About us
About us: Job4Good, the platform for jobs in the Italian Third Sector
Job4Good is the Italian platform for jobs in the Third Sector. A place where associations, Third Sector entities, foundations, NGOs, cooperatives and social enterprises publish their own vacancies, and where social sector professionals find them all in one place.
For years, jobs in the social sector lived on word of mouth: vacancies scattered across dozens of websites, no recognised place to look. The first prototype of Job4Good dates back to 2016: it was born to give this sector a point of reference.
We work for both sides of the same chain. Socially minded professionals follow the sector’s opportunities here and apply directly to the organisations. Third Sector organisations give visibility to their vacancies within a specialised community.
The growth of those who work in the Third Sector also depends on training. That is why we created the 4Good Academy with our own content, and the Training section, dedicated to courses for the sector.
Job vacancies
Organisations publish their open positions and receive applications directly.
Community
Social sector professionals who follow the sector, their favourite organisations and job alerts.
Employer branding
Tools and services so that every organisation can present itself as an employer.
Training
The 4Good Academy and the Training section, with HR courses designed for the Third Sector.
A few numbers
How many organisations and professionals use Job4Good?
These are not showcase numbers. They are organisations publishing vacancies and professionals looking for work in the Third Sector, one job post and one sign-up at a time.
14,368
job vacancies published
from 2016 to today
2,092
Third Sector organisations
that have published at least one vacancy
60,052
community members
registered social sector professionals
949,000
employees in the Italian Third Sector
Source: Istat, latest available data
Our origins
Why does Job4Good exist?
The Italian Third Sector employs almost one million people: around 949,000 employees, according to the latest Istat data. And yet, for years, those looking for a job in the social sector and those hiring struggled to meet: scattered vacancies, word of mouth, no recognised place to look.
We saw it from the inside, working every day alongside associations, foundations and cooperatives. Job4Good was born from there: from the conviction that such a large sector deserves a serious tool to give visibility to its work and its opportunities. We provide the technology. The organisations remain in charge of their own process.
Mission and values
What do we believe in?
Our mission
We want a Third Sector that is stronger as an employer too: more transparent in its opportunities, better able to present itself as an employer, better equipped to manage people. A sector that attracts and keeps professionals, instead of losing them.
Transparency and expertise
Through technology, we want transparency in job offers and merit to be the values we build on. For the platform to really work, one more thing is needed: knowing the Third Sector from the inside. That is our expertise.
The founders
Who founded Job4Good?
Luca Di Francesco and Diego Maria Ierna have worked in the Third Sector for over fifteen years, and they know it from the inside. Before founding Job4Good they worked within the sector’s organisations, in operational roles: they did not study it from the outside, they made it work from within.
As consultants, with Passione Non Profit, they then supported associations, foundations and cooperatives on communication, branding, fundraising and reorganisation. Two views of the same sector: that of those who work inside it and that of those who help it grow.
Project after project, they kept seeing the same problem: in the Third Sector, those looking for a job and those hiring struggle to meet, and a point of reference is missing. Job4Good was born from this concrete experience, not from a theory.
Luca Di FrancescoCo-founder and Chairman of the BoardDiego Maria IernaCo-founder and Board Member
Diego Maria Ierna and Luca Di Francesco, 2026
We created Job4Good almost as a provocation, to fill a gap we know closely: the Third Sector lacked a transparent place where jobs and professionals could meet. We built it from inside the sector, for those who live the sector every day: so that every organisation can tell its story and be found by those who share its values.
Luca Di Francesco and Diego Maria Ierna, founders of Job4Good
Digital technology has changed the way people and organisations work. Job4Good brings the same pace to the Third Sector, where looking for and offering jobs had been left behind.
Società Benefit
Job4Good S.r.l.
Business and impact
What does it mean to be a Società Benefit?
Job4Good S.r.l. is a Società Benefit, a benefit corporation under Italian law. Creating social value is not an add-on to our business: it is written into our articles of association, alongside our economic goal.
We work for the Third Sector while being, in turn, a company that counts impact among its duties.
Frequently asked questions
The most common questions about Job4Good
What is Job4Good?
Job4Good is the Italian platform for jobs in the Third Sector, online since 2016. Third Sector organisations publish their job vacancies, and social sector professionals browse them and apply directly to the organisation.
Who can publish a vacancy on Job4Good?
Associations, Third Sector entities, foundations, NGOs, social cooperatives, social enterprises and, more generally, organisations working in the social sector. The organisation publishes the vacancy and manages the applications it receives on its own.
Is Job4Good free for job seekers?
Yes. Those looking for a job in the Third Sector browse the vacancies, join the community and set up job alerts at no cost.
Who founded Job4Good?
Luca Di Francesco and Diego Maria Ierna, who have worked in the Third Sector for over fifteen years. The first prototype of Job4Good dates back to 2016, after years inside the sector's organisations and as consultants with Passione Non Profit.
What does it mean that Job4Good is a Società Benefit?
A Società Benefit is an Italian company that, by its articles of association, pursues one or more purposes of common benefit alongside its economic goal. For Job4Good, it means that the social value created for the Third Sector is a duty written into its articles, not a communication choice.
Does Job4Good operate across the whole of Italy?
Yes. The platform is entirely online and hosts vacancies from organisations in every region. Job seekers can filter opportunities by city and region.