Advisor to the Committee on the Exercise of Powers

About the role

At the TIB, you’ll be joining a unique and close-knit work environment. TIB staff are known for their legal and/or technical expertise and their ability to provide high-quality advice and substantive support to TIB members, even under time pressure. You’ll be part of a close-knit team of advisors, each with their own area of expertise, who value a healthy sense of humor in the workplace.

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and safe organization. Working in a diverse team allows us to recognize, appreciate, and build on both our similarities and differences. This makes us more effective and innovative, and makes our work and our team more enjoyable! What perspective and life experience will you bring to our organization?

As an advisor, you will prepare assessments of requests to exercise authority, monitor the progress of processes, and draft decisions. You will also handle the various steps in the decision-making process. The TIB is a small organization where you will fit in as a team player who is flexible and comfortable taking the initiative.

In addition to these general responsibilities, as an advisor you will be responsible for developing, documenting, and ensuring the consistent application of the TIB’s internal assessment frameworks. In doing so, you will take into account the implications for both citizens’ privacy and the operations of the agencies. You will also be able to propose improvements and adjustments to these frameworks. 

Job Requirements:

• You have completed a college degree. 
• You have proven consulting experience in the area of complex issues with a legal perspective.
• You are articulate and able to convince others of your ideas or point of view. 
• You have strong writing skills and are able to draft decisions under time pressure.

About your future organization

The Review Committee on the Use of Special Powers (TIB) is an independent committee tasked with reviewing the legality of authorizations granted by the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations or the Minister of Defense for the use of special powers by the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) or the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD). The TIB’s decision is binding.

The establishment of the TIB provides an independent safeguard regarding the exercise of the most far-reaching special powers by the intelligence and security services with respect to privacy.

The TIB consists of three members and three alternate members and is supported by a secretariat. The establishment of the TIB is provided for in Article 32 of the Intelligence and Security Services Act (Wiv2017). In order to fulfill the responsibilities assigned to it by law, the TIB’s secretariat possesses both legal and technical knowledge and expertise.

The TIB secretariat consists of 10 people. We are a small and dynamic team, driven by a sense of responsibility, enthusiasm, humor, team spirit, and a commitment to excellence, which motivates us to give our best every single day. For more information about the organization, visithttps://www.tib-ivd.nl/.

Details

The position of TIB Advisor is a position of trust. A security clearance check by the AIVD at the A-level is therefore part of the selection process.

Due to the classified information involved, work is primarily carried out at the TIB office at Binnenhof 19 in The Hague. Working from home is not permitted.

The TIB handles the information provided with care. By applying, you consent to the processing and storage of your data for the purposes of the application process. Once the selection process is complete, your data will be destroyed within 6 weeks.