Within a public organization, it is believed that a strong organization starts with robust operational management. Therefore, a Strategic Operations Manager is sought to provide direction, connect, and inspire. In this key position, as a member of the executive and strategic management team (DSMT), you will help shape the organization's direction. You will act from the perspective of the entire organization's interest, with operational management as your specific area of focus.
You will work based on core values such as Craftsmanship, Responsibility, Connection, and Trust, which form the foundation of collaboration and your leadership.
What you do
- Translate administrative ambitions and organizational priorities into realistic assignments and actionable choices.
- Translate the organization's direction and challenges into requirements for operational management, in collaboration with team leaders.
- Timely bring developments, opportunities, and risks from the full scope of operational management to the organization's strategic agenda.
- Lead the team leaders of operational management and strengthen the operational management team.
- Support team leaders in their individual development, provide direction, and set clear frameworks.
- Promote ownership and integrated management.
- Encourage team leaders to collectively take responsibility for operational management and the organization as a whole.
- Actively seek collaboration with other departments.
- Discuss what departments need and can expect from each other.
Profile
- Strategic leader with vision, administrative sensitivity, and persuasive power.
- Effortlessly switches between board, management, team leaders, and employees.
- Able to distinguish main issues from side issues and connect various interests.
- Firmly positions operational management within the organization.
- Utilizes knowledge and expertise available within the organization.
- Trusts team leaders while providing direction, focus, and coherence.
- University (WO) level of work and thinking.
- Extensive experience in a strategic leadership role within government or a comparable political-administrative environment.
- Demonstrable experience in leading multiple managers or team leaders.
- Experience with organizational and operational management issues and the ability to provide direction, coherence, and priority therein.
- Political-administrative sensitivity and the ability to switch between administrative ambitions, organizational goals, and feasibility.
- Integrated view on people, resources, and information, and the ability to connect these from organization-wide challenges.
- Connecting, clear, and decisive.
- Inspires, motivates, builds trust, and holds accountable for agreements and responsibilities.
- Provides space for craftsmanship and professional dissent, and is steadfast when necessary.
Practical
- The Operational Management department includes teams such as:
- Information Management
- Finance
- HR
- Information Regulation & Taxes
- Communication, Secretariat & Strategy
- Procurement, Legal Affairs & Facility Services
- These teams support and advise the organization, and some have executive responsibilities towards external parties.
- The Strategic Manager, together with the team leaders, ensures that the various disciplines contribute from their expertise and reinforce each other.
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