Change Manager/ Agile (Management) Coach (579490)

Vacancy characteristics

Location Den Haag Contract duration Until 31-12-2028 Hours per week 38 - 38 Monthly salary €7,114.00 - €8,955.00 Salary level Civil servant scale IBBAD 13 - Civil servant scale IBBAD 13 Level HBO Bachelor Field Order / peace / security Vacancy number 80576 Employment type Temporary appointment Job group Civilian

Job description

For a successful transition to Mission Command, we are looking for an experienced Agile (management) coach who can support us in the following areas:

• Organizational design - How can we effectively design, implement, and scale Agile structures, processes, and ways of working within a hybrid and dynamic context of Project-Program Management, SAFe/Agile Management, and Line Management within the Defense Organization. In line with the design responsibility of D-DOO and in collaboration with the user organization (Defense components) and JIVC (IT supplier).
• (Inter)Human perspective – Developing the leadership, the (collective) mindset, and collaboration required to work in a new, agile / Mission Command way
• Team support – Practical guidance for teams in setting up their agile work
• Anchoring the change - Ensuring that the new organizational principles and ways of working are sustainably integrated and supported by people, processes, information, and systems
• Coaching management - stimulating a facilitating attitude instead of a controlling attitude, from Command & Control to Mission Command

Job requirements

• Experience with SAFe/Agile transitions, preferably as a manager and/or (management or organization) coach
• Experience with filling SAFe/Agile/Scrum roles such as: scrum master/RTE, product owner/product manager etc.
• Experience with designing, organizing/aligning, facilitating, and learning/training agile rituals (e.g., PI events), rhythms (e.g., sprints), artifacts, and supporting information systems (e.g., aligning Jira and/or Azure DevOps in relation to FCC).
• Experience with leadership and organizational development
• Operationally, often within and between the action line(s), in close collaboration with program managers, product managers, product owners, RTE, scrum masters, and teams, among others
• Embedding: You will work in a leadership & organizational development team with the Head of Leadership & Organizational Development, the Integral Planner / Board Advisor, and the other Change Manager / Agile (Management Coach) at program level and in close collaboration with the various organizational components: Action Line DefDoc, Action Line Mission Information & Decision Support (MIBO), and Steering & Transformation.

Positioning and Management:

• Hierarchically under the Head of Program Office
• Functionally under the Head of Leadership & Organizational Development

Relevant Context:

Hierarchically under the Head of Program Office:

• The Head of Leadership & Organizational Development chairs the Synchronization Meeting, within which the Integral Planning of the Information Landscape (IHH) is coordinated, for the Management Team and the Governance Structure. Within this meeting, coherence between the Run and the Change of the program is central.
• From October 2026 to summer 2027, a Concurrent Design Facility (CDF) development process will take place between DOO, JIVC, and the user organization to optimize collaboration, based on Mission Command / SAFe / Agile principles. This process will be an important guiding and design framework for the transition.

Employment conditions

Salary level Civil servant scale IBBAD 13 - Civil servant scale IBBAD 13 Salary description Based on a 38-hour work week Monthly salary €7,114.00 - €8,955.00 Employment type Temporary appointment Contract duration Until 31-12-2028 Minimum number of hours per week 38 Maximum number of hours per week 38

Other employment conditions

The Ministry of Defense places a strong emphasis on personal growth and career development and offers numerous opportunities for this. In addition to your salary, you will receive an Individual Choice Budget (IKB). The IKB consists of money (16.33% of your gross annual salary) and time. With the IKB, you make choices that suit you and can assemble part of your employment conditions yourself. For example, you can choose to have part of your monthly income paid out when you wish. You can also convert this budget into leave or spend it on tax-friendly goals.

We also believe it is important that you can combine working at Defense with your private life. Various leave arrangements (e.g., 75% paid parental leave) and flexible working hours contribute to a good balance. It is also still possible to (temporarily) reduce your working hours by a few hours per week and build up extra IKB hours. In addition to a pension scheme with ABP, you will receive a monthly commuting allowance or you can opt for an unlimited travel public transport pass throughout the Netherlands under favorable conditions. If you only use the public transport pass for commuting, you do not have to pay any contribution for it.

