Policy Advisor Social Development | Public Sector

• Completed HBO (higher professional education) or WO (university) degree.

• Demonstrable experience with policy-oriented work or research within a political-administrative or social context.

• Extensive experience with qualitative research methods, such as in-depth interviews, case studies, and focus groups.

• Strong writing skills and experience in writing policy notes, research reports, or advice.

• Able to objectively analyze complex information and translate it into clear policy advice.

• Completed education in, for example, Sociology, Cultural Anthropology, Social Sciences, or Health & Society.

• Experience with research within a diverse urban environment.

• Knowledge of issues surrounding inclusivity, social cohesion, and cultural participation.

• Experience with themes at the intersection of culture, education, welfare, and healthcare.

For an independent public advisory organization, we are looking for a Policy Advisor for Society, Neighborhoods, and Inclusion. This organization supports an independent advisory board and acts as a knowledge platform for culture, society, and urban development.

In this role, you form the connection between cultural policy and social reality in a large urban environment. The focus lies on cultural participation, inclusivity, neighborhood development, and the relationship between culture and other social domains such as education, healthcare, and welfare. You provide a substantive contribution to policy advice by conducting research, analyzing social developments, and drafting advice for administrative decision-making.

• Conducting qualitative and/or quantitative research into policy and advisory issues.

• Identifying and analyzing social trends, metropolitan issues, and developments regarding inclusivity and cultural participation.

• Performing neighborhood-oriented research and fieldwork regarding cultural infrastructures and the needs of residents.

• Building dossiers at the intersection of culture, healthcare, education, and welfare.

• Translating research results, meetings, and conversations into clear and factually substantiated advisory notes.

• Drafting draft advice for administrative and political decision-making.

• Providing substantive support to working groups, committees, and thematic tables.

• Contributing to both requested and unsolicited policy advice.

• Excellent analytical ability.

• Objective judgment.

• Social and cultural sensitivity.

• Independent and inquisitive.

• Connecting and collaboration-oriented.

• Strong communication and editorial skills.

Start: as soon as possible

Hours: 32-36 hours per week

Location: Rotterdam

Form: secondment, with a view to a permanent position.