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(DAS Twente) Municipality of Hengelo
Policy advisor for neighborhood-oriented work
Policy Advisor for Neighborhood Work
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Function
Policy Advisor for Neighborhood WorkLocation
HengeloHours per week
36 hours per weekDuration
17.03.2025 - 16.03.2026Application number
SRQ176044DAS
DAS TwenteClosing date
27.02.2025
09:30
Role description and task arrangements
Assignment Description
As Policy Advisor for District Oriented Working you are responsible for developing, coordinating and advising on policy regarding district-oriented working within the municipality. You work on drafting and recalibrating frameworks, testing national developments against local working methods and translating signals from the neighborhood into concrete policy measures.
You have a coordinating/advising role towards district directors and an advisory role towards the board. You are also responsible for reviewing policy documents and working on the further development of monitoring instruments such as the Neighborhood Barometer.
Competencies
Main tasks
Profile of the candidate
Desired knowledge and experience
As Policy Advisor for District Oriented Working you are responsible for developing, coordinating and advising on policy regarding district-oriented working within the municipality. You work on drafting and recalibrating frameworks, testing national developments against local working methods and translating signals from the neighborhood into concrete policy measures.
You have a coordinating/advising role towards district directors and an advisory role towards the board. You are also responsible for reviewing policy documents and working on the further development of monitoring instruments such as the Neighborhood Barometer.
Competencies
- Coordinating and directing: You take care of planning and directing the execution within the task area of district-oriented work
- Policy development and advice: You can formulate policy and translate it into concrete measures.
- Collaboration and communication: You know how to work effectively with various stakeholders and can build support.
- Legal and administrative knowledge: You have an understanding of relevant regulations and administrative processes.
- Analytical ability: You can translate signals and data into policy recommendations.
- Innovation and development: You think in terms of opportunities and new ways of working to strengthen neighborhood-oriented work.
- Results-oriented and decisive: You know how to set goals and work towards results in a structured way.
Main tasks
- Optimize collaboration with, and advise district directors and the board based on signals from the district.
- Recalibrate frameworks and regulations as needed.
- Manage account management towards neighborhood parties, such as housing associations and welfare agencies.
- Implement new methods to actively involve residents in neighborhood work.
- Follow national developments and translate them into local policy proposals.
- Prepare a recommendation on the establishment of city district teams (area teams): determine the needs within the organization, research variants from other municipalities and outline an appropriate interpretation for Hengelo.
- Support the preparation of neighborhood analyses for each neighborhood.
- Work with district directors and other district professionals to advise on better visibility and collaboration between different roles in the district, such as the district director, district councilor, district management and district teams in the social domain.
- Report achieved results and advise on further development.
Profile of the candidate
Desired knowledge and experience
- Bachelor's or WO degree in a relevant field, such as Public Administration, Social Sciences or Spatial Planning.
- Experience with neighborhood work and collaboration with resident organizations.
- Knowledge of legal and administrative processes, including appeal procedures and regulations.
- Experience with data driven work and policy monitoring.
- Experience advising administrators and civil service organizations.
Company data
Company data
(DAS Twente) Municipality of Hengelo
Role description and task arrangements
Assignment Description
As Policy Advisor for District Oriented Working you are responsible for developing, coordinating and advising on policy regarding district-oriented working within the municipality. You work on drafting and recalibrating frameworks, testing national developments against local working methods and translating signals from the neighborhood into concrete policy measures.
You have a coordinating/advising role towards district directors and an advisory role towards the board. You are also responsible for reviewing policy documents and working on the further development of monitoring instruments such as the Neighborhood Barometer.
Competencies
Main tasks
Profile of the candidate
Desired knowledge and experience
As Policy Advisor for District Oriented Working you are responsible for developing, coordinating and advising on policy regarding district-oriented working within the municipality. You work on drafting and recalibrating frameworks, testing national developments against local working methods and translating signals from the neighborhood into concrete policy measures.
You have a coordinating/advising role towards district directors and an advisory role towards the board. You are also responsible for reviewing policy documents and working on the further development of monitoring instruments such as the Neighborhood Barometer.
Competencies
- Coordinating and directing: You take care of planning and directing the execution within the task area of district-oriented work
- Policy development and advice: You can formulate policy and translate it into concrete measures.
- Collaboration and communication: You know how to work effectively with various stakeholders and can build support.
- Legal and administrative knowledge: You have an understanding of relevant regulations and administrative processes.
- Analytical ability: You can translate signals and data into policy recommendations.
- Innovation and development: You think in terms of opportunities and new ways of working to strengthen neighborhood-oriented work.
- Results-oriented and decisive: You know how to set goals and work towards results in a structured way.
Main tasks
- Optimize collaboration with, and advise district directors and the board based on signals from the district.
- Recalibrate frameworks and regulations as needed.
- Manage account management towards neighborhood parties, such as housing associations and welfare agencies.
- Implement new methods to actively involve residents in neighborhood work.
- Follow national developments and translate them into local policy proposals.
- Prepare a recommendation on the establishment of city district teams (area teams): determine the needs within the organization, research variants from other municipalities and outline an appropriate interpretation for Hengelo.
- Support the preparation of neighborhood analyses for each neighborhood.
- Work with district directors and other district professionals to advise on better visibility and collaboration between different roles in the district, such as the district director, district councilor, district management and district teams in the social domain.
- Report achieved results and advise on further development.
Profile of the candidate
Desired knowledge and experience
- Bachelor's or WO degree in a relevant field, such as Public Administration, Social Sciences or Spatial Planning.
- Experience with neighborhood work and collaboration with resident organizations.
- Knowledge of legal and administrative processes, including appeal procedures and regulations.
- Experience with data driven work and policy monitoring.
- Experience advising administrators and civil service organizations.
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