Coach verbonden partijen

This is an assignment (opdracht) for a 'Coach verbonden partijen' (Coach for related parties) at Gemeente Westland. The municipality of Westland has over 100,000 inhabitants and is one of the thirty largest municipalities in the Netherlands, known for its sustainable and innovative greenhouse horticulture cluster. The organization is divided into four clusters: Dienstverlening, Beleid, Ruimte en Bedrijfsvoering, plus a unit Concern control and Bureau gemeentesecretaris.

The assignment is within the team Juridische Zaken en Inkoop in the domain Mens en Middelen, seeking temporary specialist support in the area of verbonden partijen (related/affiliated entities). The role focuses on knowledge transfer and expertise retention regarding verbonden partijen, including reading and assessing legal documents such as agreements, articles of association and regulations. Tasks include providing knowledge transfer and substantive guidance (80% of the work), sharing specialist knowledge, analyzing practical dossiers, and advising on legal questions.

The expected result is sustainable transfer and retention of knowledge so the organization can continue this work independently.

Requirements (knock-out criteria): a completed Dutch law education at least at WO bachelor level, at least 5 years of demonstrable experience with corporate law issues, demonstrable experience with legal issues around verbonden partijen of a municipality or other decentralized government, demonstrable experience assessing and explaining agreements, statutes or regulations of verbonden partijen, and demonstrable transfer of legal knowledge to employees.

Selection criteria (weighted, total 100 points) include demonstrable knowledge transfer in the past 5 years, delivery of transfer documentation in at least two assignments, handling legal issues for both public-law and private-law verbonden partijen, supervising employees in analyzing dossiers, advising on administrative or financial interests, and at least 5 years of legal advisory experience in a political-administrative organization.

Competencies required: knowledge transfer and coaching, analytical ability, advising, administrative sensitivity, written and oral communication, and independence and prioritization. The assessment procedure involves four steps: evaluation on knock-out criteria, selection of 10 offers based on gunningscriteria, invitation of at least 2 candidates for a selection interview, and final selection. The function is classified in salary scale 11 (functieschaal 11) under the applicable CAO.

Flextender charges €2.25 per worked hour to the winning supplier.

Offer requirements: CV max 5 pages, excluding motivation letter (1 page) and cover page (1 page), in Dutch, with at least 2 references (name, function, organization) in PDF. Workdays are Monday to Friday; hybrid working is possible. Interviews are planned for Monday 12 October 2026 between 15:00 and 17:00. The municipality will request a VOG. The number of declarable hours may not exceed 1620 hours per year. Invoicing goes through Flextender's invoicing module.

If the contractor supplies personnel, they must be registered in the trade register as a company that supplies personnel (in accordance with Waadi). The working language is Dutch. Questions can be submitted until Monday 5 October 2026, 09:00; answers published on Tuesday 6 October 2026. The response period lasts until Thursday 8 October 2026, 09:00. Duration is 6 months, no extension option, 24 hours per week, start as soon as possible, region Zuid-Holland.