Director of Projects

The organisation

HiiL (The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law) is a social enterprise devoted to user-friendly justice. That means justice that is easy to access, easy to understand, and effective. HiiL will ensure that by 2030, 150 million people will be able to prevent or resolve their most pressing justice problems. HiiL does this by stimulating innovation and scaling what works best. People at HiiL are friendly rebels focused on concrete improvements in the lives of people. Data and Evidence are central in all that HiiL does.

Each year approximately one billion people across the world experience legislative issues and challenges. Some 76% has insufficient opportunities to reach a favourable solution or feels mistreated. For HiiL this percentage is unacceptably high.

Strategy HiiL’s mission: ‘By 2030, 150 million people will be able to prevent or resolve their most pressing justice problems’.

HiiL has seen substantial growth over the past years. The number of international projects has grown strongly and with it the size and the complexity of individual projects.

Currently, HiiL is primarily organized along the scope of the various product groups, notably Data, Innovation, Transformation. Because of the increase of projects, both in number and in complexity, the importance of project management and optimal cooperation between product groups and departments must be leading.

In line with this new organizational set-up, the vacancy of Director of Projects, leading the Project Management organization, has been created. HiiL is interested to meet qualified candidates for this challenging position.

The position

We are looking for an experienced Director of Projects. He/she will help HiiL deliver the user friendly justice HiiL stands for in the most effective and efficient way possible. HiiL is moving from being a product-driven organisation to a project-driven organisation.

The value proposition/results HiiL delivers to its clients requires input from different product groups. Soon HiiL will be a mid-sized social enterprise, operating internationally in various countries and partnerships, therefore the strengthening of the organization of HiiL becomes a vital element.

That means that the Director of Projects manages the project portfolios and the project managers. He/she ensures the completion against agreed deliverables and timings. The Director of Projects is end responsible for project delivery and will help HiiL make this transition and put in place the necessary structures, processes, and culture to make it happen.

Tasks & responsibilities

• Set objectives in line with organization and client needs, which may include scope, content, timings and budget
• Liaise with the directors of the different HiiL Product Groups to ensure the right expertise is included in the project team
• Plan work and set deadlines to meet the agreed needs
• Improve the internal way of working by engaging and supporting all employees in making the necessary changes
• Select, lead and motivate both internal and external stakeholder organizations
• Monitor the work to make sure it is on time and within budget
• Co-ordinate the work of project team and delegate tasks where appropriate
• Identify and manage risks to ensure delivery is on time • Implement any changes throughout the process
• Report regularly to management and the client

Candidate Profile

• Educated to degree level (preferably economics, business) or equivalent
• Has 10+ years of proven experience as a project manager in dynamic work environments and teams with international high-level professionals
• Has experience in contributing to the Management Team
• Proven experience in guiding complex projects from proposal writing to completion against agreed deliverables and timings
• Proven experience in guiding Project Managers in the transition from a small business to a mid-sized company
• It is valued an asset if the candidate has experience in working with government(al bodies), public sector, public-private partnerships
• Has extensive knowledge of common project management tools and techniques (s.a. PMP or PRINCE II)
• IT savvy
• Excellent English is a must and a good understanding of French is a plus
• Having worked in an environment servicing various international stakeholders is a plus

Interested?

You are invited to apply for this position by sending your resume and motivation through the form below.