Within a regional partnership, municipalities collaborate to provide a suitable and high-quality range of adult education and civic integration. The goal is to enable residents to develop their basic skills and participate fully in society. To support this regional task, an independent professional is sought with expertise in procurement, contract management, and the development of services within adult education and civic integration.
The assignment focuses on optimizing existing contracts, preparing future procurement processes, and making the quality and results of the contracted offerings transparent. Through an independent and results-oriented approach, concrete improvement proposals are developed that contribute to an efficient, qualitative, and appropriate offering for residents. The assignment results in concrete proposals for optimization and a detailed perspective on future procurement processes.
Additionally, the quality, performance, and development opportunities of the contracted offerings are made transparent, so that municipalities can make informed choices about the further development of adult education and civic integration.
What you will do.
- Make transparent the compliance with contractual conditions, including indexation agreements, accountability requirements, and quality criteria.
- Deliver concrete recommendations for improving the implementation, control, and quality of existing contracts.
- Prepare procurement documentation and substantive proposals for the further development of the regional offering.
- Advise on the alignment between contractual agreements, policy objectives, and the needs of municipalities and residents.
- Make transparent the performance of contracted providers based on relevant contractual agreements and quality criteria.
- Conduct substantive discussions with municipalities, providers, and policy officers about contractual agreements, bottlenecks, and possible improvements.
- Develop proposals to improve collaboration between municipalities and providers and the alignment of the offering with regional needs.
Profile
You will support regional collaboration in the field of adult education and civic integration. You will focus on optimizing existing contracts, preparing future procurement processes, and making the quality and results of the contracted offerings transparent. You will work together with municipalities, providers, and policy officers.
With an independent and results-oriented approach, you will develop concrete improvement proposals and provide municipalities with insights to make informed choices about the further development of the regional offering. You will deliver concrete proposals for optimizing existing contracts and a detailed perspective on future procurement processes. You will also make transparent the quality, performance, and development opportunities of the contracted offerings.
What they ask
- Minimum of 5 years of demonstrable work experience within a municipality or regional public body (GR).
- Minimum of 3 years of demonstrable work experience as a project leader within the social domain.
- Demonstrable work experience with policy advice, process improvement, and collaboration agreements.
- A demonstrably completed education at a minimum of HBO bachelor's level.
- Demonstrable work experience with MS Teams, SharePoint, Office 365, and MS Excel.
- Use of own mobile phone.
Preferences.
- Minimum of 3 years of demonstrable work experience in the field of adult education and/or civic integration within a municipality or regional public body (GR).
- Minimum of 1 year of demonstrable work experience in the field of advice and quality development.
- A demonstrably completed education, training, and/or course in change management focused on team and processes, or contract management in the social domain.
- Demonstrable work experience within a municipality or regional public body (GR).
Competencies.
- Analytical and practical thinking.
- Collaboration-oriented.
- Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations or the ability to quickly acquire them.
- Structured and proactive.
- Strong communication skills, with humor and sensitivity.
- Accurate and administratively sensitive.
- Results-oriented.
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