Secretary Appeals Committee (Lawyer)

Project overview

Municipality of Meerssen seeks a Secretary Appeals Committee (Lawyer)

The Position

Inter-municipal Advisory Committee for Objections

The municipalities of Eijsden-Margraten, Gulpen-Wittem, Vaals, and Meerssen have a joint, independent Inter-municipal Advisory Committee for Objections that advises the administrative bodies of these participating municipalities on decisions regarding objections.

The advisory committee is divided into two chambers: the General Affairs Chamber and the VROM Chamber (Housing/Spatial Planning/Housing Act and Environment).

Each municipality has an administrative secretary responsible for:

What will you do?

About the Company

Where will you work?

The Municipality of Meerssen has three departments: Operations, Spatial Planning, and Social Affairs. Approximately 150 employees work there in total. In this role, you will work within the Administrative and Management Support team of the Operations department.

What do you bring

What we ask:

Offer

You will work with a team of enthusiastic colleagues within the spatial domain and can count on a good work-life balance. We reward your commitment and performance with an attractive salary and appealing extras. Our employment conditions at a glance:

• The coordination and procedural execution of objection handling;
• The substantively correct and procedural preparation of a hearing with the advisory committee;
• Reporting on hearings where objections are discussed;
• Actively supporting this advisory committee in drafting advice, thereby ensuring the quality of objection handling.
• You will assess incoming objections for admissibility, test them against laws and regulations in this context, then process them and coordinate internally regarding the (in)formal handling with the responsible departments/employees.
• You will ensure that the procedural steps are followed correctly, monitor the process, and take care of correspondence.
• You will support the advisory committee by providing case files, reporting, formulating (pre-)advice, monitoring deadlines, and actively formulating the (draft) advice.
• During the hearing, you will act as the secretary of the advisory committee.
• You will contribute to the annual evaluation of the advisory committee and the timely adjustment of the ordinance for the advisory committee, respectively, of the currently used letters/legal practice models and the organization-wide process description for handling objections within the Municipality of Meerssen.
• Based on the committee's advice, you will proactively provide improvement points to the responsible departments/employees.
• You have a legal background at a minimum of HBO level with thorough knowledge and expertise in administrative law.
• You have experience as an Appeals Committee Secretary or similar.
• You have several years of experience with Awb (General Administrative Law Act) procedures and insight into public law issues and regulations.
• You have a well-developed sense for objection handling.
• You possess the necessary organizational and administrative-political sensitivity.
• You have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• You are a good collaborator, possess influencing skills, and are capable of independent judgment.
• Competencies: customer and service orientation, results and quality orientation, analytical ability, communication and advisory skills, ability to switch quickly, and flexibility.
• Competitive fixed salary, depending on knowledge and experience;
• 25 vacation days and 8.33% holiday allowance;
• 7.55% 13th-month payment;
• Travel expenses reimbursement or lease car;
• Good pension scheme;
• Overtime arrangement: payment in salary or time off in lieu;
• The above applies to collaboration on a contract basis; freelance (ZZP) is also possible.
• Ongoing challenging assignments in the spatial domain;
• Intensive and personal guidance;
• Opportunity to participate in a personal coaching program;
• Inspiring masterclasses.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Meerssen, NL
• Languages: Dutch