Senior Advisor on Coffee Shop Policy

This is your job

As a senior advisor, you will be part of the Subversion Team within the Public Order & Safety Department. You will make a significant contribution to the coffee shop policy portfolio and, together with colleagues from Public Health, establish the link to broader drug policy. As a senior advisor, coffee shop policy—and its relationship to drug policy—is a key focus of your portfolio. In addition, you will play a role in addressing undermining crime, another priority the Undermining Team is working on. In this capacity, you will take an active role in setting up and implementing projects and activities aimed at combating undermining crime.

• You will play a key role in the development and establishment of coffee shops. You are skilled at effectively coordinating between internal and external parties, are familiar with the stakeholders, and are able to assess their interests.
• You excel at maintaining an overview, organizing, and coordinating. In the context of establishing coffee shops, you oversee the entire process and coordinate the handling of coffee shop applications. In doing so, you collaborate with colleagues from various departments.
• You will provide advice and work closely with colleagues from the Public Health department on broader drug policy. You will align national and regional initiatives with the goals outlined in the coalition agreement of the City of Utrecht.
• You will work closely with other colleagues as part of the “Setting Boundaries, Offering Perspective” approach, while remaining mindful of the various perspectives on drug policy.
• You possess the skills required for collaborative networking and have knowledge and experience with a comprehensive approach to security issues.
• You keep an eye on new trends and developments and actively provide advice on them.

This is your workspace

The City of Utrecht welcomes everyone. We view talent as the foundation and diversity as the driving force behind achieving better results together. There’s a place for you in the Public Order and Safety Department. Complex issues, media attention, administrative interventions, and unforeseen incidents make dynamism and flexibility integral to our daily work. There are about 130 employees at OOV, working at both the city and neighborhood levels. We are also the managing organization responsible for the operations of three regional partnerships (RIEC, RVS, and ZVHRU). We achieve results through collaboration, by bringing policy and implementation together, and by being mindful of the impact of our activities on society.

More about our organization

This is your input

Utrecht needs your skills. Put your talent to work and grow alongside the city’s ambitions. To work with us, you must embrace a holistic approach. Together with the team, you’ll develop shared goals and principles that foster a sense of mutual commitment, openness, and safety. Sensitivity to the local environment and administrative matters comes naturally to you. You are confident and able to hold your ground in an environment with a multitude of interests. You possess organizational skills and have experience with the issue of subversion, drafting decisions, and advising the Management Team on how to address these issues.

• You have a keen understanding of governance, are accustomed to advising executives, and have proven writing skills.
• You have a good sense of timing; you seize opportunities at the right moment and adjust your plans in a timely manner when necessary.
• You will help professionalize our approach and strengthen the trust that partners and residents have in the City of Utrecht as a partner in this effort.
• You are a networker and a connector who takes those interests into account without losing sight of the program’s goals.
• You think in terms of opportunities and are solution- and results-oriented. You are decisive, inspiring, a strong communicator, and a go-getter.
• You have a professional level of work and thinking. You also have substantive knowledge of administrative law and administrative tools.

Here's what we offer you

With us, you’ll work on your personal development, taking on challenging responsibilities in an environment with motivated colleagues. You won’t just be working for the city—you’ll be serving the more than 370,000 residents of our beautiful city. That comes with a competitive salary. Below is what we offer:

• A 36-hour workweek with a gross monthly salary ranging from €5,008 to €6,777 based on 36 hours (pay scale 12). The exact amount will be determined based on your knowledge and experience. Placement on the temporary entry-level pay scale is a possibility.
• A one-year employment contract with a one-month probationary period, with the possibility of a permanent contract upon satisfactory performance.
• Your home base is the Utrecht City Hall, the most accessible municipal office in the Netherlands, where we value both professional and personal needs and beliefs. At the city office, you’ll find, among other things, several lactation rooms and a quiet room for anyone who wishes to practice their faith or simply needs a moment of quiet. We also provide support for your professional needs, even if you work from home. For example, we offer a well-equipped workstation on loan so you can work optimally from home.
• An Individual Choice Budget (ICB). The ICB allows you to tailor your employment conditions to your own circumstances. For example, you could use it to purchase additional leave hours. The Individual Choice Budget (ICB) amounts to 17.05% of your salary.
• View here an infographic about our employment terms and conditions. Or check out this page.
• We believe it’s important for our employees to have a good work-life balance. That’s why, in many roles, you have the option to work at different locations and, for example (depending on your role), to work partly from home.

This is good to know

Are you interested in working as a senior advisor on coffee shop policy for the City of Utrecht? Apply now, no later than May 26, 2024. Would you like more information about the job description first, or are you curious about what this job entails in practice? You can direct your questions about the position and submit your application to Lexa van Daalen, Program Manager for Counter-Subversion, at 06 3989 6579. Do you have questions about the application process? Please contact Jacqueline Gentenaar, Recruiter, at 06 1859 6488.

This position involves a significantly higher risk profile, which means we place particular emphasis on the integrity of our employees. For this reason, you will undergo an additional screening prior to starting work and must submit a valid Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG). The screening is a prerequisite for employment with the City of Utrecht. This means that you cannot start without successfully completing the screening and/or without a valid Certificate of Good Conduct.

The Public Order and Safety Department plays a coordinating role in the areas of crisis management, public order, and civil unrest. We have a crisis response team and a 24/7 Public Order and Safety on-call roster. You may be asked to participate in these efforts.

After the application deadline, we will let you know as soon as possible whether you have been invited for an introductory interview. A talent assessment may be part of the process.

We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and join us in building a more inclusive organization.

If you come in for an interview, we’ll use a list of standard questions. We ask all candidates the same questions. This allows us to compare the results more fairly and ensures that everyone has an equal opportunity.

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