Algemene Bestuursdienst, we are a government agency operating in the human resources industry. We were founded in 1995 and are headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands.

We support departments with finding these leaders and strengthening their leadership and professional craft. We base our work on the national vision on public leadership, which describes what the government expects from public leaders. We are responsible for central oversight and assurance of the quality of these top civil servants and for promoting collaboration between departments. We provide recruitment and support in selecting top civil servants, and we offer a comprehensive learning and development offering on leadership and civil service craft, and we work strategically with boards and HR directors on talent management, diversity, knowledge retention and succession planning.

We rely on an integrated approach to strong public leadership for the Netherlands. We have central insight into the tasks, the departments and the people needed, and we are able to respond to societal changes that are on the agenda.

Our specialties include Management Development, Talent development, Recruitment and Selection, Temporary management and consultancy, and Vacancies.

We operate in the Netherlands.

The strength lies in our integrated approach to public leadership for the Netherlands. We have central insight into the tasks, the departments and the people needed, and we are able to respond to the societal changes that are relevant. This enables the government to address matters that are important for the residents of the Netherlands and for society as a whole.