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Board Advisor | COA

Hybrid in The Hague·Added 2 days ago (last checked 2 Nov)

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Our summary

Work mode: Hybrid, The Hague
Contract: Temporary
Languages: Dutch
Experience: 3+ years

Skills

Interim Management

This job advert was originally written in Dutch.

Requirements

What we're looking for

You have a completed HBO (higher professional education) or WO (university) degree.
You have at least 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience as a board advisor, strategic advisor, policy advisor, or in a similar advisory role within the public sector.
You have experience with political-administrative advising and stakeholder management.
You are able to translate developments from ministries into the impact for the organization and operations.
You have experience maintaining relationships with ministries, chain partners, and other external stakeholders.
You follow social, political, and administrative developments closely and know how to translate these into clear strategic advice.
You possess strong analytical skills and can assess complex issues integrally.
You are organizationally sensitive and have a sense for political-administrative relations.
You easily make connections between strategic issues and the daily practice of operations.
You are a strong interlocutor for the board, management, and external parties.
You work proactively, are communicatively strong, and switch easily between different interests and levels.

The role

We are looking for a Board Advisor for the Centraal Orgaan opvang Asielzoekers (COA) [Central Agency for Asylum Seeker Reception]. In this strategic advisory role, you will operate at the intersection of governance, politics, operations, and external stakeholders. You will monitor developments from ministries, chain partners, and the social environment and translate these into concrete administrative advice for the COA.

Within the Board Advisory team, you will support the board and management with complex issues involving a political-administrative component. You will ensure that relevant developments find their way into the organization in a timely manner and actively bridge the gap between administrative decision-making and daily practice at reception locations. In doing so, you will maintain intensive contacts with ministries, collaboration partners, and other external parties and make a significant contribution to the strategic positioning of the COA.

This assignment offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced advisor with a sense for political-administrative relations, social developments, and public service delivery.

What you'll do

Advising and supporting the board and management at a strategic and organization-wide level.
Interpreting assignments from ministries and advising on implementation within the COA.
Identifying, analyzing, and translating social, political, and administrative developments into policy and organizational advice.
Preparing and supporting administrative discussions with ministries, chain partners, and other stakeholders.
Representing the COA in official and administrative consultations.
Contributing to the preparation of parliamentary debates, memos, and answers to parliamentary questions.
Developing and maintaining relevant internal and external networks.
Connecting signals from operations with strategic and administrative decision-making.
Advising on risks, integrity, balancing interests, and decision-making processes.
Participating in organization-wide projects and programs.

Information

Start: 23 November 2026

Hours: 36 hours per week

Contract length: 12 months

Location: The Hague

Form: Secondment (not suitable for freelancers/ZZP)

Interested?

We would like to receive your CV before Wednesday 4 November, 5:00 PM, including contact details and availability. We will provide you with a substantive response regarding your interest in this interim assignment in the short term.

Contact

For more information about this assignment, please contact Leonie van Hove, Managing Consultant Interim Management, 06 45 39 02 31, l.vanhove@berenschot.nl