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Project overview

The contractor will make an independent and proactive contribution to policy development and implementation within the spatial domain. It is expected that the candidate will be able to quickly take over ongoing files, analyze administrative issues, and translate them into concrete advice and solutions.

The Senior Policy Officer Physical Living Environment acts as an substantive sparring partner for the executive, management, and colleagues, and represents the municipality in regional and external consultations.

As a Senior Policy Officer Physical Living Environment, you will independently and proactively contribute to policy development and implementation within the spatial domain. You will quickly take over ongoing files, analyze administrative issues, and translate them into concrete advice and solutions.

Act as a substantive sparring partner for the executive, management, and colleagues.

Represent the municipality in regional and external consultations.

Provide policy support and advice for the further implementation of the Environmental Act.

Gemeente Terschelling is the local point of contact for the government for citizens, entrepreneurs, and partners in the local community. In this role, Gemeente Terschelling connects legal execution with its own local ambitions. The work package of Gemeente Terschelling ranges from passports, notifications, permits, and municipal taxes to programs concerning area development, public space and sustainability, and care, youth, and support for participation.

To carry out these diverse tasks carefully, Gemeente Terschelling brings together subject-matter expert teams with functions for legal affairs, finance, information provision, and communication. Within Gemeente Terschelling, the municipal council makes political decisions about the municipality's course and supervises the executive board.

• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrable work experience as a policy advisor or policy officer within the spatial domain. Describe specific assignments/projects (no abstract terms) in your explanation, demonstrating that you meet this requirement of at least 5 years. Please specifically name the organization(s).
• Relevant HBO (higher professional education) degree, preferably in urban planning, spatial planning, public administration, geography, or comparable. Name the educational institution, location, specialization, and graduation year.
• Demonstrable knowledge of and experience with the Environmental Act. Describe what demonstrates that you meet this requirement.
• Excellent advisory skills and administrative sensitivity. Describe what demonstrates that you meet this requirement.
• Be deployable quickly (available within one month). Indicate what the start date could be.
• The external candidate demonstrably has a degree in urban planning, spatial planning, public administration, geography, or comparable. The external candidate has completed the required education. The external candidate is currently pursuing the required education. The external candidate does not have the required education.
• The external candidate has 5 years of demonstrable experience as a policy advisor or policy officer within the spatial domain. The external candidate has demonstrable experience as described. The external candidate has 2 to 5 years of demonstrable experience as described. The external candidate has minimal demonstrable experience as described.
• The external candidate has 3 years of demonstrable experience within a municipal organization. The external candidate has demonstrable experience as described. The external candidate has 1 to 2 years of demonstrable experience as described. The external candidate has no demonstrable experience as described.
• The external candidate has 3 years of demonstrable experience with drafting environmental plans. The external candidate has demonstrable experience as described. The external candidate has 1 to 2 years of demonstrable experience as described. The external candidate has no demonstrable experience as described.

Project details

• Start: Zo snel mogelijk
• Duration: Verlenging: Onbekend
• Location: West-Terschelling, NL
• Rate: 103-103 EUR/h
• Languages: Dutch