Freelance Quartermaster - NVWA

Project details

115,- Assignment Description Which assignment will the professional carry out and what activities are involved? Steering arrangement (governance/direction):

• Provide direction for the governance of the NEVSAT ecosystem and the framework of agreements.
• Align stakeholders and participating parties.
• Integrate new parties (governments, possibly companies) into the ecosystem.
• Supplement existing agreements and further develop them where necessary. Productional arrangement (getting it instrumentally in place):
• Get parties on board to also get the project instrumentally (technically) in place.
• Understand the steps needed to make collaboration between stakeholders operational.
• Coordinate the collaboration between stakeholders and parties in building the ecosystem. What concrete results should the professional achieve? Results must be concrete and measurable. Steering arrangement:
• Established governance and framework of agreements for the NEVSAT ecosystem, with support from the participating parties.
• Process and consultation structure established through which parties jointly reach agreements on roles and responsibilities; the content of these agreements will be determined by the parties themselves. Productional arrangement:
• Demonstrable number of parties (governments and/or companies) committed to participating in the project and its instrumental development.
• Contribution to the delivery of the first operational phase of the project, in accordance with the phasing in the project plan. Background of the assignment NEVSAT is building a sectoral ecosystem for satellite data and imagery, as a sectoral implementation of the national sovereign data infrastructure and aligned with European initiatives such as Gaia-X. The ecosystem works with four tracks (instrumental, conceptual, legal, relational) that are followed per application (use case), starting with an initial pilot. In addition to the project manager, a quartermaster will be appointed to land the project plan with the involved stakeholders, new governments, and possibly market parties. The quartermaster works from two perspectives: The steering arrangement: providing direction for the governance of the ecosystem, getting the involved stakeholders and parties aligned, integrating and supplementing within the framework of agreements. The productional arrangement: getting parties on board and understanding what is needed to get the NEVSAT project instrumentally in place, in collaboration with all involved stakeholders and parties. Organizational context and culture The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) monitors the health of animals and plants, animal welfare, and the safety of food and consumer products, and enforces nature conservation law. Requirements Minimum completed HBO education Available immediately for the start of the assignment. Minimum 5 years of demonstrable experience in setting up and operationalizing projects, organizations, or coalitions, both steering (governance, aligning parties) and productional (getting parties on board to realize something operationally). Minimum 5 years of demonstrable experience with and network within the (national) government, including knowledge of relevant policies such as the NDS. Proficiency in the Dutch language, both spoken and written. Desirables Broad knowledge of the space and satellite data industry. Knowledge of Dutch government use cases for satellite/drone data. Relevant network outside of government, towards market parties/companies. Knowledge of European data space principles (Gaia-X, EDIC structure). Competencies Analyzing Collaboration Persuasiveness Environmental awareness Additional information An offered CV must contain the full name, address, date of birth, telephone number, and email address of the candidate. Work situation: Secondment is not allowed. Exclusivity is required upon acceptance of an invitation for an intake until 4 days after the intake date.
• Start: 2026-11-01T23:00:00
• Location: Utrecht, NL
• Languages: Dutch