Senior Policy Development Officer

Project overview

For the municipality of Westland, YER is looking for temporary capacity at the level of Senior Policy Officer for replacement within the Economy and Mobility team.

The Position

The municipality is looking for temporary capacity at the level of Senior Policy Officer for replacement within the Economy and Mobility team. The assignment consists of policy advice in the field of economy and greenhouse horticulture and activities for Flora Campus Westland.

General Policy Activities

Within the temporary assignment, the following activities will be carried out, among others:

A part of the assignment will be carried out within the Flora Campus Westland program organization. For these activities, direction will be provided by the Ecosystem Program Director.

Activities include:

The assignment therefore requires the ability to independently prepare substantive advice and proposals, requiring coordination with the involved municipal organizational units, the program organization, and administrative stakeholders for decision-making and realization.

About the Company

Build with the municipality of Westland. The municipality of Westland, with over 100,000 inhabitants, is one of the thirty largest municipalities in the Netherlands. With its sustainable and innovative greenhouse horticulture cluster, the municipality of Westland is an important economic engine. In an inspiring way, the municipality of Westland offers its residents space, tranquility, green spaces, and living environments with attractive recreational opportunities and facilities. A vital economy and a thriving community life ensure a dynamic and active municipality.

Decisiveness, ambition, innovation, and professionalism are the core concepts that Westland is all about! The municipality of Westland is a challenging and contemporary employer that is constantly evolving. We are an active work organization with a pleasant, informal working atmosphere and ample development opportunities. We focus on results and taking initiative is appreciated. The municipality of Westland is divided into four clusters: Services, Policy, Space, and Operations, along with a Corporate Control unit and the Municipal Secretary's Office.

What You Bring

Offer

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

• identifying relevant social developments and translating them into policy proposals and advice;
• advising management and executive board;
• monitoring the integrity of policy and policy advice;
• identifying bottlenecks and developing possible solutions;
• contributing to municipal P&C documents, including the framework note and budget;
• sharing relevant knowledge and information within the team and department;
• informing the portfolio holder(s) and the executive board verbally and in writing about proposals, advice, and projects.
• acting as a contractor for assignments from the Ecosystem program line;
• setting up, initiating, and monitoring a research agenda;
• supporting subsidy applications;
• coordinating between the Flora Campus Westland program organization and the internal municipal organization;
• advising on area development, including issues related to land allocation.
• Demonstrable work experience as a policy officer in the past 6 years with the administrative decision-making process;
• Demonstrable work experience in connecting different internal and external stakeholders, such as municipal organizational units, executive board, knowledge institutions, education, entrepreneurs, and other collaboration partners; mention at least 1 concrete example.
• At least 3 years of demonstrable work experience within programs or projects where multiple policy areas, organizational units, and external partners converge.
• Demonstrable knowledge and/or affinity with greenhouse horticulture; motivate this in a separate paragraph in the CV.
• At least 3 years of demonstrable work experience in advising and writing documents for the executive board/administration.
• Demonstrable work experience in the past 5 years as a policy officer within/with governance issues and by a municipality. Demonstrable work experience in connecting different internal and external stakeholders, such as municipal organizational units, executive board, knowledge institutions, education, entrepreneurs, and other collaboration partners; mention at least 3 concrete examples.
• Demonstrable work experience with a (municipal) "prohibited party".
• Demonstrable work experience in setting up, coordinating, or monitoring research agendas and/or with the preparation and support of subsidy applications.
• Demonstrable completed education at a minimum HBO Bachelor's level.
• Competitive fixed salary, depending on knowledge and experience;
• 25 vacation days and 8.33% holiday allowance;
• Travel expenses reimbursement or lease car;
• Good pension scheme;
• Overtime arrangement: payment in salary or time for time;
• The above applies to collaboration on contract; self-employment is of course also possible;
• Continuously 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: Naaldwijk, NL
• Languages: Dutch