Interim Director of Operations | Omgevingsdienst Rivierenland

We are looking for an experienced Director of Operations for Omgevingsdienst Rivierenland (ODR). Together with more than 200 employees, ODR is committed to a pleasant, safe, and sustainable living environment in the Rivierenland region. The organization works for eight municipalities and the province on permitting, supervision, and enforcement (VTH), and additionally advises on areas including environment, energy, construction, soil, air quality, and nature.

As Director of Operations, you will be part of the executive team and play a key role in an important transition phase. The organization is working on the further professionalization of its services, the implementation of a new organizational structure, and the strengthening of leadership, ownership, and integrated cooperation. Additionally, developments surrounding the Environment Act, the Quality Assurance for Building Act (Wkb), and the strengthening of the VTH system have a major impact on the organization.

You will ensure continuity within the operations organization, provide direction to organizational development, and contribute to the realization of strategic objectives within a political-administrative environment.

In this role:

• You provide integrated leadership to the operations organization.

• You ensure continuity of service to municipalities, the province, and other partners.

• You promote cooperation between permitting, supervision, enforcement, specialist advisory, and business operations.

• You make an active contribution to the implementation of the new organizational structure.

• You guide organizational developments and change processes in a connecting and careful manner.

• You advise the board, executive team, and management on strategic issues.

• You maintain relationships with municipalities, the province, administrators, and chain partners.

• You stimulate leadership, ownership, and cooperation within the organization.

• You ensure a strong connection between administrative, tactical, and operational processes.

• You contribute to the progress of strategic and organizational development tasks.

• Connecting leadership

• Administrative sensitivity

• Organizational sensitivity

• Collaboration-oriented

• Inspiring and coaching leadership

• Result-oriented

• Decisiveness

• Capacity for change

• Strategic thinking ability

• Decisiveness

• Environmental awareness

• Customer and stakeholder orientation

• Strong communication skills

• Innovative capacity

Start: as soon as possible

Hours: 36 hours per week

Contract length: 6 months with option to extend

Location: Tiel

Form: Secondment (not suitable for freelancers/ZZP)

Salary scale: 14