Lawyer Public Access to Government Information Act (secondment)

Project overview

The assignment focuses on the careful and timely handling of Woo requests within the Business Rights Land and Area department.

Profile of the suited interim professional:

• Handling objections and complex requests under the Public Access to Government Information Act (Woo)
• Acting as the primary contact person for Woo requests within the department
• Coordinating and organizing the entire information gathering process
• Maintaining contact with the Woo team within the Administrative and Corporate Support cluster
• Holding colleagues accountable for timely delivery of documents
• Monitoring the progress of ongoing Woo files
• Analyzing documents and registering the search process
• Assessing documents for disclosure, together with the Woo team
• Ensuring correct anonymization of documents
• Supporting the preparation of legally motivated decisions
• Weighing public access, privacy, and other relevant interests
• Utilizing knowledge of leasehold and business rights to find relevant information and colleagues
• Monitoring the progress and quality of complex, long-term files
• University degree in Law, specializing in administrative law or private law
• At least one year of recent work experience, gained within the last three years, as a lawyer with the Public Access to Government Information Act (Woo)
• Minimum of one year of work experience at a government organization with the assessment or processing of legal documents such as deeds, agreements, or decisions, gained in the last five years
• Not employed by the municipality of Rotterdam in the last two years
• Familiarity with leasehold and other business rights
• Preferred: experience with Zylab or similar software, gained in the last three years
• Preferred: at least two years of experience with leasehold, real estate, and/or land matters, gained in the last five years
• Preferred: coordinating experience within a legal or real estate-related domain
• Understanding of administrative relations, integrity, organizational skills, results orientation, and decisiveness
• Clear and persuasive communication skills, collaborative spirit

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Rotterdam, North-Holland, South-Holland, NL
• Rate: 94-94 EUR/h
• Languages: Dutch