Manager of the Southeast/Ouder-Amstel District Team (m/f/x)

To strengthen the management team, the OBA is looking for a Manager for the Zuidoost/Ouder-Amstel District (m/f/x) for 36 hours per week. 

As a district manager, you are responsible for the regular OBA branches in Southeast Amsterdam: OBA Bijlmerplein, Reigersbos, and Ganzenhoef; and in Ouder-Amstel: OBA Duivendrecht and Ouderkerk.

You will coach and lead a team of approximately 20–25 colleagues and a growing group of volunteers. You will foster a cheerful, safe work environment and promote positive collaboration within the team and with other OBA colleagues. In doing so, you are responsible for all aspects of the team: recruitment and selection, personal development, and daily staffing. Together with the team, you ensure that residents of Amsterdam and Ouder-Amstel feel welcome at our locations and enjoy visiting them to (share) information, find inspiration, socialize, and relax. In addition, you will maintain close working relationships with a diverse range of partners. You are able to translate strategic plans into an implementation agenda for your district.

What does a typical week look like?

You start the week with the monthly team meeting. Together, you watch the monthly OBA talk show, then you update your team on the latest developments and get to work with them on creating the summer schedule. In the afternoon, you take the subway to the headquarters at Oosterdok for a meeting about a new scheduling tool. On Tuesday, you conduct two interviews with potential new employees. At the end of the day, you log in online to catch up with team managers from other districts. On Wednesday morning, you get a call; a colleague is sick. Together with your district coordinator, you figure out the staffing puzzle and then bike to Kraaiennest to go over the opening of the new OBA Next pavilion. On Thursday, you meet with your core team to go over the schedule for the coming period. Together with the community-focused developer, you have an afternoon meeting with co-locator Imagine IC. On Friday morning, you have a meeting with the HR advisor. That afternoon, you catch up on your email and paperwork; in the meantime, you have time to call a few colleagues and keep an eye on things at the Reigersbos branch. And just like that, the week is over!

Your profile

• You have a college-level level of thinking and work experience
• You have at least 5 years of experience in a similar management position
• You are customer- and results-oriented
• You are good at working with others, planning, and organizing
• You have experience creating and maintaining schedules
• You can handle stress well and work effectively on your own
• You are solution-oriented and enjoy resolving bottlenecks and minor issues
• You are proactive and able to set priorities
• You have an open personality and a hands-on approach
• You are able to make the translation and switch between strategic, tactical, and operational levels
• You have strong communication skills and know how to inspire people and get them on board with changes
• You have experience working with volunteers
• You excel at maintaining a network with a focus on diversity and inclusion

We offer

• A challenging and versatile support role at a unique Amsterdam-based organization active in the fields of culture, development, information, and society
• The opportunity to contribute to ensuring that our branches operate in a customer-friendly and professional manner
• A one-year contract with the possibility of renewal
• A position for preferably 36 hours per week; 32 hours may be possible upon consultation
• Competitive salary and benefits package (Scale 9 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for Public Libraries, up to €4,803)
• A position that offers a high degree of independence

Information

If you would like to learn more about the position, please contact Sanne Walvisch, Sector Manager for Services, at s.walvisch@oba.nl. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact HR representative Willemijn Ligthart at 020-5230744.

Interviews will take place in weeks 29 and 30.

An assessment may be part of the selection process.

The collective bargaining agreement for public libraries applies.

Comment

Everyone is welcome at the OBA and is given an equal opportunity. In a city with more than 900,000 unique Amsterdammers, we want to see this diverse mix reflected among our staff, volunteers, and interns. Feel free to apply for this position.

Please send us your cover letter and resume by Wednesday, July 9, using the application button.