Project Manager IAM

Project overview

Assignment Description

The Project Manager IAM is a key figure in complex (IT) change processes, projects, and the further development of the Defence organization. The further development involves the transformation of the Defence organization into an agile, future-proof IT powerhouse: one that pushes technological boundaries, delivers business value, and can respond to any strategic challenge with a digital first-mover advantage.

Due to the close coherence, this is a dynamic and complex whole, where much is subject to change and you will also have to take on and/or initiate a lot yourself and continue to inquire in close cooperation with the management of the management teams.

What will you do?

Projects and Management

You will draw up a business case together with the client and write the project plan, the plan of approach, and other project and change documentation. You will manage the project team in terms of planning and capacity, in consultation with the project and management responsibles. You are the point of contact for progress. You will track progress and results and proactively communicate about them with responsibles and stakeholders.

Engaging People

You will actively involve all stakeholders in the activities and objectives. You will take on a coaching role and help colleagues develop.

Coordination and Representation

You will represent IAM project and change management at an operational and/or tactical level in meetings and networks. You will liaise with stakeholders to determine priorities. You will coordinate with the parties involved in the realization.

Broader Task Package

Due to the close cooperation with the management team, you may also be assigned tasks that do not directly arise from an IAM project assignment. Consider:

Translating Goals: you will manage a coherent set of (sub)projects to achieve strategic and tactical goals and monitor planning, budget, and interests across all projects, not just your own.

Identifying and Implementing: you will identify needs elsewhere in the organization with an impact on IAM and address them.

Stakeholder Management: you will proactively involve stakeholders and ensure their expectations are aligned.

Guidance and Coaching: you will help determine the course, provide input for setting priorities, make agreements, and monitor progress. You will stimulate ownership and self-direction by asking questions, giving feedback, and building trust.

Knowledge Sharing: you will represent IAM project management and share knowledge during meetings and training days.

Background Assignment

Strategy, Analysis & Advice

Focus on preparation, understanding the context, and advising the client. In-depth analysis of relevant context, information, and developments and translating them into an approach and execution, as well as opportunities for new projects or changes. Advice to the client based on analysis of the problem statement and feasibility of results. (Contributing to) formulation of requirements (package), results, and (boundary) conditions, assessing feasibility, and identifying risks and critical success factors. Framework setting and scoping agreed with relevant parties and stakeholders.

(Ensuring) delivery of management and steering information and providing advice based on in-depth analyses. Spider in the web: identifies opportunities and risks.

Project & Process Management

Focus on the core activities of executing the project or change assignment. Steering of project and change management processes: initiating, planning, (re)directing, controlling, communicating, implementing and delivering, discharge, transferring, and closing. Substantive, procedural, and process support for decision-making in the various phases of projects and change processes. Consultation/intake with the client regarding the approach and intended results. Responsible for execution. Integrating products from different disciplines/work areas. Reports status.

Steering & Resource Management

Focus on managing people, resources, budgets, and capacity. Resource management: you will ensure the timely availability or creation of the right resources (people, time, money, knowledge, and tools) at the right time and in the right composition. Efficient use of people and resources and information provision, allocated budgets, and meticulous (quality and progress) monitoring. Employees or teams adequately supported and managed and/or guidance and supervision of (work of) third parties.

Assessing, filling, and adjusting required qualitative and quantitative capacity, preconditions, resources, and methods and techniques to be used.

Stakeholder Management & Influence

Focus on environmental factors and the relationship with other processes. Environment effectively involved and influenced. Influencing other relevant processes. Involving stakeholders internally and externally in the progress.

Quality Assurance, Evaluation & Assurance

Focus on closing, learning from results, and improving the organization. Quality assurance of delivered results, involving colleagues with necessary knowledge. Contributing to the evaluation of realization and results. Compiling lessons learned and adding them to the FCC lessons learned register, where applicable. Knowledge sharing and assurance with relevant stakeholders. Providing advice for improvement and adjustment of other relevant policy or execution issues, processes, products, and services.

Transport

ATTENTION!!!! Candidate is willing to travel throughout the Netherlands due to the location of various teams (Soesterberg, Maasland, Schaarsbergen)

Generic Description Competence Area and Levels

Implements plans for a change program. Plans and orchestrates a single or a portfolio of ICT projects to ensure the coordination and management of interdependencies. Orchestrates projects to develop or implement new, internally or externally defined processes to meet established business needs. Defines activities, responsibilities, critical milestones, resources, skills, interfaces, and budget, optimizes costs and time allocation, minimizes waste, and strives for high quality. Develops contingency plans to address potential implementation issues.

Delivers a project on time, within budget, and in accordance with original requirements. Creates and maintains documents to facilitate monitoring of project progress.

Summary of Task and Mission

Manages projects to achieve optimal performance and results. Defines, implements, and manages projects from conception to final delivery. Responsible for achieving optimal results, conforming to standards for quality, safety, and sustainability, and meeting defined scope, performance, costs, and schedule. Implements agile working methods where applicable.

Responsibilities

Organize, coordinate, and lead the project team

Ensure stakeholder involvement and communication

Monitor project progress

Coordinate, document, and ensure quality compliance

Circulate and distribute information from the project owner

Ensure the project helps support the broader goals of the organization

Meet budgets and deadlines

Update the project according to changing circumstances

Requirements

eCF Profile: Project Manager

Reference Area: E.02 Project and Portfolio Management

This assignment is based on the European e-Competence Framework (e-CF). This is a European standard for describing IT competencies and the corresponding level of responsibility. The eCF profile indicates which competencies and at what level (e-1 to e-5) are expected from the candidate. We expect candidates to clearly demonstrate in their CV that they possess these competencies. This can be done by describing for each relevant assignment or position:

CVs in which the required eCF competencies are not demonstrably present cannot be fully assessed for suitability.

Candidate has at least 2 years of demonstrable work experience with the chosen eCF profile in a similar role.

Candidate has at least a completed HBO/Bachelor's degree, or a comparable combination of education and experience.

Candidate preferably has demonstrable work experience with IAM (Identity Access Management).

Additional Information

Hybrid working: Yes

Frequency of days working from home: 2 days

On-call services: No

• the role the candidate fulfilled
• the tasks and responsibilities involved
• the extent to which these align with the required eCF competencies and the level

Project details

• Start: 2026-11-30T23:00:00
• Location: Huis ter Heide Utrecht, NL
• Languages: Dutch