Program Manager Organizational Development

Do you want to build a future-oriented organization? As a program manager for organizational development at a government organization, you will provide direction for change, connect people and ambitions, and work towards a strong, agile organization.

What you will do.

• Develop and deliver an integral program plan for organizational development, including planning, governance, risk analysis, milestones, and implementation approach for the further elaboration of the new organizational structure.
• Advise and guide the municipal secretary and the MT on strategic issues concerning organizational development, structure, and personnel matters.
• Prepare and deliver decision-making documents, such as MT proposals, college proposals, board advice, and other substantiated advisory documents for further decision-making.
• Prepare, guide, and record consultations with the Works Council, including drafting advice and consent requests arising from organizational development.
• Act as secretary for the sounding board consultation of the municipal secretary and the MT on organizational development; ensure structure, progress, and follow-up.
• Deliver a coherent approach for communication and participation, including communication tools, employee meetings, and implementation support.
• Prepare periodic progress reports with status, risks, dependencies, and next steps.
• Advise on the transition from an external arrangement to a central scheme, including organizational and personnel embedding of transferring functions within the municipal organization.
• Advise and support the municipal secretary in the client consultation with the external party.
• Monitor and realize coherence between the various organizational development tasks, so that individual trajectories are integrally elaborated and implemented.

Deliverable Results.

• A fully elaborated and supported program for the further organizational development of the organization, including decision-making documents, implementation proposals, communication strategy, personnel elaborations, and progress reports.
• A coherent delivery file with advice, decision-making documents, implementation products, and transferable documentation with which the organization can independently continue the execution.

Working method and expectations.

• You will carry out the assignment independently and are responsible for the setup, planning, execution, and monitoring of the activities required to achieve the agreed results.
• You will act as an independent advisor to the municipal secretary and the MT and independently determine the working method, prioritization, and deployment.
• You will coordinate where necessary with the municipal secretary, management team, HR, Works Council, external parties, and other stakeholders, focusing on realizing the final products and results.
• You are not embedded in the line organization and do not replace a regular function; there is no hierarchical steering on the substantive execution.
• Progress and agreed results will be assessed; you are responsible for the planning, approach, methodology, and organization of the activities.
• You will work within administrative, organizational, and legal frameworks and take into account relevant laws and regulations, including the Works Councils Act and applicable labor law frameworks.
• You will ensure careful knowledge transfer and delivery of all developed documents, advice, decisions, reports, and implementation products at the end of the assignment.

What they ask

• Demonstrable completed education at a minimum of HBO bachelor level.
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrable work experience in a strategic advisory, program management, organizational consulting, or change management role within a government organization.
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrable work experience within a municipal organization in a strategic or organizational development-oriented function.
• Demonstrable work experience with organizational development, organizational changes, and/or implementation of new organizational or governance structures.
• Demonstrable work experience as a strategic discussion partner for a municipal secretary, management, or management team.