Directeur Infectieziektebeleid
Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en SportDen HaagGlobal catastrophic risksPandemics and biosecurityManagementPolicy
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Why this is on the board
How quickly the Netherlands detects and contains the next pandemic depends largely on choices being made now, between two crises: the revision of the Wet publieke gezondheid, the national direction of the regional GGD health services and the RIVM, and the exchange of data. This director leads that work and so sets the rules the whole chain will operate within, for a risk that gets little political attention as long as it fails to materialise.
About the role
Directeur Infectieziektebeleid (director of infectious disease policy) in The Hague, 36 hours a week, at the Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport
Requirements
| Language | Dutch required |
|---|---|
| Work authorisation | Unclear |
| Screening | Certificate of conduct or security screening required — AIVD onderzoek, categorie A |
| Where you work | On site in the Netherlands · Den Haag |
| Level | Executive |
| Salary | €8.505–€11.334 per month |
| Posted | 28 September 2026 |
| Closes | 12 October 2026 |
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