Scrum Master

Vacancy characteristics

Location Utrecht Contract duration Temporary contract of 1 year with a view to a permanent position. Hours per week - 38 Monthly salary €5.184,00 - €7.114,00 Salary level Civil servant scale IBBAD 11 - Civil servant scale IBBAD 11 Level HBO Bachelor Field IT Vacancy number 82057 Employment Temporary employment with a view to permanent employment Job group Civil servant

What you will do

As a Scrum Master, you can make an impact on the transition to SAFe within the IT department of the Ministry of Defence. Your agile expertise is needed to transform our teams into real scrum/kanban/scrumban teams. We need experienced scrum masters who play a crucial role in facilitating the Scrum process, coaching teams, and ensuring the application of the Agile Framework.

Are you someone who doesn't shy away from a challenge? Someone who can enthuse others about agile thinking? Someone who, with in-depth knowledge of agile, SAFe, change management, and a coaching attitude, can ensure that IT professionals and processes work better and smarter? Then we might just be looking for someone like you.

You will contribute to the IT department within the Ministry of Defence. What makes this role unique? You will work across the organization, including for operational commands such as the Royal Netherlands Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marechaussee.

As a Scrum Master, you will be closely involved in the implementation of Agile working within the Joint Information Provision Command (JIVC). With your knowledge and experience, you will translate the principles of Agile working into an effective and efficient working method. In this, you will be co-responsible for the acceleration that the JIVC must achieve in the coming years.

Depending on the assignment, your responsibilities will include:

• Facilitating events and processes such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, refinements, PI planning, and retrospectives;
• Coaching one or more teams at both individual and team level to deliver optimal performance;
• Helping the organization and teams to increase their Agile maturity and optimize processes;
• Ensuring an open culture within the team, focused on continuous improvement and progress.

What we ask

• You have HBO work and thinking level, preferably demonstrable through a diploma (or aptitude test) in the direction of technology, business administration, or computer science, or a comparable military education within the Netherlands Defence Academy.
• You have extensive knowledge of and experience with program and project management methodologies, development techniques, and improvement approaches such as Agile, SAFe, Scrum, Kanban. PRINCE-2 is a plus.
• Relevant certifications are a strong plus; think of PSM-I and PSM-II, Lean Six Sigma, SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe Agilist, SAFe Practice Consultant, IPMA, etc.
• You speak and write Dutch at a professional level (minimum C1)

Competencies:

• Analyzing;
• Influencing;
• Conceptual thinking;
• Customer-oriented;
• Learning ability;
• Environmentally aware;
• Results-oriented;
• Collaborating;

What you get

Salary level Civil servant scale IBBAD 11 - Civil servant scale IBBAD 11 Salary description The stated salary is based on a full working week of 38 hours. Your placement will be based on your work experience and educational background. Monthly salary €5.184,00 - €7.114,00 Employment Temporary employment with a view to permanent employment Contract duration Temporary contract of 1 year with a view to a permanent position. Maximum number of hours per week 38

What else we offer

• The Ministry of Defence attaches great importance to personal growth and offers excellent study facilities, so you will never stand still. You will have ample opportunity to develop yourself and advance.
• At the Ministry of Defence, you accrue 16.33% of your gross salary each month in the Individual Choice Budget. You can use it to purchase additional leave hours or for tax purposes.
• In addition to a pension scheme with ABP, you will receive a monthly contribution for commuting to work or you can opt for a public transport season ticket with unlimited travel throughout the Netherlands under favorable conditions.

Special provisions

• This vacancy is open to both internal and external candidates. In case of suitability, internal candidates have preference.
• A security screening and reference check are part of the selection procedure.
• An assessment may be part of the selection procedure.
• To be considered 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).
• This position is a temporary appointment of 1 year with a view to a permanent position.
• Acquisition is not appreciated. We kindly request that you do not send unsolicited offers, calls, or emails. Thank you for your understanding.

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More about the job group

Organization name

Ministry of Defence

Organization description

The Ministry of Defence is committed to the interests, welfare, and freedom of the Netherlands. We are active daily both domestically and internationally. 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 within the Ministry of Defence. The ministry consists of the Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT), the Staff (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).

The Ministry of Defence is one of the largest employers in the Netherlands and resembles a large corporation. The operational commands (naval, army, and air forces), the Marechaussee, DOSCO, and COMMIT are akin to operating companies.

Organization URL

www.defensie.nl/organisatie/commit

Department name

Materiel & IT Command

Department description

You will strengthen the Competence Centre (CC), part of the Joint Information Provision Command (JIVC) within the Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT). Together with colleagues, you will support the transition to an information-driven and technologically advanced armed forces with the best IT. You can view the CC as the internal secondment organization for IT project managers, portfolio managers, and consultants. From this team, you will be deployed for challenging projects and value streams throughout the entire IT organization.

Your colleagues, like you, are driven professionals who seek each other out to share knowledge, grow together, and make an impact. Craftsmanship and commitment are central to us. Together, we ensure that the Ministry of Defence can quickly respond to changing IT needs – always with an eye for quality, collaboration, and (joint) development.

Good to know: your work location is Utrecht. Depending on your assignment(s), you will have to travel to other Defence locations. How often and where you will need to be is something we will discuss together.

Vision
The Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT) supports the transition to an information-driven and technologically advanced armed forces with the best materiel and the best IT. Our COMMITment is great to strengthen the crucial role as a strategic partner of the Commander of the Armed Forces, of the operational units, and of international partners. COMMIT increases the impact of support through an integral and innovative approach to materiel and IT projects, (weapon) system management, and chain logistics.

We invest in the quality of our people and the flexibility and diversity of the workforce. The most important capabilities of COMMIT are the knowledge and experience of our personnel. To provide the armed forces with materiel and IT more quickly, in addition to technological innovation, we focus on process and social innovation in the areas of project management, procurement and disposal of defence materiel, and personnel and logistical support.

Carrying out innovative projects requires more cooperation with the business community, knowledge institutions, and other government organizations and societal institutions. Under the banner of C-COMMIT as National Armaments Director (NAD), we also develop and strengthen international cooperation in the field of materiel and IT (NATO, EU, multinational, and bilateral).

Mission
COMMIT provides the armed forces with the best materiel and the best IT.

Extra
COMMIT belongs to everyone and is for everyone. We are convinced that with a diverse and inclusive organization, we can best perform our task, connecting will and capability, when our personnel is a reflection of society. We therefore gladly invite you to apply for this position!

Department URL

www.defensie.nl/organisatie/COMMIT

Contact persons

For more information about this vacancy:

Dennis Morsink, Competence Manager
[email protected]

For more information about the application procedure:

Giorgio Boekhouder, Recruitment Advisor
[email protected]

Location: Utrecht Level: HBO Bachelor38 hours per week €5,200 ~ €7,100 salary IT Scrum Master