Job vacancy: Advocacy manager

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Do you stand firm, follow developments in our sectors, and combine natural authority with a focus on people?
With your experience as a leader, can you connect teams and, with a legal affinity, build collaboration, structure, and trust in a results-oriented and coaching manner? Then we are looking for you!

At De Horecabond, an association with a working organisation, we are committed every day to fair work, good working conditions, and appreciation for everyone working in the hospitality industry. Think of hospitality, catering, holiday parks, zoos, and more. This vibrant industry thrives on people with a passion for their craft.

What will you do?

Within the working organisation, you will lead the teams behind the collective and individual legal representation of the members of De Horecabond and workers in the hospitality industry. With an affinity for legal content and collective work, you translate our policy, ambitions, and objectives into concrete work plans, CLAs, and collective and individual services. You have a strong operational responsibility in this. You recognise trends in help requests and focus on quality, speed, and careful referral.

Differentiating between what the various teams and team members need is woven into your management. You know how to connect the professionals from the teams, strengthen cooperation between the teams and other teams within the working organisation, stimulate from the (legal) content, and encourage ownership on the work floor. You smoothly combine imposing structure and boundaries with allowing room for initiatives and input from both the association and the working organisation. You navigate with a sense of proportion and have sharp insight into governance, organisational culture, and alignment.

In short, your core tasks are:

leading two teams (14 employees), operationally and substantively, based on team goals and from our broader course, taking into account the HR cycle;
translating (sector) policy and external developments into concrete work plans, results, and reports for both teams; - an MT role and intensive collaboration with colleagues in the MT.

You are directed by and report to the two-person board of De Horecabond. As a member of the management team, you actively contribute to collaboration across teams, the Your career of management, and are a constructive sparring partner for the MT and Board.

What do you bring?

You are a manager with courage and an eye for people. You are service-oriented and know what workers need (member-aware). Legally knowledgeable. sensitivity to political-administrative forces is in you, and you are analytically sharp, Your career-oriented, and innovative. You also deploy your commercial antenna where necessary. Furthermore, you bring:

Higher education or university level of work and thinking;
Extensive experience in leading a team of professionals;
Insights of (collective) labour law, social security law, and/or employment conditions;
Experience with administrative advice;
Driving licence B;
A sense of proportion;
Results-oriented, proactive, and strong communicator;
Affinity with our sectors (hospitality) and representation.

What do we offer you?

A challenging role where you combine operational management and content;
An innovative organisation where your ideas are welcome;
An engaged team with colleagues who strengthen each other and with whom you work on the future of working in the Netherlands;
A contract for 32 hours per week (is full-time at De Horecabond);
A good salary according to scale 15 CLA FNV (€ 5,373.34 – € 7,499.09) on a full-time basis;
Generous secondary employment conditions, including a mobility scheme;
Plenty of room for personal Your career;
A hybrid work structure: at home, in the field, and at our office in Almere

Our core values

Our core values form our compass for attitude, behaviour, and leadership in our organisation. As a manager of representation, you know these core values and act and inspire from these core values in everything you do. Our core values are:

Progressive: thinks in possibilities and dares to step off the beaten path.
Passionate: driven to make a real difference for our members.
Expert: substantively strong and reliable in advice and execution.
Helpful: approachable and focused on supporting colleagues and members.
Connecting: actively seeks collaboration and builds bridges within and outside the organisation.

About De Horecabond

We are an autonomous union. As a progressive advocate, De Horecabond represents approximately 24,000 members in the hospitality industry. We represent their interests and ensure pride, job satisfaction, and appreciation. We connect people, share our Insights, and with ambitious plans, we strengthen their position and work towards a future where working in the hospitality industry continues to pay off.

Enthusiastic? Apply now!