Senior Policy Officer, General Economic Policy (AEP)

At the General Economic Policy Directorate (AEP) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in The Hague, you will be working at the heart of economic decision-making in the Netherlands. As a senior policy officer, you will play a key role within an ambitious, close-knit group of approximately twelve economists. Together with this team, you will address both current and future challenges facing the Dutch economy.

AEP is seeking a senior policy officer for the Macroeconomics, Planning, and Sustainable Economy (MODE) cluster. In this cluster, colleagues address the major economic issues of the day in areas such as the business cycle and inflation, the National Growth Fund, the planning of future energy infrastructure, economic security, the business climate, and business policy.

You analyze issues from an economic perspective, taking political dynamics into account and considering a broad view of prosperity. A central question here is how public interests can best be safeguarded: by the government, the market, or a combination of the two. In addition to your advisory role on topics raised by other directorates or departments, you take the lead in putting important new economic issues on the agenda. You not only know how to substantiate these with strong analysis but also know how to convince others of your new ideas. Building a strong (inter)departmental network is essential to your success, as you want to be involved in policy-making processes at an early stage and proactively exert influence. In addition, you regularly represent AEP in various meetings. You also support less experienced colleagues in the cluster to operate effectively, inspiring and guiding them along the way.

Job Requirements

• You have completed a degree in economics, such as general economics.
• You have demonstrable knowledge of and experience with market regulation issues and/or economic policy issues.
• You are able to switch quickly between cases, grasp complex issues rapidly, and provide advice to senior administrative and political officials based on that understanding. You have a keen sense of the political and administrative dynamics and are therefore able to represent AEP independently.
• Within your portfolio, you are able to take the lead, provide direction, and coordinate efforts while maintaining close contact with the management team member. This means, among other things, that you have a clear understanding of the relevant issues and initiatives within your portfolio(s) and know how to prioritize them to operate as effectively as possible.
• You are able to perform well and effectively under rapidly changing conditions and time pressure.
• You actively seek out opportunities for collaboration and know how to bring the right people to the table. You establish and maintain relationships with policy directors, other departments, and external stakeholders.
• You’re not afraid to engage in a discussion and know how to present your views clearly and persuasively.
• You have a knack for coaching and mentoring young professionals and know how to motivate them.

Skills:

• Analytical skills.
• Persuasiveness.
• Creativity.
• Board sensitivity.
• Environmental awareness.
• Working together.
• Networking.
• Planning and organization.
• Self-reflection.
• Stress resilience.

Terms of Employment

Salary level: Grade 13

Monthly salary: Min. €4,688 – Max. €6,989 (gross)

Employment status: Permanent employment contract

Minimum number of hours per week: 32

Maximum number of hours per week: 36

Other terms and conditions of employment

In addition to your salary, you will receive an Individual Choice Budget (ICB). The ICB consists of money (16.37% of your gross annual salary) and time. With the ICB, you can make choices that suit you and customize part of your employment benefits. For example, you can choose to have a portion of your monthly income paid out whenever you wish. You can also convert this budget into leave and vice versa, or spend it on tax-friendly purposes. The Dutch government is strongly committed to personal growth and career development and offers numerous opportunities for this. Secondary employment conditions include various study facilities, company fitness programs, full reimbursement of your public transportation costs for commuting, and partially paid parental leave.

Details

• If you do not (yet) have a permanent position as a civil servant, you will start with a temporary position with the prospect of a permanent one.
• Candidates for reassignment and candidates subject to mandatory job-to-job placement who are not employees of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy or the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality must include a designation decision from the competent authority with their application.
• The introductory and selection process consists of at least two rounds of interviews and a final discussion regarding terms of employment.
• Checking references or conducting an assessment may be part of the selection process.
• Colleagues within the central government who are permanent employees may be seconded or transferred while retaining their current employment status.
• After the application deadline, the job posting and the employer’s contact information will no longer be visible online. To avoid having to request this information later, we ask that you download and save the job posting.

What else do we offer you:

• A pleasant work environment with excellent facilities within walking distance of the central station;
• Plenty of opportunities to continue developing your skills and specialize.
• We believe it is important to maintain a good work-life balance. Working hours can be arranged flexibly by mutual agreement;
• If you are hired, hybrid work is an option; you will work partly from home and partly at the office. We believe it is important to have a good home office setup. We therefore offer a subsidy for home office equipment and a work-from-home allowance in accordance with the Central Government Collective Labor Agreement (CAO Rijk).

We do not accept unsolicited applications for our job openings.

Interested in applying?

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy / General Economic Policy (AEP) invites you to apply on their website. Clicking the button below will take you away from this site and directly to the application form. The government values a diverse and inclusive organization. Working in diverse teams makes us more effective, more innovative, and makes work more enjoyable. Everyone is therefore invited to apply.