ACCESS relies on its English-speaking international and Dutch volunteers who enjoy helping others adjust to life in the Netherlands. We have approximately 100 volunteers from more than 20 different nationalities, who contribute their time, talents, effort and skills in order to help others.
The ACCESS organisation
Interested in joining a Department?
Advertising Department
Our friendly advertising team sells advertising in the ACCESS
website and eZine. The work mainly involves contacting new and
existing advertisers by telephone and working to deadlines. The
team also works closely with many of the other departments such as
Finance, Funding, Public Relations and particularly the
Communications department.
Due to the nature of this department, individuals with native or
fluent English, knowledge of Dutch and an outgoing personality and
team spirit would be well suited. Experience in sales and marketing
would also be an advantage.
Community Education
Department
The Community Education Department is responsible for sourcing
and developing a range of educational, cultural and creative
workshops for the English speaking community.
Our volunteers are involved in identifying and constructing
appropriate programmes, helping to prepare materials and organise
events. They liaise with course tutors, guest speakers and the
community in order to ensure good attendance and the smooth
delivery of each event.
If you are committed to serving the community, have good
imagination and a general grasp of the broad range of difficulties
facing expatriates, as well as some organisation and communication
skills, then this may be a challenging setting for you to expand
your experience.
Funding Department
Our small but very important Funding team works closely with the
Public Relations and Marketing Department and is responsible for
identifying potential sponsors and generating income such as
organising fund raising events to ensure the survival of
ACCESS.
This department needs outgoing, friendly people with a creative
outlook and fundraising ideas.
Office Administration
Department
The Office Administration team performs a range of general administrative duties. Numeracy (petty cash), common sense and basic IT skills are needed, as well as fluency in English.
Communications Department
The creative Communications team produces the ACCESS eZine and
maintains, researches for and writes to our website and the popular
ACCESS information Guides.
We are always in search of writers, designers, marketers, editors
and other individuals with a creative mindset to keep improving
ACCESS' presence in the community
Finance Department
Our Finance Department follows up with ACCESS financials, accounts and budget plannings. If you have an account, finance or business administration background, and like playing with figures, tables, you might be interesting in joining the Finance Team.
Information Research
Department
Our Information Research Department is a crucial aspect of the service ACCESS offers, since the ability to provide the community with precise and comprehensive information is something that we pride ourselves upon. This team is responsible for gathering, organising and updating all the records in our extensive database using mainly the internet and telephone. This is a fairly busy team, this department would best suit an individual who is able to work with a degree of autonomy and who is diligent, accurate and self motivated.
Public Relations/Marketing
Department
Our small but enthusiastic Public Relations and Marketing team
is responsible for raising the profile of ACCESS within the
International Community. We work closely with the Funding
Department to identify potential sponsors and maximize income
generation to ensure the survival of the organisation. We also
focus on building and maintaining strong relationships with key
stakeholders in the community and ensure that ACCESS continues to
offer products and services that meet the needs of the
International Community.
Those with a background in Public Relations, Marketing and Business
development are welcome, as are those with an outgoing, friendly
personality and creative outlook.
Telephone Helpdesk Department
Our friendly team of Helpline staff is the first point of contact for the community, either via telephone, email or personal interview. They provide information and advice on a wide range of subjects, using our comprehensive database. Adjustment to life in The Netherlands can be difficult and callers seek our help for a varied range of reasons. It is therefore vital that helpline staff have a good command of the English language, an approachable, pleasant and sympathetic personality, and the ability to communicate well with people, whilst maintaining a calm and patient manner.
Volunteer Resources
Department
The Volunteer Resources Department is responsible for the
recruitment and placement of volunteers. You can apply for a
volunteer position by sending a motivational letter (highlighting
skills you would contribute or skills you would like to learn) and
your CV. Additional responsibilities of this department include
processing new and leaving volunteers, supporting volunteers within
the various teams and promoting a positive working environment
including organizing monthly social events.
The Volunteer Resources team needs individuals who have excellent
communication and organisation skills, are open minded, innovative,
highly motivated team players and enjoy working with people.