Cluster Manager Legal Affairs and Security

• Lead task areas: legal affairs, public order and safety (OOV), supervision and enforcement, and APV and special laws
• Maintain an overview of activities and set priorities
• Ensure efficient deployment of available capacity
• Monitor the quality and progress of work
• Follow developments in legislation, security, and public administration and determine their significance for the organization
• Weigh political-administrative interests and translate complex issues into clear advice for the board
• Advise one or more aldermen
• Collaborate closely with the mayor, particularly in the field of public order and safety
• Contribute to organization-wide projects and improvements
• Determine the further development of the cluster together with employees

• You give employees confidence and space to utilize their knowledge and experience
• You encourage collaboration and ensure everyone knows what is expected of them
• You motivate employees to take responsibility and contribute to the cluster's development
• You pay attention to their personal development and address them when necessary
• Collaborate with the Management Team (MT), the Executive Team (DT), and fellow cluster managers on the organization's further development
• The cluster comprises approximately 22 employees with diverse expertise and responsibilities in legal advice, public order and safety, supervision and enforcement, and APV and special laws
• You work closely with these employees and rely on their professional knowledge
• You foster good cooperation between the various task areas and help employees achieve collective results
• You have frequent contact with the mayor, aldermen, and other colleagues within the organization
• You understand the dynamics within the municipal administration and can connect official advice with administrative wishes
• Together with other cluster managers, you work on the organization's development, considering collaboration with other teams and the municipal objectives

What they ask

• Completed education at a minimum of HBO bachelor's level
• Minimum of 5 years demonstrable work experience in a managerial or strategically advisory role within public administration
• Minimum of 5 years demonstrable work experience as a hierarchical manager, with responsibility for personnel management, capacity allocation, and the quality and progress of work
• Minimum of 5 years demonstrable work experience within a municipal organization, as a manager or senior advisor
• Minimum of 3 years demonstrable work experience with at least one of the task areas: legal affairs, public order and safety, supervision and enforcement, or APV and special laws (as a manager or content-responsible professional)
• Demonstrable work experience in directly advising a mayor and/or alderman on politically sensitive issues, supported by at least one concrete practical example

Preferences.

• Minimum of 5 years demonstrable work experience in the past 8 years as a hierarchical manager within a municipal organization
• One practical example of strengthening employee ownership, independence, and development, with demonstrable results and explanation
• One practical example where prioritization, capacity deployment, and collaboration between different disciplines have been improved, with a concrete approach, clear personal role, demonstrable results, and embedding in daily practice
• One completed interim management assignment where rapid onboarding, continuity assurance, and handover were provided, with a concrete approach, clear personal role, demonstrable results, and a substantiated handover to the successor or organization
• Demonstrable work experience as a manager or content-responsible professional with the task areas legal affairs, public order and safety, supervision and enforcement, and APV and special laws (minimum one year of relevant experience per counted task area, periods may overlap)

Competencies.

• Motivating
• Results-oriented work
• Collaboration
• Persuasion
• Assertiveness
• Decisiveness
• Organizing
• Critical thinking
• Analytical ability
• Planning and organizing