Group manager with portfolio space

Group manager with portfolio space
Maximum €9,614 (scale 16)

Are you a person with inspiring vision, direction and leadership? Do you want to be relevant to a dynamic municipality? Then we are looking for you!

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“An organization big enough to challenge projects, and small enough to not be a number.”

The municipality of Leidssendam-Vorburg consists of three unique centres, each with its own character and rich culture. It has the charm of the village and the challenges of the big city.
The municipality is located in the center of the Randstad, with plenty of greenery and space, and is an attractive place to live, work and stay. More than 76,000 people now live there and the municipality is still growing. The attractive and distinctive office offers every opportunity for optimal flexible working.

The lines are short and the door is always open to everyone at all levels of our municipality. The organization is going through a transition, so to speak, where we want to move more from a family culture to a family business. This means that we want to preserve the good things in our family culture, but with clear agreements and clear outcomes that we dare to hold each other accountable to.

You will be part of the Group Management consisting of the Municipal Secretary/General Manager and the Group Director for the Social Area and current position. Together you are responsible for 9 departments (See organizational chart)
You work closely with Department Heads and Team Leaders within the MRO, City Management (SB) and Project Management and Advice (PMA) departments.

What will you do as a space manager?
As a member of the Group's management, you are partly responsible for the further development of the municipal organization in order to respond to internal and external developments. In recent years, the municipality has developed into an agile, sensitive and results-oriented organization focused on our residents and social missions and is a valuable and self-confident cooperation partner of local and regional partners.
Core values ​​like trust, taking responsibility, improvement and communication are important and these core principles should fit you like a glove. This way you give each other space and trust so that everyone can carry out their tasks within clear outcome agreements.

You are responsible, along with your fellow directors and department heads, for supporting, informing and providing (strategic) advice to the Board. You contribute to increasing the strategic capacity and political and managerial sensitivity of the organization. You are pushing for a strong position for Leidschendam-Voorburg in the region. The municipality is committed to building bridges with the local community and benefiting from residents’ input. In the area of ​​regional strength, the municipality is developing into a confident cooperation partner.

You are also responsible for initiating, developing, evaluating, and modifying the long-term vision, goals, and strategy. You also have control over the planning and control cycle and associated tools and can manage business management frameworks.
There are great challenges in the spatial field, such as the development of both urban and rural areas, the realization of housing, mobility and energy transition approaches, the further development of the sustainability program and regional cooperation in space for industrial parks.

To achieve social results and the Board's goals, you manage department heads and program directors, of whom you are the official client, in your field. Together, you are responsible for performance in the spatial domain, each based on your role, tasks, and commitments. Within your scope of work, you focus on a strong chain of policy, implementation, management and seamless communication between line, project and program activities.

When there are problems, you are encouraged internally and externally to think side by side and understand each other's positions and concerns. Keeps responsibilities and decision points clear (role stability). You dare to think outside the box creatively and take initiatives.

Who are you?
You are an accessible, loyal and results-oriented person who naturally enjoys engaging in and expanding collaboration internally and externally with the aim of achieving ambitions. You have a no-nonsense mentality and have a good ability to put things into perspective with a dose of humor. Team player, people-oriented, balanced, calm, and confident are the key words for your personality.