Consultant Strategic Programs

Do you think a few moves ahead and can you quickly grasp complex issues? Can you provide direction when interests diverge, the solution is not yet fixed, and decision-making at a senior level is required? Then we are looking for you as a Consultant Strategic Programs.

Consultant Strategic Programs

As a Consultant Strategic Programs within the Strategic Programs team (part of Staff & Transitions) you will lead strategic and impactful change assignments and remediation dossiers. In these, interests converge, decision-making is complex, and standard solutions are lacking. Often, these involve (change) projects with a high risk that contribute directly to the quality of our services, improving customer interest, and the realization of Rabobank's strategy.

In doing so, you combine the strength of program and project management, strategic analysis, and change management. You quickly grasp complex issues, bring structure, advise senior management and executive board during decision-making, and ensure that changes are realized sustainably and anchored in the organization.

You find it challenging to switch between strategy and operations and you bring stakeholders along in direction, choices, and solution paths. You accelerate change, facilitate teams, and safeguard improvements in Business-as-Usual processes. In short, you play a crucial role in safeguarding the quality and effectiveness of the organization with the projects entrusted to you.

This is what you will do:

• independently managing complex, organization-wide change assignments;
• advising senior management and preparing and guiding decision-making;
• translating complex issues into a clear strategy and concrete change and implementation approaches;
• connecting diverse interests and creating support among (senior) stakeholders;
• realizing results and sustainably safeguarding changes in the line organization.

At Strategic Programs, you work on assignments that truly matter. Our team solves complex problems with a result-oriented and effective approach, where customer interest always comes first.

What you can expect:

• projects with high visibility and great social impact, such as Compensatie variabele rente | Freo);
• a strong network within Rabobank and close cooperation with various stakeholders;
• a result-oriented working environment in which quality, ownership, and professionalism are central;
• a collegial team in which collaboration, sharing knowledge, and enjoyment are central.

With us, you get the chance to develop your skills and grow within a dynamic and supportive environment.

Strong analytical thinking skills, the ability to devise and write a sound plan, good collaboration skills, and proven stakeholder management are indispensable in this position. Additionally, it is important that you recognize yourself in the checklist below:

• University degree (WO).
• relevant and demonstrable work experience in organization-wide consultancy, program, management and/or change management, including at least one demonstrable role with final responsibility or a steering role in such a project,
• Experience with advising and decision-making at executive or senior management level, concretely substantiated in CV and motivation.
• proven experience with implementation: from analysis and design to realization and safeguarding in the line organization.
• highly developed analytical and conceptual skills.
• excellent communication skills, oral and written, in Dutch and English.
• proactive, flexible, result-oriented, and able to maintain an overview in complexity;
• experience with stakeholder management at a senior level.
• banking experience and knowledge of governance are a plus.
• hands-on mentality: you deliver tangible results within set deadlines.
• You live in the Netherlands and are available to work in Utrecht at least two days per week.
• No visa sponsorship is available for this position.

• Enthusiastic? Then respond in time. Due to high interest, the vacancy may close early.
  You can respond to this vacancy until 11 November 2026.
• For substantive questions about this position, you can contact: Mark Roodenburg, Lead Strategic Programs, via mark.roodenburg@rabobank.nl or Simone Struijk, Consultant Strategic Programs via simone.struijk@rabobank.nl
• Questions about working at Rabobank and the procedure? Bertine van Rijssen, Corporate Recruiter, via Bertine.van.Rijssen@rabobank.nl
• This position is for 36 hours per week;
• Grading and salary are determined based on your knowledge and relevant work experience.
• If you are invited for an interview, Bo, our virtual assistant, will contact you via SMS and email to schedule the interviews.
• An (online) assessment is part of the procedure.
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• A reliability screening is part of the procedure.
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