Contract Function – initial engagement 60 days (3 months), with possible extension

Major Multinational Organisation; Brussels, Belgium

The Client is undergoing a strategic plan to revitalise the use, management and support of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). In order to management the outcomes of this Revitalisation Plan a series of programmes have been established.  The Network Realignment and Robustness (NR2) Programme is another of these programmes and its outcomes are to realign the main Local Area Networks (LANs) for the HQ up to date to the level of the common applications and communication tools for every user and then to provide a greater redundancy than today thereby increasing robustness.

The main responsibility of the subject post is to provide consultancy and support to the Requirements definition activities within the agreed structures of the NR2 Programme and will report directly to the NR2 Programme Manager . This individual will provide subject matter expertise in the production of the User, Functional and Technical requirements definition.

A successful career including employment or contract engagements in the Military, Defence industry or Government will have helped prepare you for this role and provided you with a mandatory current security clearance. 

Responsibilities

The Subject Matter Expert operating within agreed reporting structures is responsible for:

• Use the programme management framework for the requirements specific to this programme in line with the programme strategy and the direction of the programme board.
• Input to the production of the required deliverables
• Input to the Planning of the programme
• Assist in the identification of programme risks, including the development of contingency plans.
• Liaison with programme management and related requirements activities to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated.

Business Partnership

• Establish and maintain relationship with senior ICT Management (ICTM) staff;
• Work closely with the Programme, Programme Support Office and Project staff;
• Interact with other members of the Organisation involved in the programmes and projects;

Personal attributes

• Be a self starter who can work unsupervised and take initiative;
• Have proven organisational and administrative skills;
• Be able to effectively communicate with both non-technical users and technical staff to communicate the issues surrounding accreditation;
• Be able to prepare accurate and succinct summaries of accreditation information;
• As there will be periods of high pressure to meet certain deadlines, possessing tact and high integrity is mandatory;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English or French and good working knowledge of the other;

Knowledge and experience

The Subject matter expert will have underpinning knowledge and understanding of:

• General principles and processes for identifying and defining requirements
• Legislative and regulatory frameworks
• Analysis and evaluation techniques
• Whole life costs
• Relevant CASE software
• Skills in business analysis and data modelling and analysis skills
• ICT Systems and applications experience

Qualifications

• College or university degree in information management/technology or related subject or equivalent work experience.
• PRINCE 2 Practitioner.

Estimated Term

• Initial engagement 60 days; extension possible