diff --git a/scipost_django/profiles/templates/profiles/_profile_card.html b/scipost_django/profiles/templates/profiles/_profile_card.html
index ef028444e964a25297e53f11716391bb8b0f34b2..c721561e11c114d0b1a13cbf35db43ae941c1e39 100644
--- a/scipost_django/profiles/templates/profiles/_profile_card.html
+++ b/scipost_django/profiles/templates/profiles/_profile_card.html
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
       <tr>
 	<td>Affiliations
 	  <ul>
-	    <li><a href="{% url 'profiles:affiliation_create' profile_id=profile.id %}">Add a new Affiliation</a></li>
+      {% if perms.scipost.can_add_profile_affiliations %}
+	      <li><a href="{% url 'profiles:affiliation_create' profile_id=profile.id %}">Add a new Affiliation</a></li>
+      {% endif %}
 	  </ul>
 	</td>
 	<td>
diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/management/commands/add_groups_and_permissions.py b/scipost_django/scipost/management/commands/add_groups_and_permissions.py
index fc3fd32483f3376e779297d570ef589a1024c51c..4bad7bd01eccf8dfeb653a0b2ce8e14ed460e38f 100644
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/management/commands/add_groups_and_permissions.py
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/management/commands/add_groups_and_permissions.py
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         )
 
         # Profile Management
+        can_add_profile_affiliations, created = Permission.objects.get_or_create(
+            codename="can_add_profile_affiliations",
+            name="Can add affiliations to Profiles",
+            content_type=content_type,
+        )
         can_merge_profiles, created = Permission.objects.get_or_create(
             codename="can_merge_profiles",
             name="Can merge Profiles",
@@ -463,6 +468,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 can_view_statistics,
                 can_create_profiles,
                 can_view_profiles,
+                can_add_profile_affiliations,
                 can_merge_profiles,
                 can_merge_contributors,
                 can_manage_ontology,
@@ -526,6 +532,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 can_view_statistics,
                 can_create_profiles,
                 can_view_profiles,
+                can_add_profile_affiliations,
                 can_merge_profiles,
                 can_merge_contributors,
                 can_manage_ontology,
@@ -544,6 +551,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 can_take_charge_of_submissions,
                 can_create_profiles,
                 can_view_profiles,
+                can_add_profile_affiliations,
                 can_attend_VGMs,
                 can_view_statistics,
                 can_manage_ontology,
@@ -614,6 +622,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         ProductionSupervisors.permissions.set(
             [
                 can_view_profiles,
+                can_add_profile_affiliations,
                 can_assign_production_officer,
                 can_take_decisions_related_to_proofs,
                 # can_draft_publication,