Board Advisor

Your responsibilities

Examples of specific tasks you’ll be working on include:

• Advising the board and management on administrative matters. You will do this in your capacity as secretary of the board meeting and as a member of the management team.
• Advising the mayor and aldermen on political and administrative coordination.
• Maintaining contact with the City Council Secretariat regarding the council’s schedule, cooperation between the council and the executive board, and the handling of motions, commitments, and questions from the council.
• Collaborating with colleagues on politically sensitive projects and issues.
• Providing advice on strategies for regional cooperation and representing the municipality in regional administrative meetings.
• Tracking and monitoring the administrative schedule and the achievement of agreed-upon goals.
• Keeping up with trends and research that are relevant to our city and municipality, and involving our colleagues in this process.
• Supporting the mayor, for example on matters related to the cabinet.

Who are you?

• You have a college or university-level education and way of thinking, with a relevant degree (such as public administration, business administration, law, or political science).
• You have experience providing advice in a political and administrative setting and with administrative decision-making processes. Experience in local government is a plus.
• You are a strategic thinker who can best serve the interests of the board and the organization. You take a broader view and come up with your own initiatives, demonstrating a sense of tact and timing.
• You can easily switch between strategic issues and operational tasks.
• You have excellent communication skills and a way with words, enabling you to explain complex issues and proposals clearly and concisely.
• You enjoy working with others and play a unifying and inspiring role in this regard.
• You can handle stress well and don’t mind if a day doesn’t go as you had planned that morning.

If you don’t fully meet these requirements but are convinced that you’re our ideal new administrative advisor, we’d still love to hear from you! We warmly invite you to explain in your cover letter why you’re the ideal administrative advisor for the municipality of Culemborg.

Where will you be working?

Culemborg is a beautiful, historic city on the move. It boasts a charming downtown area with unique shops and restaurants, a train station, good schools, and a wide range of amenities. The city is surrounded by the Lek River and lush green countryside. With nearly 30,000 residents, the municipality of Culemborg is a relatively small city, yet it faces challenges typically associated with larger urban areas.

People in Culemborg are socially engaged. This sense of community among residents makes Culemborg a city where new developments and unique initiatives take root. A dynamic city like this calls for a municipal organization that reflects these values. Our core values in Culemborg are ‘Professional, Committed, Entrepreneurial, Development-oriented, and Transparent’. For more information, watch the short film ‘Working in Culemborg’ at https://vimeo.com/316246079.

Our offerings

The procedure

The first interviews are scheduled for December 8, 2022.

The municipality of Culemborg aims to be an organization where everyone matters and where people feel welcome. We believe it is important to have employees of many different ages, skills, and backgrounds on our teams. With all these different perspectives, we can do our work better and stay in step with developments in society. Do you recognize yourself in the profile above and are you enthusiastic about the position? If so, we invite you to apply.

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