You will take on a broad strategic advisory role within a regional library organization that is undergoing significant development. You will advise the director-administrator and the management team, maintain relationships with various municipalities, and liaise with educational, cultural, and social organizations. The goal is to translate strategic choices into policy, implementation, and results.
This is not a classic policy function, but a role where you contribute ideas, provide direction, ask probing questions, and take responsibility.
What you will do.
- Advise the director-administrator and the management team
- Maintain relationships with the collaborating municipalities
- Translate societal and administrative developments into concrete choices
- Connect internal objectives with external expectations
- Draft and refine policy documents, annual reports, reports, and multi-year plans
- Identify risks, opportunities, and administrative sensitivities
- Support the director-administrator in the administrative field and collaborate in contacts with municipalities
- Prepare, co-think, and debrief administrative matters
- Clearly communicate the organization's content, results, and objectives back to the municipalities
- Work closely with the director-administrator, managers, and domain specialists within a self-organizing structure
What they ask
- Academic working and thinking level
- Demonstrable experience in a strategic advisory role at the intersection of organization, policy, and public administration
- Insight into municipal decision-making and administrative-official relations
- The ability to translate societal developments into policy, choices
- Experience with policy development, annual plans, multi-year policies, reports, or accountability documents
- A proactive and entrepreneurial attitude
- Strong communication skills and the ability to provide sharp advice without losing connection
- Own transportation, given the large working area and the need to travel regularly
Wishes.
- Proficiency in the Frisian language is a plus
Profile
You are a strategically strong advisor who easily switches between administrative interests, societal developments, and the daily practice of the organization. You oversee complex issues, distinguish main from minor points, and know when to delve into details. You understand how municipalities work, sense administrative relations, and know the importance of official relationships for sustainable cooperation. You have your own vision, dare to provide direction, and can present your advice carefully and convincingly.
You are at home in both the external world of municipalities and social partners, and the internal world of domain specialists and colleagues.
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