Belgium
Germany
United Kingdom
Meet our new team member!
At the start of the year, we were pleased to welcome a new face to the Kentaa/iRaiser team. As you may already know, Kentaa has been part of the iRaiser Group since 2022. While Kentaa focuses on the Dutch nonprofit sector, iRaiser is currently entering the German market. And for both countries we do need some marketing power, which is why we started looking for a new colleague. We are happy to introduce you to Janna.
Personal - Janna Dirks, 44 years old, living together with her partner in Winterswijk
Role - Marketing Manager Netherlands / Germany
Inspired by - 'I get inspiration from many different sources: people I work with, my network on LinkedIn, podcasts, TED talks, books and trips I make both privately and for work.'
Important in my work - 'Top of the list for me is working with a team of nice colleagues with whom I can spar, where everyone does their bit and where we realize cool projects together to make customers happy.'
Fun besides Kentaa - 'Outside of work I can often be found in nature and on the tennis court. I also read a lot and enjoy going to museums, concerts and festivals. My absolute favorite is the Oerol festival on Terschelling. The boat tickets and camping for this year are already booked.'
About her journey and her role within Kentaa - 'I grew up in northern Germany and studied Communication & Information Science in Groningen, because I was incredibly curious about the Dutch language and culture. There I soon discovered that I really liked it in the Netherlands and I never went back. In my work at various international organizations over the years, I have gained a lot of experience in B2B marketing. I am very much looking forward to now translating that knowledge to the nonprofit sector and helping fundraisers get started in community fundraising.’
Janna has been a member of the team for over two months now and is already fully participating: ‘The team is very happy to have me and that is of course super nice. I immediately felt a lot of trust and have been involved in projects from day one. That is quite challenging, but also very nice, because I get to know our solutions, our customers and the market very quickly. As marketing manager I am of course taking care of our brands, our online and offline communications, events such as the Kentaa Fundraising Inspiration Day and literally translating our technical specs into the 'so-what' for our clients to help them raise funds even more efficiently and successfully.’
We are very happy with the expansion of our marketing team and the fact that Janna will not only be committed to the Dutch market, but will also help us introduce the iRaiser brand to the German market. Would you also like to contribute to this? We are looking for an enthusiastic Customer Support Specialist with a knack for languages who can switch smoothly between 'Goedemorgen' and 'Guten Morgen'.