Team Manager, Living Together

A visionary leader with a strong social compass. With you at the helm, the municipality of Zeist can achieve the challenges and goals within the Social Domain and thereby make the greatest possible contribution to a thriving community.

About the Municipality of Zeist

Welcome to the Municipality of Zeist, a modern employer that values commitment and authenticity. With a team of 400 colleagues, they serve 66,000 residents in a pleasant work environment offering plenty of opportunities for growth. At this municipality, you’ll find an informal atmosphere where diversity is embraced. Regardless of your background or any disability, we encourage you to apply. In Zeist, you’ll have the freedom to take on responsibility and receive support in your growth, both personally and professionally. Perfection isn’t required—what we need are people who are willing to tackle challenges with humor and courage.

The Position

As Team Manager for Community Living at the Municipality of Zeist, you play a crucial role in ensuring a good quality of life for all residents of Zeist. You lead your team with a keen eye for the major challenges involved, namely promoting the health, safety, and development of residents. Some residents need care and support, and your team is ready to contribute to this at the policy level.

It’s a key role, as you’ll help set the direction alongside your fellow managers, reporting to the Director of Social Services. You serve as a sparring partner for executives and a valuable member of the management team. As a Team Manager, you make an even greater social impact by increasing integration and strengthening collaboration across different policy areas. You look beyond your own team and work successfully together on municipality-wide challenges.

We are looking for an inspiring Team Manager with a strong sense of social responsibility who can bring focus, make decisions, and deliver results. Your arrival will strengthen the team’s position within the organization. You will empower your team members to do their jobs well and foster their professional, personal, and team development.

The Department

The 22 advisors at Team Leven maintain close contact with local partners such as the Regional Social Services Department, housing authorities, social service organizations, healthcare institutions, and neighboring municipalities. They are well-informed about national developments and translate these into concrete policy proposals and work assignments through their interaction with the aldermen responsible for social affairs.

As a Team Manager, you ensure that your employees continue to improve in their role as advisors to the executive board and the council. In doing so, you focus on your team’s resilience, professional maturity, and objectivity. Because you are someone who does not shy away from difficult conversations and stands up for your people when necessary, you help them advocate for their cause and develop into strong discussion partners.

Your Profile

You are a Team Manager with flair and a positive, energetic vibe who has plenty of experience under your belt. You know how to leverage your employees’ strengths, foster a sense of ownership, and excel at bringing people and teams together. You possess a great deal of assertiveness and expertise:

• You have at least 3 years of verifiable work experience as a manager in the social services sector.
• You have demonstrable work experience in the field of (strategic) policy advising in the social sector over the past 5 years within a government organization.
• You have experience providing coaching and supportive leadership to employees.
• You are persuasive and know how to inspire people and highlight issues in an empathetic way.
• You have strong networking skills, both regionally and locally, and with relevant partners.
• You are a strategic thinker and have a clear vision of how the challenges and ambitions in the social sector can be achieved.
• You work in a structured manner, always maintain a clear overview, and provide direction for the course of action.
• You have experience in business operations and possess sufficient financial knowledge.

The Offer

The municipality of Zeist offers excellent employment conditions, such as a good work-life balance through flexible working arrangements that allow you to work from anywhere at any time. The offer also includes the following:

• A salary of up to €7,165 gross per month (Scale 13 of the Municipal Collective Bargaining Agreement) for a 36-hour workweek.
• An extended pay scale, meaning a salary that exceeds the maximum of your own job grade. This is possible if you demonstrate exceptional performance. 
• A flexible spending account equal to 17.05% of your salary.
• A good ABP pension.
• If you work from home, the municipality will provide the necessary resources.
• Personal development through training courses and workshops at the Zeist Academy.

The Procedure

The municipality of Zeist is being assisted in this recruitment process by the executive search firm Colourful People. For more information, please contact Henna Seedorf, Partner, at 06-24274368. You can apply by submitting your cover letter and resume by March 15 at the latest via the website of Colourful People. Interviews will take place during the week of April 9–13. An assessment may be part of the application process.

Recruitment agencies are asked to refrain from contacting us regarding this job opening