Project Manager

October 30, 2026

Hybrid

Middle

Den Haag, Netherlands

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Original vacancy is in Dutch
You will likely need Dutch for the job. The employer can confirm

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Part-time role

Description

A Dutch public service organization that pays out rent, healthcare and childcare allowances and the child budget is renewing its digital services and building its own IV landscape. It is looking for a Project Manager who makes plans actually happen, shaping the development of the new childcare financing system within a growing digital services program. You coordinate multidisciplinary teams, chain partners and other government organizations so that projects run on schedule, budget and quality, working in a test & learn manner. The program team grows from 27 to 50 colleagues by the end of 2026, offering room to help shape it.

Responsibilities

Shape the daily development of the new childcare financing system as project manager
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, chain partners and other government organizations so projects run on schedule, budget and quality
Work according to a test & learn approach: start small, test in practice, improve step by step
Draw up schedules and monitor progress, risks, priorities and bottlenecks, resolving blockers quickly
Coordinate testing, deliveries and evaluations of digital services and communicate clearly with all involved
Support product owners in making choices and keep teams focused on what adds value for citizens
Keep an overview of several tracks at once and go into detail when needed to make progress

Requirements

3–5 years of experience coordinating and running digital projects and policy processes
Translates strategic choices into concrete multi-year plans
Works effectively with product owners, engineers, operational teams, suppliers and partners
Collaborative and proactive, at home in a hybrid and flexible work environment
Monitors progress, quality and alignment between parallel tracks
Communicates clearly and connects technical and policy interests
Competencies: analyzing, creativity, organizational sensitivity, powers of persuasion, planning and organizing

Conditions

Hybrid working: partly at the office in Utrecht, sometimes in The Hague, partly online
Available full-time and part-time
A competitive salary, amount not specified in the vacancy
208 leave hours per year
Training and education opportunities
Personal choice budget (persoonlijk keuzebudget)
A young, developing organization with room to help build and shape the program
Direct impact on digital services that affect millions of people
Work at the intersection of policy, IT and execution
Support for candidates with a labor disability, including workplace adjustments and a job coach