Special provisions

• A security investigation is part of the selection procedure; a Dutch nationality or a combined permit for residence and work (GVVA) is required for this.
• An assessment may be part of the selection procedure.
• Your application documents will be destroyed no later than three months after the completion of the selection procedure.
• The vacancy is published both internally and externally within Defense. Any internal candidates will be processed first in the selection procedure before the selection is extended to external candidates.
• The Ministry of Defense is committed to employing individuals who fall under the target group of the Job Opportunities Act. If you fall within this target group and are registered in the target groups register, we also invite you to apply! Together with you, we will look at whether and how you can potentially fulfill this role.
• Defense is an organization where integrity and professionalism are paramount. The way Defense employees should treat each other is described in the Defense Code of Conduct. The code of conduct forms the basis of what Defense understands by integrity. As an organization, we consider it important that new employees are aware of the Defense Code of Conduct. More information about this can be found at: https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/integriteit.
• Inquiries regarding this advertisement are not appreciated.

More about the job group

Organization name

Ministry of Defense

Organization description

The Ministry of Defense consists of the Administrative Staff (the department), the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, the Defense Support Command, and the Materiel and IT Command.

We are Defense. Indispensable in a world full of unrest. We protect what is dear to us. We fight for a world where people can live in freedom and safety. Because we are convinced that every person deserves that. That is our mission, and we go on missions for it.

Defense has approximately 74,000 employees, making it one of the largest employers in the Netherlands. Approximately 4,000 civilians and military personnel work at the Administrative Staff, located at the Plein in The Hague.

Organization URL

www.defensie.nl

Department name

Ministry of Defense

Department description

The Defense Open for Order (2021-2028) program makes information our strength by laying the foundation for an improved information position and working towards information readiness with knowledge, capacity, and technology. DOO brings the defense-wide information landscape to a higher level of maturity. To be better prepared for the uncertain situation in the world and to fulfill primary task 1, having information that is correct, complete, up-to-date, findable, and accessible is an important prerequisite: no operation without information.

The Ministry of Defense consists of the Administrative Staff (the department), the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, the Defense Support Command, and the Materiel and IT Command.

We are Defense. Indispensable in a world full of unrest. We protect what is dear to us. We fight for a world where people can live in freedom and safety. Because we are convinced that every person deserves that. That is our mission, and we go on missions for it.

Defense has approximately 74,000 employees, making it one of the largest employers in the Netherlands. Approximately 4,000 civilians and military personnel work at the Administrative Staff, located at the Plein in The Hague.

Department URL

www.defensie.nl

Contact persons

For more information about this vacancy:

[email protected]

For more information about the application procedure:

[email protected]

Location: The Hague Level: HBO Bachelor38 hours per week €7,100 ~ €8,950 salary Order / peace / security Change Manager/ Agile (Management) Coach (579490) This is what you will do

For a successful transition to Mission Command, we are looking for an experienced Agile (management) coach who can support us in the following areas:

• Organizational design - How can we effectively design, implement, and scale Agile structures, processes, and ways of working within a hybrid and dynamic context of Project-Program Management, SAFe/Agile Management, and Line Management within the Defense Organization. In line with the design responsibility of D-DOO and in collaboration with the user organization (Defense components) and JIVC (IT supplier).
• (Inter)Human perspective – Developing the leadership, the (collective) mindset, and collaboration required to work in a new, agile / Mission Command way
• Team support – Practical guidance for teams in setting up their agile work
• Anchoring the change - Ensuring that the new organizational principles and ways of working are sustainably integrated and supported by people, processes, information, and systems
• Coaching management - stimulating a facilitating attitude instead of a controlling attitude, from Command & Control to Mission Command

This is what you will get Salary level Civil servant scale IBBAD 13 - Civil servant scale IBBAD 13 Salary description Based on a 38-hour work week Monthly salary €7,114.00 - €8,955.00 Employment type Temporary appointment Contract duration Until 31-12-2028 Minimum number of hours per week 38 Maximum number of hours per week 38 We offer even more

The Ministry of Defense places a strong emphasis on personal growth and career development and offers numerous opportunities for this. In addition to your salary, you will receive an Individual Choice Budget (IKB). The IKB consists of money (16.33% of your gross annual salary) and time. With the IKB, you make choices that suit you and can assemble part of your employment conditions yourself. For example, you can choose to have part of your monthly income paid out when you wish. You can also convert this budget into leave or spend it on tax-friendly goals.

