about the job
The greatest waste of our time is the waste of talent. There are millions of people who once had the ambition to do great things with their career, but got stuck in jobs that don’t make the world better.
The School for Moral Ambition helps people turn their ideals into action. We run fellowships, community programs, and campaigns that empower talented people to work on the world’s most pressing problems. From ending factory farming to fighting the tobacco industry and advancing tax fairness.
We believe that moral ambition — the drive to be one of the best, but measured by different standards of success — can become a cultural force. We’re not driven by guilt, but by enthusiasm: we’re simply excited about making the world a wildly better place.
You can read our founding principles here.
about the role
The School for Moral Ambition is getting ready for its third year. In 2026, we will grow to three policy fellowships, adding Tax Fairness to the existing fellowships of Tobacco Free Future and Food Transition. We are also broadening the programs to create more career pathways for more people into our cause-areas. This means making our curriculum accessible to more people, creating new collaborations, and developing new opportunities to put more people into careers where they can make the most impact. That’s why we are evolving the fellowships programs into policy pathway programs, with the fellowships as part of the broader program.
The Product and Process coordinator will secure the foundation of this evolution: you will own the complex shared processes between programs such as recruitment and evaluation. You will make sure that we build a high quality core fellowship product with flexibility for each program, and that we strike the right balance between standardization and flexibility. This requires a keen eye for implementing strategies, complex process management, and monitoring and evaluation — all to make sure that the programs are built upon a strong shared foundation.
Key responsibilities
- Fellow recruitment and selection: Be responsible for the project planning and execution of the selection funnel for the new generation of fellows, ensuring a diverse and exceptionally talented pool of applicants. This involves designing and improving the selection process, selecting recruitment tools, managing timelines, instructing everyone involved.
- Fellowship product coordination: Lead the development and continuous improvement of a standardized Fellowship minimum product — defining required versus flexible elements — by coordinating with program managers and the strategy team to ensure consistent core processes (e.g., selection, training, placements, and budgets) across all cause areas.
- Process evaluation and improvement: Drive the evaluation and improvement of all policy pathway projects by managing process improvement projects, coordinating monitoring and evaluation activities, documenting core processes, gathering and analyzing stakeholder feedback, and translating insights into actionable recommendations, also for other teams within the School.
- Policy writer: Develop, refine, and maintain clear program policies (such as fellow participation policies, host organization participation policies, new initiative frameworks), in alignment with the ops team, incorporating feedback, communicating changes, and ensuring policies are accurately published and accessible.
- Central support: Be the first point of contact for new coordination needs between programs.
What We’re looking for
We value talent and a can-do attitude above traditional credentials. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, and especially if you think we might oversee an aspect that might make you a good fit, we welcome you to challenge us and apply. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and non-traditional career paths. If you have any questions or uncertainties about the role, reach out to Barend directly.
- 2+ years of experience in complex process management, strategic advice, monitoring and evaluation, and/or policymaking. A background in professional fields such as consultancy, research, organizational development or HR could all be great fits.
- A relevant education related to (one or more of the) responsibilities.
- Excellent analytical and strategic skills, a communication style capable of speaking truth to power, with a talent for consensus building.
- An organized mind that can translate information and complex processes into actionable plans to reach our targets. Keeping cool during the execution of these plans while being the project lead.
- Alignment with the School's principles and an eagerness to (learn to) work in a self-managing environment using tools like Holacracy and GTD.
- Above all: someone who combines professionalism with curiosity, motivated to build and improve, even when things are still a little messy.
- Bonus: experience in the world of policy change and advocacy.
NB: You should already have the right to work in the Netherlands or Belgium, as we’re not able to sponsor visas for this role.
What we offer
- A role at the heart of one of Europe’s fastest moving nonprofits.
- Flexible environment with clear roles, autonomy, and a holacracy-based self-management structure. We care about our high-trust/high performance culture, documentation, scalability, and automation, in line with the Action principle in Moral Ambition.
- Hybrid work setup and an office in the heart of Amsterdam or Brussels, including a daily vegan lunch (in Amsterdam).
- Full coverage of your public transportation costs between home and work, 25 days of paid holiday per year, 8% holiday pay, a pension plan with 8% employer contribution.
- €40.368 - €49.248 annual salary based on 40hrs/week, depending on experience. For a Belgium located position, an equally valued compensation package, structured according to local tax and benefit standards.
- Network opportunities: we will organize various touchpoints for you to meet people from the School for Moral Ambition, as well as our external partners.
- A lot of fun. As we try to convey in our founding principles: ‘We’re not driven by feelings of guilt, but by sheer enthusiasm. We’re simply excited about making the world a wildly better place, and about building a legacy that matters.’
Application process
- Application (19 December – 14 January)
Fill out the online form. No need for a long motivation letter, just answer a few focused questions (ca. 1 hour). - First-round interviews (19–23 Jan)
Shortlisted candidates will have a 30-minute online conversation with our Fellowship Director. - Second-round interviews (26–30 Jan)
You’ll meet the current Strategy & Impact Officer and one of our Program managers. - Trial day (2 Feb - 5 Feb)
We will invite the last 2-3 selected candidates to join us at our offices for a half day of trial collaboration. You’ll work on actual tasks together with us so we both get a deeper understanding for our match. We will reimburse you for your time and travel expenses. - (Optional) Final interview (9-10 Feb)
You’ll meet our Executive Director for a 30-minute conversation. - Decision & offer (by 13 Feb)
We aim to make our final decision and offer by February 13th 2025
