Functional Specialist (secondment)

Project overview

The functional specialist forms the substantive link between municipalities, the VNG team, chain partners, and software suppliers regarding the further development of PGB2.0 and the iPGB standard.

Profile of the suited interim professional:

• Inventorying wishes, bottlenecks, and experiences of municipalities, including via the working group Execution
• Assessing signals from practice and determining if follow-up is necessary
• Translating municipal needs into functional requirements, specifications, and change proposals
• Aligning functional issues with software architecture and message exchange
• Drafting and testing RFCs and facilitating analysis sessions
• Substantiating priorities from the municipal perspective for further development
• Following up on the elaboration of changes and monitoring municipal interests therein
• Preparing and attending user and RFC meetings and following up on actions
• Sharing knowledge and practical experience with policy officers, executors, and suppliers
• Guiding municipalities with functional issues related to the connection with PGB2.0
• Contributing to training material, instructions, and information for municipalities
• Participating in test and acceptance scenarios from municipal work processes
• Contributing to evaluations per connection tranche and to the broader evaluation of PGB2.0
• Documenting and transferring functional knowledge and open dossiers after the program concludes
• HBO/WO work and thinking level, via education or at least 2 years of experience at a tactical or strategic level within information management or functional management
• Minimum 3 years of experience with the implementation processes of new ICT systems for municipalities
• Minimum 3 years of experience within the social domain (Wmo and/or Jeugdwet)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the field of IT within municipalities or similar (semi-)governmental institutions, including translating execution processes into functional requirements
• Preferably experience with the execution practice within the social domain
• Preferably experience with PGB2.0, the PGB portal, or comparable national implementation projects
• Preferably experience with collaboration with chain partners such as municipalities, SVB, software suppliers, and VWS
• Preferably experience with translating policy and user requirements into functional specifications
• Good communication skills in word and writing

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Den Haag, North-Holland, South-Holland, NL
• Languages: Dutch