Ermelo Task Director EHPZ

Project overview

You are an independent strategic sparring partner and process facilitator for executives, management teams, and program managers. You prepare, streamline, and ensure integral administrative decision-making within the executive and council bodies. You manage stakeholder relations, public affairs, and coordination with entities such as the province of Gelderland, regional marketing, and site managers. You identify administrative and organizational sensitivities and proactively neutralize potential conflicts.

The four collaborating municipalities Ermelo, Harderwijk, Putten, and Zeewolde (EHPZ) work intensively together in the physical, spatial, and economic domains on shared ambitions and regional arrangements.

As EHPZ Task Director, you are the linchpin in this inter-municipal cooperation. You will steer the realization of the Regional Arrangement and serve as the connecting link between the administrative Core Team, the Spatial Team, the municipal secretaries, the involved aldermen and executive boards of the four municipalities, as well as external partners such as the province of Gelderland and regional networks.

• Minimum completed Bachelor's degree (demonstrable with diploma), preferably in a legal, administrative, or social field (such as Social Legal Services or equivalent)
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrable work experience within a municipal organization and/or an inter-municipal cooperation.
• Minimum 3 years of demonstrable work experience in the role of (task) director, program manager, or strategic project manager for complex collaborative tasks in the public domain.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in leading projects or policy processes involving at least four or more municipalities and/or public-private organizations.
• The curriculum vitae must demonstrate: Experience with inter-municipal cooperation and regional networks in Gelderland / Veluwe region. Demonstrable experience initiating and directing collaborations between municipalities and regional public-private partners (such as province, site managers, recreation/economy) in the Gelderland/Veluwe region. Fully meets criteria: > 4 years demonstrable experience with complex inter-municipal cooperation (>10 municipalities/partners) in the Gelderland / Veluwe region. Partially meets criteria: 2 to 4 years demonstrable experience with inter-municipal cooperation in the region. Does not meet criteria: Less than 2 years demonstrable experience.
• The curriculum vitae must demonstrate: Experience with strategic vision development within the physical, spatial, and/or economic domain. Demonstrable experience as a director or project manager in creating integral policy visions (such as inner-city visions, destination management, or spatial plans) with active citizen and entrepreneur participation. Fully meets criteria: > 3 years demonstrable experience successfully leading participatory strategic vision processes within municipalities. Partially meets criteria: 1 to 3 years demonstrable experience. Does not meet criteria: Less than 1 year demonstrable experience.
• The curriculum vitae must demonstrate: Experience with administrative advice and decision-making at executive and council levels. Demonstrable experience advising municipal executives (executive boards, aldermen) and management teams on politically and administratively sensitive and complex regional dossiers. Fully meets criteria: > 3 years demonstrable experience as an executive advisor or strategic administrative advisor in municipalities. Partially meets criteria: 1 to 3 years demonstrable experience. Does not meet criteria: Less than 1 year demonstrable experience.

Project details

• Start: Zo snel mogelijk
• Duration: Verlenging: Onbekend
• Location: Zeewolde, NL
• Languages: Dutch