Coordinator Employee Participation COMMIT

Vacancy Characteristics

Location Utrecht Contract duration 1 year with a view to a permanent contract Hours per week - 38 Monthly salary €3,913.00 - €6,244.00 Salary scale Civil servant scale IBBAD 10 - Civil servant scale IBBAD 10 Level Bachelor – HBO Field Administrative / secretarial Vacancy number 81286 Employment Temporary appointment with a view to a permanent appointment Job group Civilian

What you will do

Working at the Ministry of Defence, but not as a military person?

If you choose a job at Defence, you choose socially relevant work. You truly contribute to a secure Netherlands. In addition to 44,500 career soldiers and 8,500 reservists, some 26,500 civilians also work at Defence. You will be working at the Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT). COMMIT is committed to supporting colleagues at home and abroad as well as possible: with the best materiel, the best supplies, and the best IT. This way, they can continue to perform their tasks as effectively and efficiently as possible.

Employee participation is important for an organization where employees can have a say and exert influence on developments that affect them. As Coordinator Employee Participation, you will ensure that this is well organized and professionally supported within COMMIT.
You will advise the Commander COMMIT and the various directorates on employee participation and the application of the applicable regulations. You will also be an important discussion partner for the employee participation committees and the heads of service units.
You will be involved in, among other things:
• advising on the Defence Employee Participation Decree (BMD) and other relevant regulations;
• guiding employee participation committees and answering their questions;
• preparing and supporting meetings between the Commander and employee participation;
• guiding elections and monitoring procedures;
• mediating in (impending) disputes between management and employee participation;
• coordinating training programs and courses for employee participation bodies;
• monitoring developments within employee participation and translating them to COMMIT;
• drafting advice, memos, and management reports;
• representing COMMIT in Defence-wide consultations, working groups, and networks;
• strengthening knowledge sharing and communication about employee participation within COMMIT.
You will have a lot of scope to independently shape your activities and advice. At the same time, you will constantly collaborate with others. Connecting, advising, and organizing are therefore constantly combined in this role.

What we ask

We are looking for an experienced advisor who can maintain an overview, easily connect with people, and handle different interests well.
You have:
• a completed relevant HBO education;
• extensive experience in advising;
• experience working within a higher staff;
• experience with employee participation, e.g., as a member of an employee participation committee;
• good oral and written communication skills;
• the ability to analyze complex issues and connect different interests;
• good negotiation and mediation skills;
• organizational sensitivity;
• an independent, results-oriented, and connecting work attitude.
You master the English language.

Knowledge of employee participation, reorganizations within Defence, knowledge of the Defence organization and COMMIT is a plus, but there is also room for development.

What you get

Salary scale Civil servant scale IBBAD 10 - Civil servant scale IBBAD 10 Salary description Monthly salary €3,913.00 - €6,244.00 Employment Temporary appointment with a view to a permanent appointment Contract duration 1 year with a view to a permanent contract Maximum number of hours per week 38

What else we offer

The mentioned salary is based on your work experience and educational background and is based on a full-time workweek of 38 hours. As of January 1, 2026, the aforementioned salary will increase by 2%.

Defence strongly emphasizes personal growth and offers good study facilities, so you will never stand still. You will have ample opportunity to develop yourself and advance.

At Defence, you accrue 16.33% of your gross salary each month in the Individual Choice Budget. You can use it to buy extra leave hours or for tax purposes.
In addition to a pension scheme with ABP, you receive a monthly contribution for commuting expenses or you can opt for a public transport season ticket with unlimited travel throughout the Netherlands under favorable conditions.

Special conditions

This vacancy is open to both internal and external candidates. If suitable, internal candidates have preference.

A security investigation is part of the selection procedure.

A reference check and assessment may be part of the selection procedure.
To be eligible for this position, you must be from a country within the European Economic Area. If this is not the case, you must possess a combined residence and work permit (GVVA).

More about the job group

Organization name

Ministry of Defence

Organization description

Defence is committed to the interests, welfare, and freedom of the Netherlands. We are active daily at home and abroad. Our global deployment strengthens international cooperation and ensures that people can develop freely. Now and in the future.

Approximately 79,000 people work directly and indirectly for peace and security at the Ministry of Defence. The ministry consists of the Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT), the Directorate-General (the department), the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, and the Defence Support Command (DOSCO).

Defence is one of the largest employers in the Netherlands and has similarities with a large company. The operational commands (sea, land, and air forces), the Marechaussee, the DOSCO, and COMMIT resemble operating companies.

Organization URL

www.defensie.nl/organisatie/commit

Department name

Materiel and IT Command

Department description

Our mission
The Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT) delivers materiel and IT in a timely manner to support every deployment of the armed forces. Now and in the future. Reliably, innovatively, and ready under all circumstances, we strengthen combat power. Thus, we protect what is dear to us.

Our vision
COMMIT delivers materiel and IT in a timely manner under all circumstances to support every deployment of the armed forces; in peacetime, in the grey zone, and in the event of large-scale armed conflict. In this way, as COMMIT, we strengthen the combat power of the armed forces.

COMMIT provides new materiel and IT, ensures continuity with (weapon) system management, chain logistics services, and IT services, and renews the armed forces through knowledge building and innovation. Our focus is on accelerating, scaling up, and innovating.

We respond quickly, flexibly, and in a controlled manner to new assignments and changing circumstances. Timeliness is central, not perfection. Our quality meets the requirements of the Commander-in-Chief to support the deployment of the armed forces. We quickly remove obstacles in our operations so that we can carry out our assignments effectively. Where necessary, we take joint well-considered risks.

COMMIT continuously develops its people, processes, and organization. Our people are our greatest asset and are key to the success of our assignments. As one team, we stand ready, when and as long as needed. This requires scalable personnel capacity and sufficient, modern resources, plus a working environment in which we can all perform optimally. Therefore, conditions are created for a safe and stimulating work environment where people can develop, collaborate, and receive recognition for their contribution.

Thus, together we protect what is dear to us.

Extra
COMMIT belongs to everyone and is for everyone; we are convinced that with a diverse and inclusive organization, we can best carry out our task of connecting willingness and capability when our personnel reflect society. We therefore warmly invite you to apply for this position!

Working at COMMIT means working on the materiel and IT basis of our armed forces. Within the Staff Directorate COMMIT, the Cabinet supports the Commander and Deputy Commander in the daily management of the organization. As Coordinator Employee Participation, you are part of the Cabinet. You are the subject matter expert and the central point of contact for employee participation within COMMIT. You work with the Commander and directorates of COMMIT, employee participation committees, HR colleagues, and various departments within Defence. You are at the heart of the organization and move easily between different interests, levels, and topics.

Department URL

www.defensie.nl/organisatie/commit

Contact persons

For more information about this vacancy:

Catherine Dirks
[email protected]

For more information about the application procedure:

Femke Gijzen, Recruitment Advisor HR
[email protected]

Location: Utrecht Level: Bachelor – HBO 38 hours per week €3,900 ~ €6,250 salary Administrative / secretarial Coordinator Employee Participation COMMIT