Language Associate (Dutch)

Responsibilities

• Translate Avaaz campaigns from English to Dutch to turn them into strong, emotive, and compelling campaigns to send out in The Netherlands and Belgium, and to Dutch-speaking members around the world.
• Hands-on technical support for campaign development, including setting up email blasts and landing pages in the Avaaz website backend interface, and supporting the drafting and testing of campaigns.
• Looking for sources for campaigns -- finding relevant, issue-specific, supporting materials from the press, NGOs, etc.
• Monitor and enhance the Dutch Avaaz website and other tools for functionality and language errors, supporting clear and effective communication with members.
• Support the Dutch campaign team to write and edit excellent campaign materials such as briefings, advocacy letters, and press releases. Translate and/or edit other materials as necessary: Media material, content for social media etc.
• Reviewing, managing, and supporting the petitions published by Dutch members on the Avaaz Community Petitions website.

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent written and oral communication, and translation skills in Dutch, combined with creative thinking to craft engaging texts.
• Excellent communication skills in English, the Avaaz team’s working language.
• Professionalism, efficiency, and results-oriented delivery on short timelines.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to (somewhat) varying weekly workloads.
• Passion and commitment to global justice, citizen empowerment, and social change.
• Strong teamwork skills, comfortable in a highly collaborative culture, and a hierarchical team structure.
• Proficient in Google Suite and online communication systems (Slack, Zoom, etc).
• Ideally: cultural and linguistic understanding of regional differences (e.g. the Netherlands and Belgium), to guarantee Avaaz content can be understood across Dutch-speaking regions.

Compensation

This is an independent contractor role, paid at an hourly rate of €25, depending on experience and location. Contractors are responsible for their own taxes and statutory contributions in their country of residence.