Team Leader, Audits and Business Management (ABB)

As an ABB Team Leader, you are responsible for managing the team and further developing work processes. You will work closely with the Coordinating Specialist Inspectors on your team, who are responsible for overseeing the technical aspects of the work.

You will develop a vision for your team’s continued growth, build support for it, and ensure a collective commitment to implementing it. Many products and processes are still under development. This means you’ll be dealing with a dynamic environment and will have the freedom to shape it. Key responsibilities you’ll take on include: developing and refining policies and a vision for audits and business management, and promoting and defending these policies and this vision within the organization. You proactively propose improvements and identify areas where processes can be streamlined, made more efficient, and more effective. You actively encourage and motivate your team members to participate in these efforts. You ensure excellent communication and collaboration with stakeholders both within and outside the organization.

You will report directly to the Head of the Business & Consumer (KBC) Division and be part of the KBC Division’s management team. It’s a great, diverse team where each member is responsible for their own tasks and also oversees a management team (MT) area.

Here's what you get

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• €4,691 - €6,907 (gross)
• Fixed-term employment contract with the possibility of conversion to a permanent contract
• 1 year
• 32–36 hours

Here's what else we offer

In addition to an onboarding program tailored to your role and extensive training and/or coaching opportunities to support your professional growth, we also offer the following employee benefits:

Individual Choice Budget

You will receive an Individual Choice Budget (ICB) equal to 16.50% of your gross annual salary. You can choose to have your ICB paid out, for example, on a monthly or annual basis, or you can use it to purchase additional leave hours. In addition, you can use your IKB to purchase a (electric) bicycle for commuting tax-free, set up your home office,pay off your student loan with tax benefits up to a maximum of €2,000 per year,or even make your home more sustainable. To encourage this, the national government offers an employer contribution on top of the IKB.

Vacation days

If you work 36 hours a week, you are entitled to 144 vacation hours and 64 IKB leave hours per year. Do you work more or fewer hours? In that case, these hours are calculated proportionally. And if you don’t need as much vacation time? Then you can also choose to have your 64 IKB leave hours paid out or added to your IKB saved leave.

Travel Expense Reimbursement

You will receive a commuter pass that allows you to travel by train in second class for your commute. Do you bike to work? If so, you will receive a travel allowance of €0.21 per kilometer cycled.

If you hold a field-based position, you are often eligible for an electric company car. You may also use this vehicle for personal purposes, subject to the additional tax liabilityand a personal contribution.

Leave Policies

The government offers various leave schemes for different situations, such as (supplementary) maternity leave (up to 5 weeks with 100% pay), parental leave (up to 9 weeks with 100% pay in the first year and an additional 75% for 4 weeks), care leave, and adoption/foster care leave.

Pension

The Dutch government offers an attractive pension plan through ABP, the General Civil Service Pension Fund. Read more about the ABP pension plan here.

Additional allowances and reimbursements

For some positions at the NVWA, it is necessary to work outside regular office hours or to be on call. However, these requirements are offset by additional allowances or compensation. For example, we offer an on-call and standby duty allowance and an irregular shift allowance.

Here is what we are asking for

You are a well-rounded, sociable leader who knows how to develop, motivate, guide, set boundaries for, and support employees. You are committed, approachable, and a pillar of support that employees will sometimes need. You are highly capable of setting the right priorities, have experience with project-based work, are decisive, and maintain a clear overview. In addition, you are organizationally savvy and know how to build support and advocate for ABB’s interests within the organization. You are highly capable of further developing the team into an enthusiastic group of professionals, where diverse talents are fully realized.

In addition, you have:

• University-level work and thinking skills.
• Demonstrable experience managing professionals.
• An aptitude for understanding the fundamentals of auditing.
• Preferably work experience in a supervisory or administrative setting

The NVWA is committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of society and places great importance on an inclusive hiring policy. We therefore encourage everyone to apply, regardless of cultural background, age, gender identity, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

This is where you'll be working

More about Customers, Businesses, and Consumers

The NVWA’s organizational structure consists of five directorates. The Enforcement Directorate is the largest. The Enforcement Directorate comprises five divisions focused on the NVWA’s primary mission: ensuring the safety of food and consumer products, animal welfare, and nature. One of these divisions is the Customer, Business, and Consumer (KBC) Division. The KBC Division focuses on providing support closely aligned with the primary process. The division comprises two clusters: the Service Cluster handles customer systems and processes, responding to questions and reports from the public, the website, and the portals; the Audit Cluster is responsible for conducting audits, business management, administrative checks, and administrative support.

About the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)

In the Netherlands, we take it for granted that the products we use and everything we eat are safe. We expect animals to be treated well, even if they are destined for slaughter. We want to be able to consume fruits and vegetables without a second thought, and other products are “naturally” fine too. We want to be able to walk in nature without worry and buy toys for our children without suspicion. As consumers, we simply rely on that; for us, it goes without saying.

But we sometimes forget that companies work hard every day to maintain those high standards. That it isn’t always easy for business owners to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. We also forget that the government oversees this. Safety sounds so simple, but it isn’t.

What does the NVWA do?

The staff of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) work hard every day to maintain that standard. Through dialogue with businesses in the hospitality sector, slaughterhouses, plant cultivation, and other producers, the NVWA monitors food and product safety, plant health, and the welfare of animals, nature, and the environment. We do so in accordance with national and international laws and regulations. We operate on a basis of trust, but we take firm action against businesses that do not adhere strictly to the rules. In the interest of society.

We closely monitor where the greatest risks lie and where oversight is most urgently needed, so that we can inform consumers and others in a timely manner. The NVWA also plays a key role in export inspections and in the import of products into Europe.

What does the NVWA stand for?

The NVWA is responsible for overseeing animal welfare, animal health, food safety, product safety, tobacco and alcohol prevention, plant health, and nature and the environment.

The Dutch government strives to be an employer that every employee—regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic background, or disability—wants to work for. Addressing social issues in diverse teams makes us more effective and innovative. That makes the work meaningful and challenging.

The NVWA is an agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, and Nature (LVVN) and the Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport.

Details

• Applications will be considered in accordance with applicable agreements, including the Central Government Collective Labor Agreement and the NVP Application Code.
• A Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) is required to work at the NVWA.
• If the position involves a fixed-term employment contract with the prospect of becoming permanent, the permanent contract is initially preceded by a one-year contract. Provided the employee proves to be suitable, the contract is generally converted into a permanent contract of indefinite duration after one year.
• Is this a job opening for a fixed-term contract with the possibility of becoming permanent, but do you already have a permanent position as a civil servant? If so, you will retain your permanent position.
• If the position is initially a fixed-term role, it will not be reopened if the role can be made permanent within the organization and the (initially) temporary position was filled by an internal employee with a permanent contract.
• Online screening—for example, through search engines or social media—can be part of the selection process.
• A competency test and/or an assessment may be part of the selection process.
• A comprehensive A or B screening by the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) may be required for certain positions at the NVWA, including those in the Intelligence and Investigation Service (IOD).
• Recruitment agencies are asked to refrain from contacting us regarding this job opening.