People Manager IT Services | Municipality of The Hague

• Completed higher professional education (HBO).

• At least 5 years of leadership experience, preferably in an IT environment.

• At least 3 years of experience with Agile working.

• Experience managing teams of up to 30 FTE.

• Experience within complex IT organizations, preferably within the (semi-)government.

• Demonstrable experience with change processes, staffing, and training plans.

• Strong coaching, communicative, and connecting skills.

• Affinity with IT and insight into the dynamics of technical teams.

• Proactive attitude, positive, people-oriented, and able to create connections within and outside the team.

We are looking for a People Manager IT-Core Services for the municipality of The Hague. Are you a coaching leader who gets energy from developing people and IT teams? Then this is your chance to make an impact within a large social organization.

Within the Informatisering & Automatisering (I&A) department of the Dienst Bedrijfsvoering (DBV), you will work on reliable IT solutions for the entire municipality. The IT-Core Services department (ITB) provides generic IT facilities and ensures stable, secure, and future-proof IT services.

As a People Manager, you are the connecting link between people and technology. You understand the dynamics of technical teams and play a key role in the professional development of employees. In doing so, you contribute to further strengthening the way of working within IT-Core Services, so that the municipality's IT facilities continue to function predictably, safely, and reliably.

• Leading a team of approximately 30 professionals and implementing personnel policy.

• Translating policy into clear goals and development agreements and monitoring progress.

• Coaching and guiding employees and stimulating team development within an IT context.

• Promoting Agile working and stimulating service delivery and cross-team collaboration.

• Managing processes, procedures, and qualitative results.

• Coordinating with stakeholders regarding staffing, team development, and personnel deployment.

• Actively participating in consultations with other People Managers regarding personnel issues.

• Contributing to a learning culture in which transparency, clear division of tasks, and professional development are central.

Start: 1-10-2026

Hours: 36 hours per week

Contract length: 6 months, with an option to extend.

Location: The Hague

Form: Secondment (not suitable for freelancers/ZZP)