Secretary Appeals Committee

Project overview

What will you do

For the Brabantse Delta Water Authority, we are looking for a Secretary for the Appeals Committee for 8 hours per week. As Secretary of the Appeals Committee, you will support the independent appeals committee in legal, procedural, and organizational matters. You will ensure that appeals are handled carefully, timely, and lawfully, enabling the committee to provide independent advice to the executive board.

The position falls hierarchically under the Manager of Administration & Communication. Functionally, you will support the chair and members of the independent appeals committee. You will work closely with legal experts, policy officers, management, administrative support, and the executive board.

The main activities include:

You will work within the frameworks of the General Administrative Law Act, the Appeals Committee Ordinance, case law, general principles of good governance, and internal process agreements.

Within this role, you will independently make procedural and organizational decisions, such as assessing files, organizing hearings, and conducting procedural correspondence. Complex legal issues, politically sensitive cases, and risks to planning or capacity will be discussed with your supervisor.

In this role, you will have contact with:

Who are you?

You will work in a legally and administratively sensitive environment where diligence, independence, and objectivity are paramount. The cases you handle can have consequences for residents, the organization, and the board. This requires accuracy, clear communication, and a good balance between legal quality, practical feasibility, and administrative sensitivity.

What else you should know

Are you a new supplier and have not yet signed a cooperation agreement and a client-specific supplementary agreement?

Then you can register here for Waterschap Brabantse Delta: Registration form: Waterschap Brabantse Delta

The following client-specific conditions apply to this assignment:

• Assessing appeals for admissibility, completeness, and procedural conditions.
• Preparing, planning, and organizing appeal procedures and hearings within statutory deadlines.
• Acting as secretary to the appeals committee, ensuring orderly proceedings and careful reporting.
• Drafting advisory opinions, minutes, the annual report, the annual plan, and other documents for the committee.
• Monitoring the progress, quality, and timely completion of appeal procedures.
• Appellants and their representatives for information exchange and procedural coordination.
• The chair and committee members for substantive and organizational support.
• Legal experts and policy officers for file development, coordination, and information gathering.
• Management and the executive board for advice and the handling of appeal procedures.
• Bachelor's degree level of work and thinking, preferably with a completed legal education.
• Knowledge of administrative law, the General Administrative Law Act, appeal procedures, and administrative decision-making.
• Skill in legal analysis, advice, and clear written formulation.
• Strong organizational skills and a meticulous approach.
• An independent, objective, and administratively sensitive attitude.
• Professional communication skills towards appellants, representatives, committee members, legal experts, policy officers, management, and the board.
• Please submit the CV in Dutch.
• This assignment is NOT suitable for the deployment of a self-employed person (ZZP).
• In the context of equal pay, you will find the employment conditions of Waterschap Brabantse Delta Haert here
• Directive Equal Pay for Hired Staff
• Waterschap Brabantse Delta | Hub
• It is not permitted to have an additional intermediary between the candidate and the supplier offering the candidate.
• We would like to receive a substantiation in the personal motivation demonstrating that the candidate possesses the required competencies.
• The candidate must possess a valid proof of identity (passport or ID card), which is valid both at the time of intake and on the start date of the contract, and can be presented for verification.
• The General Water Authority Purchasing Conditions (AWVODI-2018) apply to this assignment.
• The take-over period for flexible workers on a secondment basis is 1,700 hours.
• A valid Certificate of Conduct (VOG) is mandatory for this placement. This concerns general screening profiles 1 to 7. The costs for this are borne by the supplier and must be included in the rate. The candidate can only start once the VOG has been received.
• In the event of termination of an assignment by the client, a notice period of 30 calendar days applies.
• The rate depends on the knowledge and skills of the candidate.
• Invoicing is based on billable hours.
• A candidate can only start after both the cooperation agreement and the client-specific agreement have been signed with the client.
• If there is sufficient supply, we will close the assignment earlier than the indicated deadline in the portal. Therefore, submit a suitable candidate as soon as possible.

Project details

• Start: 2027-01-01
• Duration: 1 jan 2027 - 1 jan 2028
• Location: Breda, NL
• Rate: 110-110 EUR/h
• Languages: Dutch