Executive Secretary - Municipality of Barendrecht

Project overview

Are you an organizational talent with a feel for political-administrative relations? As an executive secretary, you are the pillar of support for the aldermen of the municipality of Barendrecht. You work closely with and unburden the aldermen, so their time is used efficiently and effectively. For the Board Advisory and Support Team, we are looking for an Executive Secretary for 28-32 hours per week.

What will you do?

In this role, you will primarily work for the aldermen and support them with, among other things, the following activities:

Communication is an important aspect of the function: you are the linchpin between the board, the organization, residents, and partners. You filter, prioritize, assign, and partly handle substantive emails. You also make a substantive contribution to improving administrative procedures.

About Barendrecht

Barendrecht is a municipality of almost 50,000 inhabitants with a dynamic association and business climate. Our location between city and nature offers the best of both worlds: amenities close to home and optimal connections via tram, train, bicycle, and car. We are proud of Barendrecht and work hard to further develop the municipality.

Job Requirements

• Managing the complex agendas and keeping track of the aldermen's inboxes.
• Being the point of contact for the aldermen by phone.
• Administratively preparing meetings, including arranging and requesting facility support.
• Assigning action points from the aldermen and monitoring progress.
• Participating in the replacement of colleagues within the executive secretariat.
• Keeping track of the general inbox and the mail registration system for incoming mail.
• Organizing work visits, board meetings, and representative moments.
• Administrative tasks, such as managing reimbursements.
• Office days: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
• You have a signaling role with a service-oriented attitude.
• Have completed secretarial training at MBO level.
• Have 2 to 5 years of experience in an executive secretariat.
• Have excellent oral and written skills.
• Can work well together, but also perform tasks independently.
• Work accurately and structured, even under time pressure.
• Are proactive and enthusiastic, with an initiative-taking attitude.
• Have affinity with the government and a feel for political-administrative relations.
• Handle confidential information with integrity.

Project details

• Start: 2026-11-15T23:00:00
• Location: Barendrecht Zuid-Holland, NL
• Languages: Dutch