An experienced interim team manager is sought for temporary leadership within a Legal and Administrative Affairs department at a public organization. During this period, a definitive application procedure for the team manager position will be initiated in parallel, aiming for a seamless transition.
What you will do.
- Lead a team of legal specialists
- Act as a strategic advisor for and with the department's management
- Ensure that decision-making complies with laws and regulations
- Contribute to the further development of services
- Participate in projects as an administrative-legal generalist
- Coach and develop a team of legal specialists
- Ensure a professional and pleasant working environment
- Familiarize yourself with dossiers in broad terms
- Determine the right course of action
- Clarify priorities
- Enable the team to act effectively
- Guide specialists
Profile
You guide specialists so they can perform their work independently and with high quality. You are available as a sparring partner, stimulate collaboration, and ensure the team functions optimally. You can quickly scan dossiers in broad terms, familiarize yourself with them, and determine the right course of action, so that priorities are clear and the team can act effectively.
With a solid administrative/legal background and experience as a leader, you combine your expertise with administrative insight to provide direction and make decisions. You are analytical, friendly yet convincing, and have a feel for political and organizational relationships. With integrity and leadership, you ensure transparent decision-making and a solid administrative-legal foundation.
In an interim context, you add flexibility and clarity, so that the organization remains stable and future-proof during a transition phase.
What they ask
- Minimum 2 years of demonstrable work experience as a team manager within a complex administrative and/or legal environment
- Demonstrable work experience with organizational change and/or change management processes within an administratively complex organization
- Willingness to be physically present on location on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Preferences.
- Demonstrable completed education at a minimum of WO-bachelor level (university bachelor's degree)
- Demonstrable work experience collaborating with a ministry and/or organizations within the mobility domain
- Minimum 5 years of demonstrable work experience as a team manager within a complex administrative and/or legal environment
Competencies.
- Friendly and relationship-oriented
- Able to connect people on both content and process
- Addressing and being approachable is central
- Strong personality with a positive and critical helicopter view
- Extensive knowledge and experience with team culture (attitude & behavior)
- Experience with organizational change and empowering the team in their role
- Affinity with the operational side of leadership and practical team support
- Administratively sensitive and able to function excellently in a complex environment with chain partners and the world of mobility
- Able to quickly scan dossiers in broad terms, familiarize yourself with them, and determine the right course of action for effective action
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