Data and Analytics Manager - AFOSOC-VESOFO
Description
As Data and Analytics Manager, you develop and manage databases, ICT applications and data flows for AFOSOC VESOFO. You collaborate with internal users, external partners and suppliers to address data-management needs. You report to the ICT Manager, who reports to the Director. The assignment combines technical development with analysis, coordination and user support.
You follow up the development of the shared database, write technical specifications and procedures, and test the programmed solution with users. You analyze test results, implement changes or propose modifications to the external development partner. You also organize meetings, follow up project decisions, and prepare implementation and key-user training. In addition, you investigate operational and data-related problems and develop suitable IT solutions.
Alongside development, you manage the shared database, including users, data structure, access rights, configuration, backup and system security. You prepare reports, verify data from annual accounts and subsidy files, and compare information from different sources and data cubes. The role involves daily contact with users, ICT colleagues and external developers, as well as monthly contact with partners such as RSZ and KSZ. The assignment is hybrid and part-time, with a required 3/5 on-site regime in Brussels.
Top Reasons to Apply
Broad data impact
Technical autonomy
Strong stakeholder contact
Hybrid collaboration
BI and reporting
Detailed Responsibilities and Skills
Additional Responsibilities
- Follow project decisions
- Communicate internal stakeholders
- Communicate external suppliers
- Prepare database implementation
- Train key users
- Investigate operational problems
- Investigate data problems
- Contact involved parties
- Find suitable IT-solutions
- Analyze user requests
- Develop separate databases
- Modify separate databases
- Develop solution proposals
- Investigate user needs
- Analyze current applications
- Propose application improvements
- Support database maintenance
- Support application creation
- Support application modifications
- Manage database users
- Manage data structure
- Manage access rights
- Configure shared database
- Manage database backups
- Secure database system
- Prepare data reports
- Verify data accuracy
- Compare sources datacubes
- Participate in workgroups
- Participate in meetings
General skills
- Bachelor-level knowledge or equivalent through experience.
- Two to three years of professional experience.
- Planning and organizing skills.
- Problem-solving and problem-handling skills.
- Ability to analyze and resolve users' database problems.
- Ability to formulate proposals to improve data management.
- Ability to manage data flows independently.
- Compliance with GDPR guidelines and internal agreements and procedures.
- Escalate doubts, problems, new licenses, budget decisions or difficult user complaints to the manager and/or project leader.
- Dutch or French at native or bilingual proficiency.
- English at professional working proficiency.
- Experience preparing reports and reporting.
Technical skills
- Strong knowledge of IT.
- Strong knowledge of software and database development.
- Strong knowledge of common and company-specific software.
- Strong knowledge of BI tools.
- Ability to develop, program and manage user-friendly and accurate databases based on information from multiple data flows.
- Strong knowledge of MS SQL.
- Expert knowledge of JSON.
- Expert knowledge of Power BI.
- Expert knowledge of Power Query.
- Expert knowledge of XML.
Tools
- MS SQL Server - Expert.
- Power BI - Expert.
- Power Query - Expert.
- JSON - Expert.
- XML - Expert.