Policy Officer and Project Manager (Interim)

Project overview

As a policy officer and project manager, you will be involved in policy and collaboration within the municipality's youth, Wmo, and safety domains.

Profile of the suited interim professional:

• Directing and monitoring the implementation and safeguarding of the 'Growing up in an Opportunity-Rich Environment' (OKO) approach
• Connecting partners from education, healthcare, welfare, sports, culture, and safety around preventive tasks for youth
• Developing and testing policies and projects related to youth, prevention, education, and safety
• Strengthening the connection between the social domain and the safety domain
• Representing the interests of the municipality during regional consultations within Sociaal Domein Fryslân and other networks
• Coordinating the 'Violence in Dependency Relationships' approach, in consultation with Veilig Thuis, police, and care partners
• Preparing administrative decision-making and drafting advice for administration and management
• Identifying relevant laws and regulations and translating them into local policy
• Organizing and facilitating meetings and work sessions with partners and administrators
• Monitoring progress and results and reporting on them to administration and management
• Minimum of 3 years of demonstrable experience as a (policy) advisor or project manager in the social domain within a municipality
• Completed education at a minimum HBO bachelor's level
• Knowledge of the Youth Act
• Experience with trajectories such as the Youth Reform Agenda or Strong Local Teams
• Experience in initiating and guiding collaborations between various parties, at policy, administrative, and executive levels
• Experience in writing project plans and monitoring results and progress
• Experience with policy development within the youth domain
• Project management skills and administrative sensitivity
• Ability to create support and bridge conflicting interests

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Duration: 11 months
• Location: Friesland, Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, NL
• Languages: Dutch