Team Leader, Strategy for Key Sectors and Industrial Policy

Team Leader, Strategy for Key Sectors and Industrial Policy

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy / Directorate-General for Business and Innovation (DGBI)

Job Description

The Strategy Team within the Top Sectors and Industrial Policy (TOP) Directorate plays a central role in a number of broader themes in business and industrial policy. This is a policy area undergoing significant change, partly due to the evolving international and geopolitical landscape. The team makes a significant contribution to the renewal of this policy by providing targeted advice based on thorough analysis, knowledge, and networking. As team leader, you will guide your team (approx. 10 employees), ensure the quality of the advice provided to management, and work to expand relevant knowledge and the associated network in both the Netherlands and Europe.

The Strategy Team is also responsible for a number of coordinating tasks for the Executive Board as a whole, such as political and parliamentary coordination, and preparing meetings with the business community (including industry associations) for the ministers, the Secretary-General, the Director-General, and the Director. You will also play a role in coordinating and making decisions regarding annual priority setting and financial planning for the Executive Board. You will participate on behalf of TOP in the Ministry-wide Strategic Consultation and, in that capacity, contribute to strengthening the integrated nature of the Ministry’s overall policy.

As Strategy Team Leader, you play a central role within the TOP Executive Board. You serve as a sparring partner for the Management Team and the Executive Secretary; you initiate and facilitate strategic policy discussions, ensure these are properly scheduled on the Management Team’s agenda, and provide the necessary policy and economic rationale; you establish connections between the various topics and dossiers assigned to your team and other themes within and outside the Executive Board.

You are a strategic thinker with a solid understanding of economic policy, the Dutch business community, and the challenges facing the industry. At the same time, you are hands-on and results-oriented. You are also a motivating and supportive team leader who, together with the management team member, guides employees in their professional development.

In this role, you will collaborate extensively with colleagues both within and outside the executive board, as well as with stakeholders outside the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (the business community, academia, industry and umbrella organizations, other government departments, and the Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands). You will also maintain the necessary international contacts (bilateral, EU, OECD, World Bank). As a skilled networker, you are able to bring parties together, reach substantive agreements, and, when necessary, make decisions or ensure that they are made. You have a strong and fluent writing style and are accustomed to working under time pressure.

Job Requirements

• Focused on collaboration and working within networks both within and outside the government.
• Strong analytical skills and a creative thinker.
• Extensive experience in a similar role.
• Proven leadership skills and experience.
• Understanding of administrative, political, and business processes.
• Results-oriented.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Skills:

• Board sensitivity
• Planning and Organizing
• Results-oriented
• Environmental awareness
• Networking
• Management Organization
• Motivate
• Creativity

Terms of Employment

• Salary level: Grade 14
  
• Monthly salary: Min. €5,279 – Max. €7,718 (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

• 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.
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What else do we offer you:

• A pleasant work environment with excellent facilities, just a short walk from 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 / Directorate-General for Enterprise and Innovation (DGBI) invites you to apply on their website. Click the button below to leave this site and go 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 the work more enjoyable. Everyone is therefore invited to apply.