We also believe it is important that you can combine working at Defense with your private life. Various leave arrangements (e.g., 75% paid parental leave) and flexible working hours contribute to a good balance. It is also still possible to (temporarily) reduce your working hours by a few hours per week and build up extra IKB hours. In addition to a pension scheme with ABP, you will receive a monthly commuting allowance or you can opt for an unlimited travel public transport pass throughout the Netherlands under favorable conditions. If you only use the public transport pass for commuting, you do not have to pay any contribution for it.

What we ask

Voor een succesvolle transitie naar Mission Command zoeken wij een ervaren Agile-(management)coach die ons kan ondersteunen op de volgende punten:

• Organisatorische inrichting - Hoe kunnen we Agile structuren, processen en werkwijzen effectief ontwerpen, implementeren en opschalen, binnen een hybride en dynamische context van Project-Programmamanagement, SAFe/Agile management en Lijnmanagement binnen de Defensieorganisatie. In lijn met de inrichtingsverantwoordelijkheid van D-DOO en in samenwerking met de gebruikersorganisatie (Defensieonderdelen) en JIVC (IT-leverancier).
• (Inter)Menselijk perspectief – Het ontwikkelen van het leiderschap, de (collectieve) mindset en samenwerking die nodig is om op een nieuwe, wendbare / Mission Command manier te werken
• Teamondersteuning – Praktische begeleiding van teams bij het zelf inrichten van hun agile werk
• Verankering van de verandering - Borgen dat de nieuwe organisatieprincipes en werkwijze duurzaam wordt geïntegreerd en ondersteund door mensen, processen, informatie en systemen
• Coachen van het management - een faciliterende houding i.p.v. een controlerende houding stimuleren, van Command & Control naar Mission Command

Positionering en Aansturing:

• Hiërarchisch onder Hoofd Programmabureau
• Functioneel onder Hoofd Leiderschap & Organisatieontwikkeling

Relevante Context:

Hiërarchisch onder Hoofd Programmaburea:

• Het Hoofd Leiderschap & organisatieontwikkeling is voorzitter van het Synchronisatieoverleg waarbinnen de Integrale Planning Informatiehuishouding (IHH) wordt gecoördineerd, ten behoeve van het MT en de Governancestructuur. Binnen dit overleg staat samenhang tussen de Run en de Change van het programma centraal.
• Van oktober 2026 tot zomer 2027 loopt er een Concurrent Design Facility (CDF) ontwikkeltraject tussen DOO, JIVC en de gebruikersorganisatie om de samenwerking te optimaliseren, vanuit Mission Command / SAFe / Agile principes. Dit traject zal een belangrijk richting- en inrichtinggevend kader worden voor de transitie.

Where you will work

The Defense Open for Order (2021-2028) program makes information our strength by laying the foundation for an improved information position and working towards information readiness with knowledge, capacity, and technology. DOO brings the defense-wide information landscape to a higher level of maturity. To be better prepared for the uncertain situation in the world and to fulfill primary task 1, having information that is correct, complete, up-to-date, findable, and accessible is an important prerequisite: no operation without information.

The Ministry of Defense consists of the Administrative Staff (the department), the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, the Defense Support Command, and the Materiel and IT Command.

We are Defense. Indispensable in a world full of unrest. We protect what is dear to us. We fight for a world where people can live in freedom and safety. Because we are convinced that every person deserves that. That is our mission, and we go on missions for it.

Defense has approximately 74,000 employees, making it one of the largest employers in the Netherlands. Approximately 4,000 civilians and military personnel work at the Administrative Staff, located at the Plein in The Hague.

Special provisions

• A security investigation is part of the selection procedure; a Dutch nationality or a combined permit for residence and work (GVVA) is required for this.
• An assessment may be part of the selection procedure.
• Your application documents will be destroyed no later than three months after the completion of the selection procedure.
• The vacancy is published both internally and externally within Defense. Any internal candidates will be processed first in the selection procedure before the selection is extended to external candidates.
• The Ministry of Defense is committed to employing individuals who fall under the target group of the Job Opportunities Act. If you fall within this target group and are registered in the target groups register, we also invite you to apply! Together with you, we will look at whether and how you can potentially fulfill this role.
• Defense is an organization where integrity and professionalism are paramount. The way Defense employees should treat each other is described in the Defense Code of Conduct. The code of conduct forms the basis of what Defense understands by integrity. As an organization, we consider it important that new employees are aware of the Defense Code of Conduct. More information about this can be found at: https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/integriteit.
• Inquiries regarding this advertisement are not appreciated.

Feel free to ask your question

For more information about this vacancy:

[email protected]

For more information about the application procedure:

[email protected]