Location: Den Haag, Netherlands
Save the Children Netherlands is looking for a Coordinator and Trainer for Youth Participation (32 hours per week, Team Social Inclusion, Programme Department, The Hague). The role strengthens youth participation in the Netherlands by creating opportunities for young people, particularly those at higher risk of social exclusion such as practically educated youth, to make their voices heard in policy and in issues that affect their lives. You will bring young people and policymakers closer together.
Responsibilities:
- Plan, organise, implement and evaluate Speaking Minds programmes in various municipalities in the Netherlands, in cooperation with schools and civil society organisations.
- Train local trainers across the Netherlands and further develop the train-the-trainer programme.
- Guide young people and organise the youth ambassador programme.
- Contribute to other youth participation projects, including a current European collaboration on the internationalisation of Speaking Minds.
- Help design and develop new youth participation programmes.
Requirements:
- A trainer at heart who believes in youth participation and can motivate young people.
- Classroom teaching experience; experience guiding group processes.
- Experience working with practically educated youth (VMBO, MBO, practical education).
- Strong organisational, problem-solving and communication skills; creative.
- Good command of Dutch and English; proficiency with MS Office.
- Project coordination experience is a plus.
- Relevant completed education; right to work in the Netherlands.
Offer: Salary scale 9 (EUR 3,579.02 to EUR 4,999.46 based on a 36-hour week), public transport travel costs reimbursed, 5 weeks of annual leave, partial home working possible, pension scheme, and an initial one-year contract with the chance of extension. Offers are subject to positive references and a Certificate of Conduct (VOG); Save the Children participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
Closing date: 2026-10-30
HOW TO APPLY:
Submit your application (CV and motivation letter) by 30 October 2026 via the application form on the Save the Children website. Applications received by other means will not be considered. For questions about the vacancy, contact Floor van den Berg (floor.van.den.berg@savethechildren.nl); for questions about the application procedure, contact personeelszaken@savethechildren.nl.
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