Head of PR & Communications

Join a fast-growing company with a purpose! At Fastned you will actively contribute to accelerating the transition to electric mobility. Together with over 250 colleagues (more than 40 nationalities) across 9+ countries, we have big plans: we are building a Europe-wide network of 1,000 beautiful fast charging stations where electric drivers can charge their cars with energy from the sun and wind. We have recently been voted the best charging network in the UK, France, and the Netherlands, a testimony to our drive to offer the best charging experience to EV drivers!

Are you a writer at heart, and do you want to play an important role in defining, developing, and implementing our communication strategy to bring the Fastned story across to investors, customers, colleagues, and everyone else who wants to support the move to electric mobility? Read on to find out more about the Head of PR&Communications opportunity at Fastned!

Your role

As our Head of PR & Communications you are in the driving seat to define and develop our PR and communication strategy to empower the voice of Fastned across a growing number of European countries (inc. UK). With a professional team of Communications & PR Managers by your side, you make our brand shine through a range of internally and externally focussed communication projects. Think of Fastned’s annual and interim reports, quarterly updates, PR campaigns and press releases. But there’s much more: you will be creating a strategy to elaborate on a wide range of topics related to Fastned, the energy transition and the charging industry for various audiences and channels, such as white papers, news articles, or speeches.

Your responsibilities include:

• Owning Fastned communication strategy internal & external

• Creating PR messaging campaigns in line with meaningful topics in the industry

• Team leader for a team of currently 5 PR managers and additional third-party support

• Managing the internal project management tools for the team

• Working closely with the broader commercial team consisting of brand creative, marketing, and commercial development professionals

• Working closely with our Board and Investor Relations team to inspire investors and to comply with governance regulations.

• Ensuring stakeholder alignment across the broader Fastned team (eg country managers, public affairs, legal, network development..)

The role is based in Amsterdam however with team members and key stakeholders in other Fastned markets some traveling is required. 

What do you bring along:

You are intrinsically motivated by Fastned’s mission to accelerate the transition to electric mobility and therefore knowledgeable about the latest developments in the industry. 

You bring ability to inspire internal and external target audiences and build momentum for Fastned and the transition both in written and spoken word!

Additionally, you tick the following boxes:

• Great team leadership: developing your team members, creating a motivating team culture, and designing the right structures, processes and KPIs

• Good media relations by bringing in prime media contacts

• Excellent stakeholder management

• Ability to act as spokesperson and speech/interview coaching for Executive team members (esp. CEO Michiel Langezaal)

• 10+ years of experience in writing & communication management

• A masters degree in business or from a technical university would be considered as beneficial

• You have a self-starting mentality and are results-driven

• Excellent communication in English (Dutch would be considered as beneficial since we are stocklisted in the Netherlands).

Join us in building a better future!

We work hard to change the world, but we don't forget to recognise & celebrate our successes, big and small. We value work-life balance, offer you real work flexibility and have family-friendly policies in place. We have an inclusive work environment, love authentic people, so don't try to fit in because we like you for who you are!

• Stock option plan -> we believe in shared value creation;

• A training and development budget of €3,000 per year per employee, because development and training are important to us and our sector offers endless opportunities;

• Daily vegetarian lunches, snacks & drinks are provided at our office locations;

• Full access to our electric vehicle fleet with all charging expenses covered;

• A paid pension plan, fully covered by Fastned;

• The opportunity to work from our other offices in Cologne, Ghent, Paris, London & Zurich, with reimbursement for work-related travel expenses;

• Next to fun events year-round, we throw notorious Christmas parties and organise an amazing yearly trip abroad with all employees;

• Other perks include flexible working hours, full travel compensation and the working gear of your choice.

Interested in making an impact?

We would love to have a conversation with you! Apply now, send us your CV and explain in your motivation letter why you’re excited about joining Fastned and our mission. Our recruiter Iryna will talk you through all details of the recruitment process and answer your questions in a first video chat!

If you have questions or need further information regarding your application, please contact our recruitment team via recruitment(at)fastned.nl

Fastned stands for equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, neurodiversity, disabilities, parental status or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique.