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Project manager - Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency

The Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) is part of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and promotes the Netherlands as a prime location for foreign companies. Together with our partners in the Invest in Holland network, we attract and support companies that contribute to the country’s sustainable earning capacity.

Do you want to help strengthen the innovative power of the Netherlands? Join the NFIA Nordics team, where you will work with companies in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Iceland to support their expansion plans and foster new investments.

We are looking for a self-starter who actively seeks cooperation and shares knowledge with our colleagues at the offices and the teams across the Invest in Holland network.

Job Description

As Project Manager, reporting to the Director Nordics, you will play a central role in attracting Nordic companies to expand their activities to the Netherlands and supporting those already established there. Guided by NFIA’s sector priorities such as Agrifood, Maritime, and Cybersecurity, you identify promising opportunities, build relationships with decision-makers, and help companies navigate their expansion plans.

You will also contribute to the Investor Relations program, monitor sector developments, and represent NFIA at events and visits. In addition, you will support the daily operations of the NFIA Nordics office. You will be working closely with NFIA headquarters, the Invest in Holland network (regional and local governments in the Netherlands focusing on FDI), local service providers, and Dutch embassies in the Nordics.

Interested? Please check investinholland.com.

Where will you work?

NFIA Nordics is situated at the Embassy of the Netherlands in Stockholm. From here, we work with all Dutch embassies in the Nordics, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. You will work closely with the economic clusters of these embassies, which include colleagues in trade, innovation, and economic security, as well as regional business developers.

The embassy in Stockholm has a team of 17 people and is located in a historic Dutch property on Södermalm, frequently used for events and also housing the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Sweden.

Within the One Team concept, you will collaborate with NFIA headquarters in The Hague, Dutch regional partners, and other government departments involved in investment promotion.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and contact Nordic companies considering expansion to the Netherlands, based on sector and market priorities.
  • Monitor investment projects, prepare meetings, and maintain project administration in our CRM system.
  • Support the Investor Relations program by engaging with Nordic companies already established in the Netherlands.
  • Track research and developments in priority sectors and competitive clusters to help build the project pipeline.
  • Participate in events, webinars, seminars, and roadshows, representing NFIA and supporting visiting delegations from the Netherlands.
  • Collaborate with NFIA HQ in The Hague, Dutch regional partners, and embassies in the Nordics to ensure smooth coordination.
  • Contribute to marketing and communications activities for the Nordics, in cooperation with the global marketing & communications team.
  • Manage daily office tasks and financial administration.
  • Travel within the Nordics and occasionally to the Netherlands for company visits, events, and meetings with embassies and partners.

Qualifications

We are looking for an energetic, flexible, proactive colleague who is eager to learn, likes to get things done, and can work in a structured and result-oriented way.

  • Working and thinking level: academic working & thinking level with relevant work experience. Economics, business administration or management is an asset.
  • At least 2-3 years of relevant work experience is desired in sales and account management, and administrative support. Plus: experienced in doing business with Scandinavian companies.
  • General knowledge of the Dutch economy and the Dutch investment climate is a plus
  • Fluent in the English language, both verbally and in writing. Knowledge of the Dutch language and/or a Scandinavian language is a plus. 
  • Skilled in answering questions verbally and in writing.
  • You have proven experience in processing, organizing and analyzing data, and you are quickly familiar with a CRM system and other databases for collecting and processing information. You are skilled in common software applications such as Office 365 MS.
  • Desired competencies: Proactive and result-oriented, Planning and organizing of events, Networking, Collaboration, Integrity, and Political sensitivity.

What we offer

The embassy offers a 1-year contract (with a probationary period of 2 months) with the prospect of permanent employment if performance is good, based on employment conditions as stated in the 'Mission Version Sweden' and the 'Legal Status Regulations for Local Employees' for 38 hours per week (working week is from Monday to Friday), a local pension provision ('tjänstepension') and flexibility with regard to working hours and location.

The applicable salary scale is scale 7 with a gross starting salary between 40,000 Swedish Krona and 60,000 Swedish Krona, depending on relevant work experience. There are no financial provisions or support of any other kind for a possible move to Sweden.

Interested?

Send a motivation letter and CV to vacatures@nfia.nl before 26 October 2025.

For more information about the position, please contact:
• Anne Jansen, Director NFIA Nordics, +46 70 777 2420 or anne@nfia.com.
• Verginia Sardjoe, Personnel & Organization Advisor, NFIA HQ in The Hague, +31 6 2538 3560 or verginia.sardjoe@rvo.nl.

The selection procedure consists of an evaluation of the applications to determine which candidates meet the minimum requirements. After selection, interview rounds follow.

Questions about this procedure can be asked by email (verginia.sardjoe@rvo.nl). The embassy does not provide any additional information.
This vacancy is open to both internal candidates of the Embassy in Stockholm as well as external candidates. If an external candidate and internal candidate are equally qualified, the internal candidate shall be given priority.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs pursues an active diversity policy and is committed to an inclusive organization. We do this by optimally deploying and utilizing people's differences. And by creating a work culture where everyone can be themselves and feel valued. When composing teams and hiring new talent, we strive for diversity in, among other things, age, gender (identity), culture, religion, background, orientation, (occupational) disability, knowledge and competencies.

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