Location Coordinator for Sports Parks East

The position

As the Sports Parks East Site Coordinator, you will oversee all aspects of the day-to-day maintenance operations at the sports parks in Amsterdam-East. A unique and varied role in which you’ll be in constant communication with your team manager, foremen, sports park staff, and other colleagues, as well as users and various maintenance contractors. Sustainability, biodiversity, and climate adaptation will play an increasingly important role in your work, and you’ll have the opportunity to explore innovative maintenance techniques, for example at a sports trade show.

You will coordinate the execution of daily tasks, instruct and coach staff, and monitor the progress and quality of all work required for the maintenance of the sports parks. Given the wide variety of sports activities at the Oost sports parks (including soccer, hockey, cricket, track and field, and tennis), maintenance must be of the highest quality. In this role, you serve as the link between the employees/foremen at the parks, the team manager, and other relevant departments within the municipality. You will also draw up the annual maintenance plan for the various parks and help oversee the Long-Term Maintenance Plan (MJOP). You will streamline maintenance activities and serve as the primary point of contact for sports clubs and external suppliers.

The team manager has ultimate financial responsibility, but you also play an important role in administrative and financial matters. You handle purchase orders, oversee the procurement process, and monitor invoices. You also contribute to the budgeting process, monitor available budgets, and, together with the team manager, conduct quarterly budget meetings with the planning department. In addition, you are responsible for overseeing and ensuring compliance with mandatory inspections of sports equipment and facilities. This also applies to inspections related to occupational health and safety (ARBO), RIE, and VCA. Drawing on your practical experience, you contribute to the planning department’s project team for renovations and new construction projects. You serve as an advisory member and are involved from the start through to completion.

Here's what you do on an average day

• Ensuring the sports fields are maintained to the highest standards, under the supervision of the foremen.
• Ensure order, safety, and the proper use of facilities, equipment, and the vehicle fleet.
• In consultation with the team manager, the team, and the fleet manager, ensure that the vehicle fleet and other necessary equipment are adequately equipped in terms of both quality and quantity. Maintain records and report to the team manager.
• Generate a monthly report from the management app, discuss it during the staff meeting, and prepare reports.
• Work with the team leaders to kick off the week with the employees.
• Maintain contact with clubs, sports associations, and other users.
• Contributing to the park's green design.

This is where you get started

We strive to be a great employer that ensures all our colleagues feel seen and valued. We embrace the differences among our colleagues; these differences lead to better results for both our organization and our city. We aim to build a workforce that reflects Amsterdam’s diverse population. So, whoever you are, you’re more than welcome here!

As part of the Sports Halls and Parks team, you’ll work closely with your supervisors, the sports park staff, and the team manager. With people of different ages and backgrounds, we form the diverse and inclusive Sports Halls and Parks department, part of the Sports and Forestry Division. You will primarily work at the various locations, and because the parks are relatively far apart, we will support your mobility, for example with a shared car or bicycle. At the Middenmeer sports park, you will have a fully equipped workspace, which you can reach by car.

What you bring

For this position as Location Coordinator for Sports Parks East, you must have:

• At least an MBO diploma in the green sector.
• Experience with financial reporting (including preparing budgets and monitoring budget compliance). We would like to see this reflected in your cover letter.
• Experience in training and managing employees. We’d like to see this reflected in your cover letter.

You should have the following skills:

• Collaboration: Makes a constructive contribution to a shared outcome, particularly to the atmosphere and relationships within the group or team.
• Communication skills: You communicate clearly with sports facility staff, technical specialists, sports clubs, and your own colleagues, among others.
• Customer-friendly and public-oriented organization: You demonstrate an open and helpful attitude, proactively responding to the wishes and needs of customers or the public.
• Flexibility: You switch seamlessly between different tasks and teams, collaborating effectively with colleagues and adapting to changing work conditions.

What we offer you

As the Sports Parks East Location Coordinator, you will join our team for 36 hours a week and can expect the following terms of employment.

• A gross monthly salary between €3,359 and €4,811 (pay scale 9) based on a 36-hour workweek. The exact salary will be determined based on your education, knowledge, and experience.  
• A one-year employment contract, with the possibility of a permanent contract thereafter, if you do not currently have an employment contract with the City of Amsterdam, or if you have only a temporary one. 
• If you already have a permanent employment contract with the City of Amsterdam, you will retain it and be transferred. 
• Opportunities for professional development and training. Our in-house training center, the Amsterdam School, offers a variety of training programs, professional development tracks, and on-the-job coaching to help you continue to challenge yourself.
• An individual flexible budget (IKB) equal to 17.05% of your salary, which you can use for things like additional pension contributions or extra days off.
• A pension plan with ABP, the pension fund for the public sector and education.
• A travel allowance of €0.10 per kilometer for travel by car, €0.15 per kilometer for travel by bicycle, and €0.21 per kilometer for travel by public transportation. This applies to a one-way commute of up to 45 kilometers and for the number of days you work in the office.
• For days you work from home, you will receive a work-from-home allowance of €3 net per workday that you work from home.
• A monthly contribution toward health insurance.
• A cell phone and a laptop.

Want to know more about our employment terms and conditions? Check out theCity of Amsterdam Personnel Regulations(PGA).

Apply for this job

If this job opening interests you, please send us your application via the application form on the website. The selection process begins immediately upon receipt of your resume and cover letter. We conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, and the process concludes once a suitable candidate is found.

We would like to receive your cover letter, in which you explain—in no more than one A4 page—why your work experience and skills are a good fit for this position. Your cover letter will be taken into account during the selection process. The selection process consists of a CV/cover letter review and an interview round. We have formed a selection committee of three people, consisting of the manager, an HR advisor, and a direct colleague with whom you will be working. If your resume meets the job requirements, we would like to invite you for an interview. The interviews will take place at our office location at Radioweg 76 in Amsterdam. This position is being advertised internally and externally simultaneously. Employees of the City of Amsterdam have priority in the selection process. We require a recent Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) from every colleague who joins our team.

Do you have any questions about this job opening?

For more information about the position, please contact Corien Minnema, Team Manager at Sportparken Oost, via c.minnema@amsterdam.nl or call 06-43656458.