Team Leader, Erasmus+ Program Advisors

Where will I be working?

As the National Agency (NA) in the Netherlands, we are responsible for implementing four European Union initiatives:

• Erasmus+ Youth Grant Program.
  
• Erasmus+ Sport Grant Program.
  
• Grant Program for the European Solidarity Corps.
  
• GO Europe Youth Information Network (Eurodesk Netherlands).

Erasmus+ Youth and the European Solidarity Corps are grant programs that give young people and youth workers the opportunity to grow through a unique (international) experience and to do good for others. Erasmus+ Sport aims to expand the knowledge of community sports organizations. GO Europe is part of the independent European network Eurodesk, which informs young people about the opportunities Europe offers them to gain (inter)national experience.

The National Agency, which has about 30 staff members, is housed within the Netherlands Youth Institute Foundation and is responsible for awarding and monitoring the grant funds available to the Netherlands under these programs.

The Program Advisors team consists of approximately 15 senior and mid-level professionals. Together, they advise organizations, evaluate grant applications, and monitor ongoing projects. Each of our senior advisors is responsible for a specific grant program; together with the mid-level advisors, they ensure that these programs are implemented effectively.

We work with tight deadlines and a dynamic workload. At the same time, there are also development challenges on the horizon for the coming years. First and foremost, over the past year we have begun increasing the program’s relevance and impact by reaching new target groups and providing them with better support. In addition, a new funding period (2028–2034) will begin in 2028, which, as always, brings changes and opportunities. In short: a team and organization on the move.

What you will be doing

As the team leader for program advisors, you’ll play a key role in a position that is being completely restructured. You’ll be responsible for managing and developing the team, with a focus on ensuring the grant process is carried out carefully and on time. Through your coaching and collaborative leadership style, you’ll help colleagues get the most out of our programs—both individually and as a team. In addition, you’ll face an exciting challenge: making our processes smarter, more consistent, and better aligned. You’ll bring structure, create clarity, and ensure that individual and team processes align seamlessly.

With your dedication, you will:

• managing the Program Advisors team, including all related HRM tasks;
  
• senior program advisors in translating the mission, vision, and long-term strategy into concrete strategies for the individual grant programs;
  
• discuss annual plans with the senior program advisors and monitor progress throughout the year (total annual grant budget of approximately 15 million);
  
• organize, optimize, and coordinate the sub-processes that form part of the support, evaluation, and monitoring processes, taking into account the National Agency’s overall strategy and an appropriate workload;
  
• support the team with your project management skills and foster collaboration, ownership, and a results-oriented mindset;
  
• contribute to management reports and provide input for the (multi-)year plan and annual report to the European Commission;
  
• contribute ideas on the direction of the National Agency;
  
• ensure that collaboration with other teams runs smoothly and aligns well with the various processes and schedules.

This is you

You are a sensitive team leader who is observant and takes the initiative. You also recognize yourself in the following profile:

• You have an interest in the youth sector and/or youth work, non-formal learning methods, and/or international youth work.
  
• You have at least 5 years of management experience, preferably in a dynamic environment. You enjoy empowering professionals and supporting employees in their (long-term) development.
  
• You are empathetic and a good listener; you have a knack for team building in a high-pressure environment.
  
• You thrive on working in a structured manner and don’t shy away from tight deadlines and strict procedures; you have experience organizing tasks and optimizing work processes.
  
• You are a go-getter, pragmatic, and results-oriented; you can set priorities and make decisions while keeping the National Agency’s overall strategy in mind.
  
• You have a good command of spoken and written Dutch and English.
  
• You enjoy contributing ideas on how we can best fill this new position.
  
• You have a college- or university-level education and way of thinking.

We offer you

You are applying for a 32-hour-per-week position for a period of 12 months, with the intention of extending the contract. The salary depends on your experience and ranges from a minimum of €4,215 to a maximum of €7,017 gross per month (in accordance with the Social Work Collective Agreement, scale 11) for a full-time position of 36 hours per week. The planned start date is July 1, 2026.

We offer you a variety of opportunities to develop yourself and expand your professional network. We also offer a great deal of flexibility in scheduling your work hours and choosing your workspace, a beautiful office with great people on the 15th floor of Churchilllaan 11 in Utrecht, an individual discretionary budget of over 16.5% of your salary, flexible holiday leave, reimbursement for home office equipment, a bicycle allowance, group training opportunities, and an individual career budget. What are you waiting for?

Application Process

You can submit your application through Sunday, May 10, 2026 submit via the application form on the website, or through our website www.werkenbijhetnji.nl. The first interviews will take place on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. The second round of interviews will be held on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

For more information about the job opening, please contact Jojanneke de Waal at 030 2306602 orj.dewaal@nji.nl(I will call you back). Please refrain from contacting us regarding this job opening.

For more information, visit the following websites:

• Erasmus+ Youth: www.erasmusplus.nl.
  
• European Solidarity Corps: www.europeansolidaritycorps.nl.
  
• Erasmus+ Sport: www.erasmusplus.nl/subsidie/sport.
  
• Go Europe: go-europe.nl.