Your mission
Your role in the Circle Economy team
As a textile Strategist, you will co-lead and execute multi-stakeholder projects across Europe and South East Asia collaborating with strategic partners of Circle Economy. You will carry out and co-design projects from inception to delivery. This will include, but not be limited to, capacity development initiatives. You will co-lead the development of proposals, and build and nurture strategic relationships with partners across the public, private and third sectors in line with our organisation's impact objectives.
Next to this, you will work hand-in-hand with colleagues across a number of projects simultaneously, towards ambitious goals of designing, piloting and analysing novel interventions across the circular textile value chain.
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Strategist knowledgeable and passionate about impact, circularity, sustainability, and social justice and who wishes to leverage their experience to contribute to our organisation's mission and vision.
You have a thorough understanding of the challenges and solutions associated with creating just, circular and sustainable global textile value chains. You have at least three years of experience in the sustainability and/or circular economy field, having worked on multi-stakeholder projects in the private, non-profit, academic or public sectors.
You have experience working in multicultural teams in an international environment and are fluent in English, with Dutch and other languages being a plus.
Why us?
We are a team of 55+ driven professionals, coming from diverse backgrounds and from more than 20 different countries. We work in a lively atmosphere in an open office space in the heart of Amsterdam. At Circle Economy, we have a culture of getting things done while having fun, and apart from friendly and open team dynamics, you can expect a drink in your hand every other Thursday by 5 PM.
Our Values
As a team, we have guiding principles of Belonging, Collaboration, Courage, and Transformation that define our mindsets and are inherent in the way we work each day, especially in the way we treat each other and others. Our values are a compass to guide our culture internally and shape our impact externally, they further our greater mission and don’t impose ideology but enable ideas.
What we offer you
For this role, we are offering an initial 1-year contract for 32 to 40 hours per week. We offer an awesome challenge for a passionate person that loves to learn continuously and take up responsibilities in a vibrant and talented team. Salary is competitive within the non for profit sector in The Netherlands. To apply please respond with your CV and a motivation letter. Applications will be closed on November 30, 2024.
*****Please note : The anticipated start date for the role is January 2025.*****Please respond to this vacancy with your cv and a concise cover letter. In your cover letter please respond to at least two of the targeted questions below:
Describe a project where you successfully implemented circular strategies in global value chains of textile or fashion. What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
What do you believe are the biggest barriers to adopting circular practices in the textile industry, and how would you address them?
What emerging trends do you see in the circular textile space that public and private stakeholders need to be aware of?
What motivates you to work in the field of circular economy?
!!!!!Only applications addressing the questions above will be considered !!!!!
About us
ABOUT CIRCLE ECONOMY
Circle Economy is an impact organisation combining research, tools, and advice for the greater good. We were founded to create prosperity for all within the limits of our planet. With nature as our mentor, we accelerate circularity. We help businesses, cities, and nations with data-powered roadmaps for change. We are an international team of excited experts based in Amsterdam.
PURPOSE
Earth, our home, needs to be healthy, safe, and just for generations to come. We harness the world’s intelligence and collaborative drive to restore its balance. It can and must be done; we pave the way.
VISION
A circular economy meets the needs of people in harmony with nature. It designs out waste and pollution, keeps products and materials in use, and regenerates natural systems. It’s a balancing act with nature as our mentor.
MISSION
We are a global impact organisation with an international team of passionate experts based in Amsterdam. We empower businesses, cities and nations with practical and scaleable solutions to put the circular economy into action.
Our vision is an economic system that ensures that the planet and all people can thrive. To avoid climate breakdown, our goal is to double global circularity by 2032. We do this by creating:
An Impact-Driven Data and Evidence Base;
Establishing metrics for assessing circularity that embraces ecological, economical, and social indicators
Promoting circular solutions, innovations, and initiatives that have a positive impact on ecology, economy, and society
Actionable and Practical Strategies;
Building capacity of stakeholders towards the implementation of circular strategies
Ensuring multi-stakeholder commitment—operational, financial, and political—towards the implementation of circular strategies
A Digital Environment to Scale Adoption;
Standardising and digitising the scan approach into products and tools
Facilitating access to tools and knowledge through open online platforms
OUR CULTURE
We are an international team of ambitious and highly driven (young) professionals who share the belief that the circular economy creates prosperity for all. We work in a lively and dynamic atmosphere in our open office space right in the heart of Amsterdam. At Circle Economy, we have a friendly and open team dynamic and a culture of getting things done while having fun.
Circle Economy welcomes applications from all qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity,as governed under our Gender Equality Plan. Circle Economy encourages our candidates to refrain from attaching their profile photos and gender details in their resumes to mitigate any potential subconscious bias.
