Impact Manager

We are looking for

Impact Manager (32 – 40 hours/week)

Profile

As an Impact Manager, you will manage various activities that are related to impact: the agenda of the impact board, our net-zero strategy (AsOnetoZero), and our impact strategy. The job entails supporting, steering, managing and reporting of impact topics, understanding the content and driving the agenda. You as no other understand how to relate this to Triodos’ daily activities.

In this role, it is essential to establish strong work relationships with internal stakeholders – from team members to the impact board – to ensure alignment on impact topics, implementations and decisions. You track changes in the outside world and ensure they are on the internal impact agenda. Not to forget, you can engage the relevant stakeholders – and perhaps even the whole organization – on the importance of impact management and strategy. Triodos Bank is about impact. And your role is to help to accelerate our impact on sustainability transitions

Take action

• Steer and manage our impact and impact strategy agenda and implementation
• Support and oversee the impact activities including the agenda of the impact board and the core team
• Act as project manager for (large scale) impact projects, such as impact strategy or our net-zero strategy
• Support co-workers and senior leadership in impact questions and be together with colleagues the ‘center of expertise’ for their questions.
• Monitor external developments on impact and, if necessary, translate them into internal changes or projects

The team

You will work in the Impact and Advocacy team which consists of 3 Impact and Advocacy Managers and you will report to the Team Lead of Impact & Advocacy.

This is you

You have a positive and open attitude and a firm belief that impact can happen by financing change and changing finance. You get energy from working on different projects simultaneously. In combination with your substantive knowledge and excellent communication skills you are capable of persuading and engaging people.

This is complemented by:

• A strong personal connection with the mission and values of Triodos and being able to translate this in your daily tasks and in our positions
• A networker and connector within an international and multi-disciplinary context
• Well organised and able to keep overview
• Excellent command of the English language; other languages can be an advantage
• Master degree in sustainability, business administration, economics, finance
• Experience with or knowledge of impact management frameworks/approaches and/or sustainable finance regulation
• 1-5 years working experience

More about Triodos Bank

Follow your heart. Use your head.

Money always sets things into motion. At Triodos Bank, with our 1,700 co-workers, we are making money work for positive societal change. Inspired by this mission, for 40 years we have been financing businesses, organisations and projects that seek to achieve positive change in societal, environmental and cultural domains. We are enabled to do so by our customers and investors who wish to contribute to sustainable, fair and humane society. We only invest in the real economy and do not trade in complex financial products. Furthermore we make a point of knowing all the sustainable entrepreneurs that choose to bank with us.

People make the difference: we at Triodos Bank know that all too well. Together we actively contribute to a sustainable society and this starts of course with our co-workers. Several regular moments of reflection and our systematic attention for personal development help ensure that we can make that difference together. We keep each other focused and are all dedicated to the Triodos Bank mission.

Offer

Location

Our award-winning sustainable office is based in Driebergen-Zeist, the Netherlands at the Reehorst Estate, just 3 minutes’ walk from the train station.

Remuneration

Impact on society is the number one priority, both for us and for you. Our employment conditions reflect this vision. This includes:

• a salary appropriate to the position, our remuneration policy and your capabilities.
• an attractive pension policy.
• if you use public transport for commuting, you can use the mobility card for free private travels as well.
• flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home.
• reimbursement under our company bicycle cheme to a max of € 1,500.
• 30 holiday days with a 40-hour working week, plus the option of buying 2 weeks of extra holiday days.
• extra leave to participate in voluntary work.
• a range of education and training opportunities.
• the option to join our collective health insurance.
• a working from home allowance per home office day.
  health and safety equipment of € 750 every 5 years.

Are you interested?

For more information about this position, please contact Carlijn Kamp (Team Lead Impact & Advocacy), carlijn.kamp@triodos.com or 0611582174

Want to join our team?

Please send in your application via the apply button before 2 May 2023 to the attention of Ilona van der Sluis (Recruiter). We would like to get in touch with you!