The Jabo department of a government organization consists of approximately 30 colleagues who work together to provide professional and reliable support to the organization. The department is in full development and is looking for temporary capacity reinforcement for the coordination and execution of regular activities in the field of the Open Government Act (Woo). This deployment is necessary to ensure the continuity, quality, and legal diligence of the Woo processes.
In addition, the professional contributes to increasing awareness around the Woo, managing and updating existing work agreements, and further professionalizing the working method regarding the disclosure of information.
What You Will Do.
- Coordinate the Woo process within the organization
- Increase awareness about the Woo process within the organization
- Manage applicable process agreements and associated manuals and formats
- Provide legal advice to the organization on relevant laws and regulations
- Independently handle Woo requests from A to Z (intake, delimitation, information request, assessment, and decision-making)
- Legally review documents for disclosure, including the application of refusal grounds
- Draft legally sound (draft) decisions and corresponding motivations
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders (lawyers and content employees) regarding the provision and interpretation of information
- Monitor deadlines and progress per file and meticulously build and record files
- Conduct objection and/or (higher) appeal procedures
Profile
You will coordinate and carry out activities related to the Open Government Act (Woo). You will contribute to the continuity, quality, and legal diligence of the Woo processes. You will also help the organization become more aware of the Woo and further professionalize the working method regarding the disclosure of information.
The professional participates in regular work meetings, reports to the client or a supervisor, and works within the applicable work agreements, planning, and frameworks for the results to be delivered. The activities are carried out in a team, with coordination and collaboration with colleagues forming an important part of the assignment.
What they ask
- Minimum 3 years of demonstrable work experience in the past 8 years with independently handling Woo requests from intake to decision-making
- Minimum 2 years of demonstrable work experience in the past 5 years with legal advice on Woo/Wob and disclosure issues within a government organization
- Demonstrable work experience with legally assessing documents for disclosure and applying exception and refusal grounds
Preferences.
- Demonstrable work experience with coordinating a Woo process within a government organization, including process, file, and deadline monitoring and stakeholder coordination
- Demonstrable work experience with developing, managing, or updating Woo process agreements, work instructions, manuals
- Minimum 5 years of demonstrable work experience in the past 8 years with legal advice on the Woo and/or Wob within a government organization
Competencies.
- Independent
- Results-oriented
- Communicatively skilled
- Analytical
- Collaborative
- Administratively sensitive
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