Legal Advisor

In this position

You’ll serve as the central point of contact for a wide range of legal issues within the organization. This includes reviewing contracts, handling WOO requests and complaints, and drafting policies. You’ll stay informed about upcoming legislative changes, assess their impact on the organization, and help implement them. You’ll also regularly collaborate with neighboring regions.

We believe it is important for you to look beyond your own area of responsibility. You are curious and can relate to the core operations of the Safety Region.

You provide colleagues with solicited and unsolicited advice on legal issues and identify legal risks.

In doing so, you take into account the political and administrative environment, organizational interests, and their impact.

Working at VrZW is surprisingly varied

There are plenty of challenges waiting for you. No two days are the same, and you’ll largely shape your own schedule. Below, we’ve outlined “just a typical day.” Does this sound like something you’d enjoy? Then we’re looking for you.

You start the day by going through your incoming emails. Among them, you see a request from the Procurement and Tendering Advisor to review a contract. You take a quick look and send your feedback.

After that, you’ll have an online meeting with the national network of legal professionals. Among other things, you’ll discuss the upcoming legislative changes and their impact.

After the post-lunch walk, you’ll have a project meeting about the Open Government Act. You’ll discuss the progress made and the next steps that need to be taken.

You will then see in your email that you have received a response from a municipality regarding the changes you made to the Joint Arrangement. You review the feedback and process it.

At the last minute, you see a WOO request come in. You immediately check in with the manager of the relevant team.

Do you have what it takes?

For this position, it is important that you:

• have a completed law degree at the college or university level;
• have relevant work experience in a similar position within a government organization.
• You recognize yourself in the following competencies: analytical skills, strong communication skills, persuasiveness, a collaborative mindset, and initiative.

At VrZW, you can count on:

A great position within a dynamic organization.

A salary of up to €5,773.00 gross per month, depending on your qualifications and experience (up to pay grade 11 for a 36-hour workweek). The initial appointment is for a term of 1 year, with the intention of offering you a permanent position if you prove to be suitable.

In addition to your salary, you will receive a discretionary budget equal to 18.63% of your salary. You can choose to have this paid out or use it, for example, to purchase additional time off. Are you interested in further professional development? You can discuss this with your manager.

We reimburse 100% of your commuting costs when you use public transportation, and we offer the option to lease a bicycle. If you use other modes of transportation, we provide a mileage allowance.

We have a gym, a sports program, and a leave savings plan. You can work from home part-time, and we’ll provide you with the necessary equipment and pay you a daily allowance.

Will you be our new colleague?

We look forward to receiving your application! Interviews are scheduled for September 28. Please make a note of this date in your calendar.

Do you have any questions about this job opening?

If you’d like more information or to discuss this opening, please call Michelle Broerse (06-463 947 13), Team Leader of HR and Management Support. We’d also be happy to meet for a cup of coffee.

Careers at VrZW

Within the Zaanstreek-Waterland Safety Region, the fire department, police, GHOR, and municipalities in the Zaanstreek-Waterland region work together to prepare for and respond to incidents, crises, and disasters. Want to learn more? Visitwww.vrzw.nlto find out everything we have to offer.

The Zaanstreek-Waterland Safety Region is at the heart of our community. We are working hard to foster an open culture that embraces diverse talent. Diverse teams perform better. For us, diversity is more than just the difference between men and women. Diversity is also reflected in people’s different qualities, in their ways of working, and in their ways of thinking. Our goal is for our organization to be a reflection of society in all its diversity.

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