ICT Project Manager - HR.A.5 - FG IV _ 402618/2023

Description

Job title*: ICT Project Manager

Domain**: HUMAN RESOURCES

Where: Unit HR.A.5 - HR Data and Analytics, Brussels

Function Group: FG IV

Contract Type: 3b

Express your interest until: 12.01.2024 - 12.00 (Brussels time)

We are

The Human Resources and Security department of the Commission (DG HR) oversees recruitment policy, training and career management, social policies and working conditions for Commission staff. It is also responsible for keeping buildings and employees safe, making sure that work continues during crises and dealing with online security. 

Unit HR.A.5 Data and Analytics supports DG HR’s mission to be an enabling and strategic partner for the Commission, supporting the delivery of key policy and political priorities, such as the HR Strategy, Digital Transformation, Greening, Flexible working, Diversity and Inclusion. To maximise its impact in priority areas, DG HR needs to ensure optimal management of human resources in the Commission, supported by the right data and data insights. 

The unit, composed of 27 colleagues organised into 5 teams, provides state-of-the-art, user-friendly, accurate and cost-effective data and analytics services to support HR policies and decisions. We serve a wide range of Commission client groups: units in DG HR, HR professionals in each DG, managers, other central services and strategic decision makers in the Commission. Furthermore, we provide services to HR functions in over 30 client Institutions and agencies that use the same HR systems as the Commission. Our services include standard reports, self-service dashboards, advanced analytics, publications, HR survey planning and coordination as well as data governance and data management coordination.  The unit is also responsible for the delivery of data related projects under an on-going HR Transformation programme, which aims to mordernise and streamline HR processes and the supporting IT solutions.

We propose

Unit HR.A.5 seeks to hire an experienced project manager to join the HR Data Governance team and to contribute to the foundational Data Layer projects forming part of the HR Transformation programme as well as the on-going operational projects and activities.

The position will consist of:

• Managing data-related projects, both operational and part of a broader digital transformation programme
• Assisting in monitoring and reporting on the data-related projects in the digital transformation programme.
• Leading the identification, evaluation and adoption of new tools and technologies, in the design of a new data analytics infrastructure.
• Selecting, guiding and evaluating work provided through outsourcing services (extramuros service providers or other).
• Designing, specifying and supporting the implementation of data governance processes and procedures.
• Engaging and supporting data owners and data stewards in managing the data assets
• Establishing data access management processes and implementing other data protection measures, such as data protection impact assessments, data protection records, security plans etc.
• Assisting in defining and implementing data analytics and data service offerings for different clients.
   

We look for

We look for an experienced, well-organised and responsible colleague to contribute to the unit's objectives. This coordinating work requires high initiative, commitment and flexibility, a problem-solving mindset and pragmatism, as well as a collaborative attitude.  

The ideal candidate should have the following skills and experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in project management, demonstrating planning skills and ability to work in a proactive and autonomous way; coordinate projects with multiple partners and stakeholders in an efficient and collaborative manner; capability to work on multiple concurrent tasks under time constraints and meeting challenging deadlines.
• Proven experience in managing project dependencies, governance, budget, risk & issues via tracking and reporting tools.
• Three years of experience of implementing data governance and/or data management in large-scale IT environments.
• Experience in implementing change management, issue management and risk management processes.
• Excellent client-orientation and highly developed communication skills; excellent drafting and editing skills in English; ability to deliver presentations; capacity to communicate technical or specialised information; ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with co-workers in an international and multi-disciplinary work environment.
• Experience in liaising with business and various project teams to ensure that the HR IT solutions correspond to the business needs and are in line with the IT governance framework.

 

How to express your interest?

With a view to guaranteeing equal access to all, the Commission recruits from an open database of spontaneous applications. The present call for interests aims at helping the recruiters to identify potentially interested candidates within this database.

The successful candidate is expected to perform the following tasks:

In practice, to express your interest, please follow the subsequent two steps:

1. If you are not registered yet in the open EPSO database, please do so at the following address: CAST Permanent. Please select under selection procedures for contract agent the CAST permanent profile that best suits your education and experience.
2. You should send your documents in a single pdf in the following order:
   1. your CV         2. motivation letter       3. duly filled in application form.         
   Please send these documents by the publication deadline to HR-MAIL-A5ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (HR-MAIL-A5[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) indicating the call for interest reference 402618/2023 in the subject.

No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.