Advocacy Manager

Do you want to make a difference and contribute to creating a better world? Are you interested in developing your skills and knowledge, while putting your ideals to work? Join us, we are a frontrunner in ethical banking and global impact investing, and we need people like you to make change happen.
We believe that money can change the world for the better. In fact, our organisation was founded on this belief. Our mission is to create a society that protects and promotes the quality of life of all its members with human dignity at its core.
To create lasting impact, we must also ‘change finance’. We strive for a sustainable, transparent and diverse financial sector that makes money work for positive change. We collaborate at a practical and strategic level with other European and global stakeholders, such as other values-based financial institutions, non-governmental organisations, governments and banking associations and initiatives, to help grow a movement to change the financial system.
Currently, we’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated  Advocacy Manager  for 32-40 hours per week.
Profile   How you will make a difference
As an Advocacy Manager you will manage a variety of activities that are related to what we call our ‘change finance agenda’, which includes advocating for effective (sustainable) financial regulation in the EU, campaigning for (inter) national policy reforms relating to Triodos’ five transition themes, such as a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, and influencing sustainability developments within the global financial sector.
The job entails tracking developments on sustainable finance, draft positions on relevant topics, and lead projects related to our advocacy activities. In this role it is important to establish strong work relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment with the positions, ad hoc (public policy) interventions and collaborations. Not to forget, you are able to engage with relevant stakeholders – and perhaps even the whole organisation – on the importance of our advocacy work.
To help us change finance, you will:
Steer and manage advocacy activities on regulations and Triodos’ transition themes with consultations, calls for action, open letters, conversations, campaigns, and mobilising networks and communities.
Prepare positions and briefings and give advice to senior leadership and Triodos’ business units for their advocacy activities.
Create and maintain documentation and planning on our public positions and legislative trajectories and track the contributions of our different business units.
Manage interests of and maintain relationship with (external) stakeholders, for example by joining networks or building relations with politicians and like-minded organisations.
Organize public dialogue, debates and events in relation to change finance agenda.
What you will bring
Your unique potential and your values matter for us most. We look for people who are self-aware and who think in a holistic way, always conscious about their impact on society, environment, and the economy.
You have a positive and open attitude and a firm believe that finance should and could change. You get energy from leading and working on different projects simultaneously. You are proactive and able to find your way in a large organisation. Combined with your substantive knowledge and developed communication skills you can persuade and engage people for the good cause.
To be successful in this role, you are:
Strongly connected to the mission and values of Triodos and able to translate this in your daily tasks and in our positions.
Well organised and able to understand and keep overview of Triodos’ different positions, while operating in and responding to a dynamic public context.
A natural networker and connector within an international and multi-disciplinary context. You engage easily with people and get them into action.
Able to see where Triodos Bank can make a difference within the public debate and draft (quick) responses to political decisions and social developments.
Furthermore, it is expected that you have:
previous experience in the financial sector, public…