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After more than seven years with EA Netherlands — first as a volunteer, then as a board member, and most recently as co-director — Marieke de Visscher is moving on. Marieke was instrumental in building EAN from an all-volunteer group into a staffed nonprofit. She leaves behind a stronger, more professional organisation than the one she found, and I'm grateful for the years we worked together.
We're now hiring her successor.
The role in brief: This is a generalist co-directorship at one of the larger national EA communities globally, based in Amsterdam. You'd have real ownership over programmes, strategy, and operations, working alongside one other co-director with support from volunteers and contractors. We think of it as a product role for a community organisation — our "products" are an intro fellowship, conferences, a coworking space, wide-bridge events for senior professionals, and the infrastructure that ties them together.
We're looking for someone who thinks in terms of product-market-impact fit: designing programmes, testing them, measuring what works, and iterating. You should be comfortable making decisions under uncertainty, running experiments, and changing course when the evidence points that way.
What we've been up to: In 2025, intro fellowship participation grew 140%, and EAGxAmsterdam attracted 517 attendees, generating a record 57 Giving What We Can Pledges. Our first independent evaluation confirmed that the community, the intro fellowship, and personal networking moments are driving real outcomes — career shifts, donation decisions, deeper engagement. However, we think there's much more to unlock.
Key details:
Full vacancy and application form: https://effectiefaltruisme.nl/artikelen/vacature-co-directeur-ean
If you know someone who might be a strong fit — particularly people with experience in programme design, product management, consulting, or policy who are engaged with EA ideas — please pass this along.
Happy to answer questions in the comments or via DM.
