A government organization faces coherent societal challenges within the social domain. Developments in areas such as the social base, youth, Wmo, participation, existential security, health, and social support require integrated policy-making and a clear connection between strategy, governance, management, and implementation. The "Samen Redzaam" transformation program constitutes an important change assignment in this regard.
To strengthen direction, coherence, and progress within the policy team, the organization is looking for a strategic policy coordinator for the Social Domain Policy (BSD) department.
What you do
- Act as a substantive advisor and strategic sparring partner for management and governance on issues in the social domain.
- Together with the department head, outline, concretize, and monitor the strategic main lines for the policy team, in line with organizational goals and administrative priorities.
- Translate assignments, including the transformation program, into team priorities, policy assignments, collaboration agreements, and a realistic planning.
- Connect the various policy fields and monitor substantive coherence, with an emphasis on the policy fields that collectively form the social base.
- Monitor progress, quality, risks, and interdependencies and report transparently on these to the client.
- Support employees with complex or cross-domain issues and stimulate knowledge sharing and professional collaboration.
- Prepare administrative and management decisions and, where necessary, represent the policy team in internal and external meetings.
- Actively participate in the "Samen Redzaam" Program and contribute to the further development of integrated policy.
- Advise the department head on how the "Samen Redzaam" transformation program can be embedded within the policy team.
Profile
- A solid and independent strategic policy advisor who advances policy development and implementation concerning the transformation and the assignments in the coalition agreement.
- Capable of thinking across domains and future-oriented.
- Develops vision and policy based on national, regional, and local developments.
- Identifies new developments and translates them into concrete opportunities and proposals.
- Connects strategic policy development with daily practice and with what residents and social partners need.
- Brings focus from a coordinating role, connects the various policy fields, and translates administrative and organizational goals into strategic assignments.
- A driver, makes clear agreements, closely monitors the progress of work within the policy fields, and ensures correct information alignment.
- Focuses on societal trends, regional and financial developments, and translates these into concrete priorities/assignments for the department.
- Has an eye for the long term, but also knows when a concrete proposal or decision needs to be made.
- Important discussion partner for management and executive board and a strategic sparring partner for the college of mayor and aldermen.
- Moves easily between policy, implementation, and administration and knows how to shape the organizational role in a natural and effective way.
- Positively critical, constructive, and results-oriented.
- Can work well in a political-administrative playing field and quickly switches between different parties.
- Works results-oriented, sets clear priorities, and maintains calm.
What they ask
- Minimum of 3 years demonstrable work experience in the past 5-8 years as a (strategic) policy advisor or policy coordinator within the social domain at a government organization.
Wishes.
- Demonstrable experience as a strategic advisor/policy coordinator within a municipal social domain, in addition to the stated minimum.
- Experience in connecting various substantive policy assignments.
- Experience with a domain- or organization-wide transformation/change assignment.
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