Public Affairs Advisor

• Proactively contribute to analyses of the political-administrative context in which the organization aims to achieve its goals and translate these, in consultation with other directorates, into strategic advice and actions.
• Contribute to strengthening knowledge and awareness within the organization regarding stakeholder engagement.
• Maintain contacts on behalf of colleagues with external strategic stakeholders, both public and private.
• Contribute to strategic stakeholder management within the organization.
• Prepare meetings for the board of directors and/or the management board, as well as, for example, work visits and speeches.
• Work under the direction of and in collaboration with the senior advisors in the Public Affairs team.

• You proactively analyze the political-administrative context in which the organization aims to achieve its goals and translate these, together with other directorates, into strategic advice and actions.
• You contribute to increasing knowledge and awareness within the organization regarding stakeholder engagement.
• You maintain contacts on behalf of colleagues with external strategic stakeholders, both public and private.
• You prepare meetings for the board of directors and/or the management board, as well as work visits and speeches.
• You work under the direction of and in collaboration with the senior advisors of the Public Affairs team.

What they ask

• Fluent command of the Dutch language, both spoken and written.
• HBO+ (higher professional education) working and thinking level.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a public affairs advisor in complex public implementing organizations.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a public affairs advisor with strategic stakeholder and relationship management, for example, with the relationship with a ministry.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a public affairs advisor in supporting management and the board of directors.
• Agreement with the stated secondment conditions.

Preferences.

• Experience as a Public Affairs advisor within complex public implementing organizations, with a relevant assignment covering the role, the administrative and political context, the activities performed, and the results achieved.
• Experience with strategic stakeholder and relationship management, with administrative, political, or social stakeholders such as ministries, implementing organizations, industry associations, or other government bodies, including one's own role and achieved results.
• Experience with comparable assignments within public implementing organizations, including strategic advice, support for management and the board of directors, stakeholder management, and political-administrative advising.

• Competencies: Proactive, Results-oriented, Collaboration, Environmental and organizational sensitivity.