Debt assistance/Budget management team leader 

Due to the departure of the current team leader, we are looking for an interim team leader to lead a large team (Budget Advice Bureau) together with a colleague. This team is responsible for the implementation of debt assistance and budget management and has tasks in prevention and early signaling. 

In this position, you will primarily manage the debt assistance and budget management departments. We are looking for a colleague who can structure work processes and perform the daily HR tasks for these departments.
In addition, the work package for the coming period will focus on improvements in team-wide support processes such as financial administrative processes and contract management with cooperation partners. 

Your challenge? The further professionalization of the team! You make sure that employees get the best out of themselves and do not shy away from awkward conversations. Will you be our new temporary team leader?

 

Your work 

As Team Leader, you directly manage part of the team, specifically the debt assistance and budget management departments. The employees are experts in the various focus areas within the team. The other part of the team is managed by a fellow team leader. You are responsible for achieving team goals and improving services to residents. For the coming period it is important that you, as team leader, steer result-oriented on standardization of work and ensure that the steering information on team results is adequate. Together with your colleague team leader and the Finance & Control team, you will achieve results in improving the team's financial administrative processes. Important point in your HR management is the development and guidance of employees to improve the services and administrative organization of the employee. 

You ensure that the departments function optimally. You stimulate mutual cooperation and that with other teams and organizations. You direct the improvement of processes and ensure the correct implementation of laws and regulations. 

In addition, you are responsible for providing structure to the team-wide support processes and agreements with contract partners. This includes, for example, cooperation agreements with housing associations or other municipalities.  

You are energized to work on these changes together with staff and college team leader and want to go for concrete results.
 

About you 

You are results-oriented, able to structure things well and have excellent coaching skills and conversation techniques. You help employees grow in their profession and competences and take responsibility for their own actions, while not avoiding difficult conversations.
You work goal- and result-oriented and know how to keep an overview.
You know how to analyze from different angles what is needed for the development of the team. You do this from a broad knowledge of business management. You direct employees to work with new ways of working.
 

Your experience 

• Completed college or university education 
• At least 5 years of leadership experience on an executive team in the social domain 
• Knowledge and demonstrated work experience with Debt Assistance 
• Knowledge and demonstrable work experience with business management issues in the areas of finance, formation and contract management 
• As team leader, you will be in the office in Deventer for 4 days.