Projectleider (Junior) - DVW
Description
De Vlaamse Waterweg NV seeks a versatile information management professional to support projects and change initiatives. The assignment sits within the Information Management team and the General Support Department (AAO). The professional connects processes, information, data, technology and user adoption in a Microsoft 365 environment. The advertised profile is Junior Project Leader.
The professional takes a leading and coordinating role in strategic projects, including the further development of the DataHub and data governance and implementation of the AI strategy. The work involves identifying needs and stakeholders, translating them into a feasible approach and monitoring progress. Alignment between policy, business and technical partners is central. The technical environment includes SharePoint, Teams, Power BI and the DataHub as a data catalogue.
The assignment also involves guiding employees and teams in responsible data use and sustainable information management. Practical training and awareness activities cover data storytelling, Power BI, data quality and correct data management. The professional coordinates Inforum content, speakers, logistics and communications. The assignment is based in Willebroek at a 60% work regime, with homeworking agreed with the customer.
Top Reasons to Apply
Shape data governance
Implement AI strategy
Develop the DataHub
Enable digital adoption
Coordinate Inforum
Detailed Responsibilities and Skills
Additional Responsibilities
- Coordinate Inforum content and organisation: develop the programme, align speakers and stakeholders, monitor practical arrangements and ensure coherent communication.
- Switch between strategy and execution.
- Take ownership of projects independently.
- Connect people.
- Translate complex themes clearly and accessibly for the organisation.
- Analyse functional needs using sufficient technical understanding.
- Understand data flows and dependencies.
- Formulate quality and governance requirements.
- Collaborate constructively with data owners, information managers, architects and analysts.
- Embed technical and organisational developments sustainably through project management, change management, stakeholder management and user guidance.
General skills — mandatory
- At least 1 year of demonstrable experience as a project leader in infrastructure or development projects; junior level.
- Demonstrable experience leading projects independently.
- Dutch proficiency at European CEFR level C2.
- Experience with project and change management is necessary to embed technical and organisational developments sustainably.
- Experience with stakeholder management is necessary to embed technical and organisational developments sustainably.
- Experience guiding users in a digital working environment is necessary to embed technical and organisational developments sustainably.
Technical skills and tools — mandatory
- Demonstrable experience with a DataHub as a data catalogue or a comparable data environment.
- Demonstrable experience with MS Projects.
- Demonstrable knowledge of project management methodology terminology, organisation, roles and processes, such as PRINCE2 or PMBOK.
- Demonstrable knowledge of Microsoft 365, particularly SharePoint and Teams.
- Knowledge of data governance, roles and responsibilities.
General skills — preferred
- Ability to analyse needs and translate them into a feasible approach and functional requirements.
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly and accessibly.
- Ability to organise event content and practical delivery, such as Inforum.
- Master's or bachelor's degree; documentary proof of the diploma must be submitted.
- Ability to develop and deliver training and awareness initiatives.
- Ability to connect stakeholders and align policy, business and technical partners.
- Ability to work independently, in a structured and results-oriented manner.
Technical skills and tools — preferred
- Demonstrable experience using project management techniques and tools, including risk and issue management.
- Demonstrable knowledge of and experience with ITIL.
- Demonstrable knowledge of information management and digital collaboration.
- Demonstrable knowledge of MS Project and MS Office, including PowerPoint and Excel.
- Demonstrable knowledge of Power BI and data storytelling.
- Demonstrable knowledge of responsible AI use and AI governance.
- Technical understanding of data flows, metadata, data quality and access management.
Additional technical context
- Microsoft 365-based digital workplace and organisation-wide information and data governance context.
- SharePoint and Teams support digital collaboration and information management; Power BI supports reporting and data storytelling; DataHub enables access to and management of data.
- AI applications operate within a responsible governance framework.
- A deep developer role is not expected; sufficient technical insight is expected to analyse functional needs, understand data flows and dependencies, formulate quality and governance requirements, and collaborate with data owners, information managers, architects and analysts.
- Knowledge of metadata, data quality, roles and responsibilities, access management, information classification and responsible AI use is relevant.