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Policy Advisor Safety & Environment
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air quality, circular economy, circularity, environment
Environmental and External Safety Advisor with a key role in policy development and implementation. You develop policy, translate ambitions into feasible plans, and advise on spatial projects. A minimum of a Bachelor's degree level of work and thinking and extensive experience in environment and external safety are required.
Description
This position plays a key role in further developing and realizing ambitions in the field of environment and external safety. You make a significant substantive contribution to the department and translate national and regional developments into concrete municipal initiatives.
Job requirements
- At least a completed higher vocational education, preferably with an environmental (technical) background or an administrative direction.
- Extensive experience as a policy officer or advisor within the policy field of environment and external safety.
- Broad vision on environment and external safety and up-to-date knowledge of trends and developments in this field.
- Strong analytical and strategic skills, combined with a practical, hands-on approach.
- Proactive and solution-oriented work attitude, thinking in terms of possibilities.
- Strong in taking positions, and able to reflect clearly on one's own actions.
Tasks
- Developing policy and translating ambitions into feasible plans and projects.
- Drafting and coordinating policies for themes such as external safety, air quality, noise, circularity, and water quality.
- Monitoring coherence and progress within relevant policy areas and maintaining an overview of complex files.
- Translating national and regional developments into concrete municipal initiatives together with fellow advisors.
- Actively monitoring technological and policy developments and translating these into feasible and widely supported municipal policy.
- Acting as a substantive sparring partner for spatial developments regarding all relevant environmental aspects.
- Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and contributing to related themes such as sustainable mobility, circular economy, climate adaptation, and the sustainability of social and municipal real estate.
Working conditions
- Room for professional development, growth, and personal development.
- Good working conditions in accordance with the collective labor agreement for municipalities.
- 28 vacation days for full-time employment; possibility to work extra hours to accrue leave and purchase additional vacation days.
- Individual Choice Budget (IKB) of 17,05% of the salary, to be used at the discretion of the individual and comprising part of holiday allowance, year-end bonus, and life-cycle contribution.
- 1-year contract, with the prospect of permanent employment after one year subject to mutual satisfaction.
- Travel allowance of €0,25 per kilometer (maximum for a commuting distance of 60 kilometers) and freedom of choice of mode of transport.
- Participation in the ABP choice pension fund.
- Secondary benefits and joint activities, including two major parties per year.
Description of the organization
You will be placed within the Spatial and Economic Development policy team, part of the Physical Living Environment and Economy Cluster. Within the team, we collaborate on policy development in areas such as spatial and area development, heritage, soil, ecology, economy, leisure economy, and art and culture.
Skills suitable for this job type
educational science
economy
political science and social studies
sociology and cultural studies
journalism and reporting
interdisciplinary programmes and qualifications covering social sciences, journalism and information sciences
finance, banking and insurance
management and governance
marketing and advertising
wholesale and retail trade
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