Area Development Advisor

At Port of Rotterdam, you will get the opportunity to work on complex and socially relevant issues that contribute directly to the development of Europe's largest port.

In addition, we offer:

• Great colleagues. With us, you don't just work with colleagues, but you can also participate in activities through our active employee networks.
• An attractive and independent position in which own initiative is valued and your contribution has visible impact.
• A unique development environment in which you work together with experienced colleagues and receive more responsibility step by step.
• A flexible work week of 32 to 36 hours.
• Ample training and development opportunities through courses, education, and practical experience.
• Attention to vitality and well-being, including discounts on gym memberships and fresh fruit in the workplace.
• An appropriate salary depending on your education, knowledge, and experience. Based on a 36-hour work week, the salary is a maximum of € 6,063 gross per month, whereby the exact scaling depends on your education, experience, and the level at which you enter.
• Travel allowance for car, bicycle, and public transport.
• A flexible compensation budget of 19.6% on top of your gross monthly salary.
• The prospect of permanent employment when we are mutually satisfied.
• An excellent pension scheme via ABP, whereby approximately 70% of the premium is paid by Port of Rotterdam.
• A company laptop and mobile phone.

Contribute to the development of the port of tomorrow

The Port of Rotterdam faces major challenges. The energy transition, the growing demand for space, and the ambition to remain a sustainable and competitive port require thoughtful choices in the development of the Port Industrial Complex.

As an Area Development Advisor, you will work together with experienced colleagues on the spatial development of the Port Industrial Complex. You will bring together spatial, commercial, and social interests and support area developments with analyses, advice, and substantiated proposals. In this way, you contribute directly to a future-proof port.

Are you a curious and entrepreneurial professional who gets energy from area development, collaboration, analysis, and connecting people, knowledge, and interests? Then we would love to meet you.

As an Area Development Advisor, you will work on the development of parts of the Port Industrial Complex. You will map out opportunities, bottlenecks, and developments and translate these into analyses, advice, and concrete proposals.

You work at the intersection of spatial development, commerce, and sustainability. In doing so, you switch between strategic issues and practical implementation and work together with colleagues from various disciplines.

Specifically, you will be involved in:

• Contributing to area visions and area strategies for parts of the Port Industrial Complex.
• Performing location scans in which spatial, commercial, social, and sustainability interests are weighed.
• Identifying development opportunities, area issues, and improvement initiatives and translating these into concrete proposals.
• Combining spatial data, GIS information, market insights, and other relevant data sources to support decision-making.
• Coordinating information flows and bringing together insights from different disciplines.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to realize shared goals.
• Representing Port of Rotterdam in conversations with customers, governments, partners, and other stakeholders.

• Collaborating and connecting: You bring people, knowledge, and interests together and know how to convert different perspectives into collective results.
• Ownership and result-orientation: You take responsibility for your work, advance ideas, and ensure that plans are converted into concrete results. You maintain focus on agreements made and deliver a visible contribution to shared goals.
• Flexibility and resilience: You continue to function effectively in an environment that is constantly in motion. You can deal with uncertainty, adapt your approach when circumstances change, and keep an eye on the ultimate goal.
• Organizational sensitivity: You understand how different interests converge within and outside the organization. You switch smoothly between strategic outlines and operational details and know when to involve which stakeholders.
• Working analytically, data-driven, and process-oriented: You bring structure to complex issues and use data, analyses, and various information sources to make developments insightful and to support decision-making. You have an eye for processes, information flows, and work agreements and know how to translate insights into concrete actions and advice.