What Dutch-speaking jobs can I get in Europe?
Spoken by about twenty-five million people as a first language and a further five million as a second tongue, Dutch is the third most-widely spoken Germanic language after English and German. Some 60% of the Belgian population speak it, as do most people across Holland’s former colonies such as Aruba and Sint Maarten. Dutch is sought-after by employers as a linguistic skill, with one online recruiter in recent years noting an almost 25% jump in job listings asking for Dutch speakers.
Where can I find Dutch language jobs?
There are also more places across Europe where there are Dutch-speaking jobs than you may have thought – and they are not all based in the Netherlands. So it could be ideal for you if you fancy a spell working abroad.
For example, at Recruitment Direct we have job vacancies asking for this language in:
- Athens, Greece
- Malta
- Barcelona, Spain
- Lisbon, Portugal
What sort of Dutch-speaking job might I be able to find?
There is an excellent variety of opportunities available for which a proficiency in Dutch is a requirement. To give you an idea of Dutch speaking jobs abroad, here are some of the potential openings:
Digital Marketing Consultant
This role involves identifying the best ways of advertising or marketing products or services via a number of digital or online technologies. Currently there are plenty of Dutch-speaking digital marketing vacancies in the Spanish city of Barcelona, where you can expect to earn anywhere between €24,310 and €28,600 annually, with relocation costs on top. As with any role, make sure you meet the job specification’s minimum requirements before applying. For many of these Dutch speaking jobs, you will need you will need at least a year’s experience in advertising, PPC campaigns or sales.
Sales & Marketing
As a sales associate, you will be working closely with customers to identify their requirements, answer questions about the products and services you are selling, while recommending the right solutions. At the same time, you are likely to be resolving customer complaints and working to maximise customer satisfaction.
Once again, successful applicants in this arena will be expected to have previous experience in this area. As examples, you could find yourself working in the Portuguese capital Lisbon (for an annual salary of between €16,000 to €22,000) and in Barcelona for approximately €25,440 to €32,000 a year.
Customer Service
As a customer service representative, you are often the first point of contact for members of the public when someone has a problem. Similarly to a sales role, you will be dealing with complaints, and resolving issues for those using your employer’s services or buying their products.
Dutch speaking customer service jobs are certainly possible. For instance, doing this kind of role in Athens or elsewhere in Greece could earn you between €12,000 and €14,000 a year. Again, if you are looking for Dutch customer service jobs Europe, it would be worth taking a closer look at Lisbon.
Business Developer
For this type of role, you would typically need a BA or BSc degree or an equivalent level of industry experience. Business developers work across a range of different sectors to help organisations meet their commercial aims. They use their sales and business experience roles to bring innovative ideas to a company and its growth within an industry sector.
Take one of these Dutch language jobs in, say, Spain’s second city Barcelona, could net you an annual salary of €23,876 to €27,284 per year.
So there is a huge variety of Dutch language jobs across a broad range of industry sectors, in a number of different European countries, where your linguistic skills will be snapped up.
At Recruitment Direct, we are a multilingual recruitment agency created in 1999. Our three main divisions encompass sales, call centre roles and multilingual recruitment, as well as permanent, temporary and contract positions.
If you’re looking for Dutch language jobs abroad, take a look at the many openings we have up on our job search page.