As a project leader, you will realize and coordinate the implementation of a meadow bird conservation program. You will elevate the implementation at the provincial level by coordinating and collaborating with various stakeholders and internal colleagues. A government organization aims to realize various opportunity areas for this program to benefit meadow bird populations. This makes it a challenging, versatile role in a compact, well-cooperating team.
What you will do.
- Organize and coordinate the implementation of the meadow bird conservation program
- Organize and coordinate area processes for the relevant areas
- Coordinate the development of a roadmap per area
- Develop and implement a subsidy scheme for the revaluation of agricultural land for meadow birds
- Monitor the progress of the program's Framework Agreement
- Monthly participation in and activities for a national working group for governments
- Monthly participation in and activities for a sub-working group on developing a subsidy scheme for the revaluation of agricultural land into agricultural land with natural values for meadow birds
- Internal policy tasks regarding the program (informing, parliamentary questions, developing instruments, etc.)
Profile
You will work closely with colleagues to elevate the implementation of the meadow bird conservation program within the organization. This requires coordination and collaboration with various stakeholders, such as other provincial governments, agricultural collectives, water boards, and land management organizations. Due to the versatility of the program, you will also interact with many different internal colleagues. Your client is the Team Leader of the Agriculture and Food Nature-Inclusive team.
In practice, you will coordinate your activities with policy officers. In case of ambiguities or problems, the team coordinator is your first escalation point.
What they ask
- Demonstrable work experience with meadow bird management
- Minimum of 2 years demonstrable work experience in the past 5 years as a policy officer or project leader in the (agricultural) nature sector
- Demonstrable work experience with subsidies
Preferences.
- Demonstrable completed education at a minimum of WO Master level
- Demonstrable work experience in the complex world surrounding meadow bird management in the Netherlands
- Minimum of 2 years demonstrable work experience in the past 5 years with policy and/or implementation work in rural areas at a complex government organization
- Demonstrable work experience with drafting and assessing subsidies in rural areas
- Minimum of 3 years demonstrable work experience operating in (government) networks and a network within the meadow bird field (provinces, agricultural collectives, land management organizations, interest groups, governments, etc.)
Competencies.
- Able to operate independently in networks
- Proactive in operating in networks
- Strong communication skills
- Enjoys writing and writes easily
- Able to operate independently
- Able to operate in a connecting manner
- Team player
- Good at gathering information
- Easily translates information into text
- Strong organizational skills
Practical
- The contractor uses their own (ICT) resources.
- Any additional business resources required will be funded by the contractor.
- The activities fall under the regular tasks of the Project Leader function.
- The assignment is carried out under leadership and supervision.
- The candidate must perform the work personally. Free replacement is not permitted.
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