Educational specialist for flexible education

Team: TIM Programme Team
Location: Based in Alkmaar; however, projects at various locations
Salary scale: 11 (€4,226 – €6,210)
Job type: Temporary (project vacancy)
Effective from: 1 September 2026
Reply by: 30 September 2026

Does guiding teams in educational development energise you? Can you quickly grasp what is going on, maintain an overview and sense what a team needs to move forward? And are you someone who not only listens and analyses, but also helps to turn ideas into concrete choices and actions?
Then we are looking for you.

About the job
Within Talland College, you work as an educational development adviser in the design team of programme TIM. TIM stands for a future-proof and innovative vocational education and training (mbo) sector and directs the promise ‘Our education fits’, which we all own.

Together with your colleagues, you help educational teams develop flexible and future-oriented education that aligns with students, the professional field and society.

Your remit goes wider than guiding teams. From the design team, we also ensure that knowledge and experiences from development processes are made available to the entire organisation. We develop practical resources and tools that teams can use to continue independently, and we organise knowledge sharing around educational development and flexibilisation.

As a result, you are constantly moving between mentoring, developing and sharing knowledge.

What will you do?

You guide and advise educational teams on curriculum development and increasing flexibility. You bring structure, ask sharp questions, help make choices and translate ambitions into concrete actions.

· You develop usable resources and tools for educational teams. You translate educational knowledge and practical experiences into formats, examples and working methods that teams can use immediately.

· You contribute to knowledge sharing within Talland. You gather knowledge and good examples, make them accessible and share them via, for example, meetings, knowledge sessions and our digital environment.

You bring educational expertise to themes such as curriculum design, didactics, learning strategies, assessment and examination, and connect these to daily educational practice.

You contribute to the development of the design team and the TIM programme. You identify what teams need, recognise organisation-wide issues and, together with colleagues, translate these into concrete improvements.

You work independently and project-based within the framework of the programme. At times you take the lead, at other times you coach or act as a sounding board. You deliberately choose the approach needed to drive a team or development forward.

Who are you?

We are looking for someone with educational expertise and the ability to set people and developments in motion.

· You have a completed degree in Educational Sciences or a comparable field and experience in educational development and change processes, preferably within vocational education (mbo).

· You quickly master new subjects, oversee complex processes and are able to distinguish between main and side issues well.

You sense what a team needs, dare to stand in front of a group, and can enthusiastically take people along while also holding a critical mirror up to them.

· You are pragmatic and results-oriented: you don't dwell on analysis and questioning, but take the step towards concrete actions and results together with others.

You take the initiative, assume the role of driving force where necessary and are flexible in your approach.

You enjoy working collaboratively, are organisationally sensitive and bring positive energy.

Job requirements

Our offer
The field of work and your profession are constantly changing. We stand and go for lifelong learning. For your professional and personal development, we have our own Talland Academy and the online platform Good Habitz. In addition, you can count on excellent terms of employment, including:

• an appointment of 24 to 32 hours per week (by mutual agreement) (0.6 to 0.8 FTE).

• It initially concerns a temporary appointment (in connection with the project) for the 2026-2027 school year, with a possible prospect of an extension should the project last longer.

• We offer the position in salary scale 11 (min. €4,226, max. €6,210 for a full-time appointment). Furthermore, placement on the scale is based on knowledge, experience, and education;

• holiday allowance of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.33%;

• group insurance;

• attractive vitality and lifestyle schemes;

• the possibility of working from home part-time.

Who are we?
Talland College believes in the power of together. Only together can we do what we need to do: train professionals who matter to society. We do this with our 1,800 employees, each with their own talents, ambitions and qualities. At our locations in Noord-Holland, Alkmaar, Heerhugowaard, Hoorn, Purmerend and Zaanstad, we provide almost 200 MBO programmes. We work closely with social institutions and companies in our regions.
With us, you get the space to design your own work. Because we believe that you know what lives and what is needed for it. That demands something of you. Initiative, a critical eye and daring to call each other to account. Apart from thinking, above all doing. We are there for each other, in education and support services. So that, together with your colleagues, you can do your work with pleasure.

More information and apply
Want to know more about this role or working at Talland College? Contact Pam Mollink on 06-14590898 or p.mollink@talland.nl.

• Closing date for applications: 30 September 2026

• Conversations will take place in week 41.