mannen en vrouwen in Guatemala en meer dan 10 in Nederland aan een solidaire koffieketen. Dat mijn bedrijf hier een bijdrage aan kan leveren, is fantastisch. Mijn werk geeft mij hierdoor nog meer voldoening.”

Are you passionate about contributing to change that matters and do you want to support fundraising processes at Solidaridad? We offer you a challenging internship in an inspiring international setting with the opportunity to learn and make a difference in the world.

Job description

Solidaridad is a global civil society organization working on fostering solutions for sustainable production practices across various supply chains. Our mission is to bring together supply chain players and engage them with innovative solutions to improve production, thus ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes benefit for all. Solidaridad is an international network organization consisting of eight Regional Expertise Centres (RECs) located around the world (Asia, Southern Africa, East and Central Africa, West Africa, South America, Central America, North America and Europe), each with their own specific expertise and focus. 

Improving and deepening partnerships with institutional donors is high on the agenda of the Donor Relations (DR) team in Europe. 

The DR strategy is based on three pillars:

1. To diversify and increase income from new and existing institutional donors and foundations
2. To manage grants and partnerships with new and existing donors to the highest standards
3. To cooperate and partner successfully with other RECs around fundraising and grant management

This internship is geared towards providing hands-on support for various activities of the DR team and thus offers a practical on-the-job working experience in an ever changing and fast moving international organization. If desired, the position will also focus on a learning or research plan developed together with the intern and in close cooperation with the associated Knowledge Institute.

Overall Purpose:

To support the Donor Relations team with institutional fundraising activities

Tasks:

• Support with intelligence building: researching potential donors, scanning websites, calls, etc.
• Support with analysis and summary of calls for proposals
• Support with developing a proposition pipeline (includes ideas, rejected proposals, etc)
• Support with maintaining fundraising opportunity reports (e.g. request or calls for proposals) in our Management Information System – PLAZA
• Support with maintaining track records along EU format (one-page table format describing a project or programme)
• Support with development and ongoing maintenance of a Global ‘Call for Proposals’ Calendar
• Support during proposal development; admin work, research, textual inputs/edits, minutes of meetings (where required)

Learning objectives

• To learn about the inner workings of a global network organization
• To learn about fundraising processes within the Solidaridad network
• To increase understanding of how donors work, think, and make their decisions
• To learn about programmes focusing on sustainable supply chains and support to farmers, miners and workers
• Possibility to propose a specific research assignment directly relevant to the study programme  the intern is enrolled in (1 day own research – 4 days internship tasks)

Period:  6 months (min 24 – max 36 hours per week)

Start date: September 2020

Candidate’s profile

You are inspired by the job and responsibilities as described above, and you recognize yourself in the following:

• Following a Master’s degree in development studies, international relations, or business related
• Affinity with the vision and mission of Solidaridad

• Skills in processing information and summarizing it in short papers
• Excellent analytical and writing skills
• Service-oriented, proactive and team player
• Pragmatic, flexible and autonomous
• Ability to connect and work with people from all backgrounds and cultures
• Professional fluency in English
• Able to meet deadlines
• Experience in developing beautiful presentations or graphic materials is a plus

Our offer

• Support in the development of your learning or research plan
• Onboarding, support and coaching to enable you to learn 
• A unique and challenging internship within an inspiring and international setting
• A 6-month contract, internship compensation, and reimbursement of travel costs
• A working space in our inspiring office in Utrecht, The Netherlands

Travel required: primarily Solidaridad office, incidental travel to external meetings in NL. No international travel. 

Next steps

Do you recognize yourself in the candidate profile? Then please send your one-page motivation letter and two-page resume in English, before Monday, 13 July, to hr@solidaridad.nl, stating “Application: Intern DR” in the subject header. If you already have ideas about what you would like to learn or research during your internship at Solidaridad Europe, please indicate this in your motivation letter. Also indicate clearly when you are able to start. 

Questions can be addressed to hr@solidaridad.nl or by phone to Tim Diphoorn (+31 (0)30 272 03 13). No agencies please.

Are you passionate about sustainability and do you want to contribute to change that matters? Solidaridad offers a challenging internship in an inspiring and international setting with the opportunity to learn and make a difference in the world.

Solidaridad is a global civil society organization working on fostering solutions for sustainable production practices across various supply chains. Our mission is to bring together supply chain players and engage them with innovative solutions to improve production, thus ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes benefit for all. Solidaridad is an international network organization consisting of eight Regional Expertise Centres (RECs) located around the world (Asia, Southern Africa, East and Central Africa, West Africa, South America, Central America, North America and Europe), each with their own specific expertise and focus. 

Responsabilities

We are looking for an intern to support the work of the Corporate Engagement and Partnerships team. Your role will include carrying out the following tasks in particular:

• Performing desk research at the request of and with the guidance from one of our team members (as the need may arise);
• Maintaining our information and customer relationship management systems;
• Developing external communications materials (presentations, brochures, etc.); 
• Implementing partner satisfaction surveys;
• Other tasks as agreed with your supervisor. 

The first months of this internship will be mainly (around 70%) about desk research on carbon accounting methodologies. depending on the progress of this project the focus will gradually shift to a more general support for the CEP team.

 Your Profile

• Affinity with the vision and mission of Solidaridad;
• Commitment to sustainability, with an interest in learning about corporate social responsibility;
• Currently studying towards a Master’s degree in Business, Economics, International Affairs, International Development, or another relevant field;
• Ability to work independently (with guidance from your team and/or team supervisor);
• Willingness to learn “on the job” in a supporting role;
• Service-oriented and a team player;
• Ability to connect and work with people from all backgrounds and cultures;
• Excellent command of English is required, knowledge of another European language is an asset;
• Experience with Salesforce or another CRM system would be an asset.

Our Offer

• A unique and challenging internship in an inspiring and international setting;
• Onboarding, support and coaching provided to enable you to learn;
• Flexibility in combining the internship with study requirements;
• The chance to contribute to a more sustainable world;
• Travel costs reimbursed;
• Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands;
• 4 to 6 months internship starting between 1st of August 2020 and 1st of October 2020.

Next Steps

Do you recognize yourself in the candidate profile? Then please send your one-page motivation letter and two-page resume in English, before Monday, 13 July, to hr@solidaridad.nl, stating “Application: Intern CEP” in the subject header. If you already have ideas about what you would like to learn during your internship at Solidaridad Europe, please indicate this in your motivation letter. Also indicate clearly when you are able to start. 

No agencies please.

Dit gaat er mis in de kledingindustrie

Herinner je je de brand in de Tazreen fabriek in 2012 en de ingestorte fabriek Rana Plaza in 2013 nog? Hierbij honderden mensen om het leven. Deze rampen bevestigen de noodzaak van veilige fabrieken en goede arbeidsomstandigheden. Hier zie en lees je wat er allemaal mis kan gaan bij de productie van katoen- en textiel: