Mission description:

Excited to work on a project for a key Belgian player in the energy landscape?

The Belgian and European energy landscape is in full swing. Did you know that our client in Belgium plays a crucial role in this?

As part of a larger Group, as a European transmission system operator in Belgium ensures the reliability and sustainability of the electricity supply in our country.

Side-by-side with other Contingent Workers and staff, you will play a part in building a sustainable, green and reliable energy infrastructure that stimulates economic growth and reduces our ecological footprint. 

Only together can we make the biggest impact possible! We believe in the power of diversity: we are convinced that an inclusive and diverse work environment leads to more innovation, creativity and better results.

Service description:

The Group is moving towards Data-centricity, i.e. Data becomes a masterpiece in its strategy execution, and a Data-driven company. As Data Advisors, within the corporate Digital & Data department, we aim at facilitating and driving the entire organization to leverage data as an enabler to achieve its targets (strategic ambitions, innovation or transformation themes, objectives and regulatory compliance). Our mission consists in facilitating and driving the entire organization to leverage data as an enabler to achieve its targets:

1. Creating business value through Data
2. Think Data intuitively
3. Unlock transversal Data fit for purpose

One of the strategic pillars of the role of a Data Advisor is to close the gap between Business and Data. Together with subject matter experts, you define and design solid foundations for the Data in terms of Metadata, Responsibilities and Discoverability to leverage the Data Platform. The Data Platform. 

As part of a product team, the Data Advisor is moving rocks to improve Data Management practices and to ease them. The Data Advisor breathes respect, open-mind, dare, challenge, innovation, customer-oriented and team spirit.

The Data Chapter is looking for Data Advisor Services who will work on Data Initiatives at Belgium and Germany. It is an opportunity to mark your signature in the corporate Data Management.

What you will be doing

• You contribute to improving the Data Governance methodology by providing feedback from the field.
• You work with a Business Purpose, while breathing Data, Organization & People, Processes, and Technology.
• You understand and analyze the Business needs.
• You are looking for solutions that can quickly bring benefits and keep an eye on more-long terms solutions to ensure sustainability on mid-terms.
• You leverage advising and training (i.e. Data Owners, Data Stewards, Business and IT teams) by and on-the-job coaching.
• You continuously review and ensure transversality of the Business Glossary that defines the common and universal language within the company, by formalizing the Business definitions of data and their purpose.
• You manage expectations from, and intensely collaborate and align with, multi-disciplinary stakeholders, departments and product teams.
• You excel at bringing people with various backgrounds together to converge.
• You are the ambassador of One Team for the Customer.
• You always generate business value

What you will NOT be doing

• You shall not act from an Ivory Tower.
• You shall not define Data Governance methodology but will influence its evolution by providing retrospective feedback from the field.
• You don’t make decisions for the Business but rather advise them with careful logic or showing your reasoning.
• You don’t manage the data community, nor engineering, nor development teams.
• You don’t define the details of the solutions architecture, nor the technical architecture, nor will you implement technical solutions.
• You don’t develop systems.

Requirements:

Technical Skills (required)

As a candidate for this mission, you can demonstrate proven experience with similar projects, missions or employments, with skills that encompass:

• Master knowledge about and have an experience of min. 4 years with these Data Management activities:
  • Data Governance – Mandatory
  • Data Quality Management – Mandatory
  • Metadata Management – Mandatory
  • Master Data Management – Mandatory
  • Data Classification, Data Privacy, Data Security, CIA Measures
  • – Optional
  • Business Intelligence & Analytics – Optional
  • Big data – Optional
  • Data Modeling – Optional
  • Data Integration & API – Optional
• Rapidly understand the Business of Elia as a Transmission System Operator and its underlying concepts. Previous experience related to the Business of “Utilities” or “Energy” and its underlying concepts is an asset.
• Language skills: fluent in English AND fluent in at least one of the following languages: Dutch, French or German

Soft skills

• Able to challenge your interlocutors by leveraging your rational thinking, and no non-sense philosophy.
• Continuously look at data in a transversal way (no siloes), across the entire Enterprise, to prevent non-sense solution.
• Track record of driving results through continuous improvement
• Customer-oriented
• Analytical approach to problem-solving and a track record of driving results through continuous improvement
• You are curious, willing to learn and able to introduce creative and innovative solutions
• Your communication skills allow you to facilitate workshops where you can act as a leader when necessary as well as coaching people on the job
• Adapt your speech according to the maturity level of the other participants, accordingly you are a really good communicator and communicate effectively with team members from different backgrounds (business users, IT project leaders …)
• Able to listen, decide, convince and create adoption.
• Able to switch easily from a hands-on attitude to a supportive attitude and willing to coach and support Team Members and Data Stewards.
• Team player breathing respect, open-mind, dare, challenge, innovation and one team for the Customer
• Product-oriented mindset

Additional information:

• Start: ASAP (and one advisor from mid-March)
• End: Until 28/02/2025 with possibility of prolongation
• Work regime: full time
• Location: The workplace is Brussels, with occasional trips to Berlin.
• Please include references to proven experience with similar roles and responsibilities in your offer.
• We will share the proposals several times before the deadline.

Important: for non-EU candidates, please present candidates who comply with the following criteria:

• Possess a work permit allowing the individual to work in Belgium.
• Hold a valid residence permit confirming the right of residence in Belgium.

There’s something electric in the air with this this mission!
What makes this mission attractive?

An interesting project at the reference within the energy sector: the company encourages innovation and collaboration. Within our company you will be at the forefront of the energy transition, and you will have the chance to contribute to ground-breaking technologies designed to accelerate this transition. It is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to demonstrate your skills and develop further your competences within this project.
Focus on well-being at work: we put maximum effort into a positive work culture in which your well-being is central.
A diverse team of co-workers: the company puts a high value on diversity and inclusion. You will join a diverse and passionate team that enjoys sharing knowledge and leading the way towards a more sustainable future together.
We are convinced that your contribution to our team will be invaluable and look forward to welcoming you soon!