Manager Strategic Communication & Advisory

• Academic working and thinking level, preferably in communication, marketing, business administration, or a related field.
• At least fifteen years of experience in strategic communication, of which at least ten years in a leadership role with responsibility for senior professionals, larger teams, or complex programs.
• Extensive experience as an advisor to the board, management, or top management.
• Demonstrable experience with reputation management, stakeholder management, change communication, and political-administrative issues.
• Highly developed organizational sensitivity and political-administrative insight, combined with the ability to make sharp choices and hold them under pressure.

All financial employment conditions at a glance, so you know exactly what to expect:

• A gross monthly salary between € 7,091 and € 10,413 (based on 40 hours), 20 vacation days, and pension accrual with ABP, for which we pay 70% of the premium.
• On top of your salary, you receive a personal budget of 14% (including 8% holiday allowance). You choose what to do with the budget: for example, extra salary or vacation days.
• Annually €700 (gross) to spend on your own energy, for example, for your sports membership or new sportswear.

On top of that, there is this:

• For travel to the office, you can use the public transport free-travel scheme or the flexible travel scheme.
• Modern home-working facilities and a home-working allowance of €2.40 per day. At Stedin, we work 50% at home and 50% in the office.
• Your development is central, with education, training, and inspiring events.

As manager of strategic communication and advisory, you provide direction to Stedin's communication and make an impact on societal issues that affect the whole of the Netherlands.

Why working at Stedin gives you energy:

The energy transition requires difficult choices that are directly felt by customers, governments, companies, and society. As manager of strategic communication and advisory, you ensure that societal developments, stakeholder interests, and reputation risks are included in decision-making at an early stage. You strengthen the strategic position of communication within Stedin and contribute to clear, explainable, and socially responsible choices. In doing so, you lead a team of professional communication advisors.

• Direct influence on the board, management, and societal decision-making.
• Working on current themes such as the energy transition, grid congestion, and reputation issues.
• You leave room for what is important: flexible working hours and working with a professional team of communication experts and colleagues.
• You start the day by reviewing the most important developments within and outside Stedin. A current dossier regarding grid congestion requires coordination with the board, management, and stakeholders. Together with your team, you determine which societal signals, communication issues, and reputation risks deserve extra attention.
• Later in the morning, you join a management meeting. A strategic decision with a major impact on customers, municipalities, and the energy transition is on the agenda. You bring in the perspective of stakeholders and society, identify opportunities and risks, and help executives make complex choices clear and explainable.
• An important part of your day is dedicated to your team of communication advisors. You discuss ongoing dossiers, coach on advisory skills, and help set priorities. In doing so, you ensure that communication does not just follow after the fact, but is involved in important strategic choices from the very beginning. By providing direction, inspiration, and room for development, you build a strong team that visibly contributes to Stedin's ambitions.
• In the afternoon, you work together with the Director of Communication and your MT colleagues on the further development of Corporate Communication. You discuss how the department can contribute even more effectively to Stedin's organizational goals and how data, AI, and impact measurements can further strengthen the communication profession.
• You end the day with a conversation with an employee about a politically sensitive stakeholder issue. You help weigh diverse interests, bring calm and direction, and ensure that Stedin continues to communicate credibly and transparently.

A day as manager of strategic communication and advisory

You are a strategic communication leader who links vision to decisiveness. You move easily in a political-administrative environment, create connections between diverse interests, and know how to provide direction to people in complex issues. With organizational sensitivity, persuasiveness, and a sharp eye for reputation and societal developments, you contribute to the trust in and the position of Stedin.

Furthermore, you have:

• Affinity with data, AI, innovation, and impact measurement within the communication profession.

We look forward to meeting you. This is also good to know:

• We would greatly appreciate a motivation letter with your application.
• Ideally, you work 40 hours per week.
• The closing date is October 23, and in the week of October 26, you will hear from us whether you are invited for a first interview.
• The first interviews are scheduled for the week of November 2, and the second interviews in the week of November 16.