Requirement: Data Lead (Orchestration & Strategy)
Location: Braine-l'Alleud, BELGIUM
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Not to Exceed Rate: 96 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours): 311
Required Start Date: 2 November 2026
End Contract Date: 31 December 2026
Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
Please do NOT apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria:
- Current National or NATO SECRET clearance
- Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
- Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position
Duties & Role:
Weekly Data Governance Board (DGB):
Running the weekly DGB as Data Lead and Chair-Person in full coordination with the ACPV contractor.
- DGB meetings are planned, chaired and completed in coordination with the ACPV main contractor.
- Agenda, participants and supporting material are confirmed before each meeting.
- Meetings result in clear decisions, actions and assigned responsibilities.
Prepare on weekly basis mature and complete DGB submission package for the DGB agenda and confirm completeness and readiness of submitted package via the ACPCV DGB secretariat.
- Submission packages are to be complete, accurate and sufficiently mature for DGB consideration.
- Required documentation, recommendations and supporting evidence are included.
Document on weekly basis DGB decisions, action items and proceedings that are properly captured.
- Decisions, action items, owners and deadlines are accurately recorded.
- Meeting minutes are reviewed and distributed to relevant stakeholders.
- Records are stored in the approved repository and remain traceable.
Track and report on weekly basis the data governance KPIs and the quality indicators with aim to address data governance performance gaps and support continuous improvement.
- Data governance KPIs and quality indicators are measured and reported weekly.
- Performance gaps, trends and root causes are identified.
- Corrective or improvement actions are proposed and tracked.
Report on weekly basis that the data governance mandatory artefacts are collected as per the DGB Terms of References (TOR) and the associate Data Source on-boarding Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
- Mandatory artefacts are collected and reviewed against the DGB TOR and Data Source On-Boarding SOP.
- Missing, incomplete or outdated artefacts are identified and reported.
- Artefacts are stored in the designated repository and are traceable.
Supervise the work of the Data Source On-Boarding Working Group (DOWG) in its mission to prepare decision and recommendation packages for the DGB when convened on weekly basis.
- DOWG activities are planned, coordinated and aligned with DGB priorities.
- Decision and recommendation packages are accurate, complete and ready for DGB review.
- Risks, issues and delays are escalated in a timely manner.
Report monthly that the knowledge generated out of the ACPV data is delivering the intended business value.
- The knowledge, insights and outputs generated from ACPV data are assessed against defined business objectives.
- Business benefits, use cases and value gaps are documented.
- Recommendations are provided to improve data utilisation and business outcomes.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Data Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
- At least five years of relevant experience in data governance, data management, information management, or business intelligence.
- Experience chairing governance boards, working groups, or formal decision-making meetings.
- Experience reviewing governance submissions and assessing their completeness, maturity, and decision readiness.
- Experience documenting decisions, actions, risks, and meeting proceedings.
- Experience defining, tracking, and reporting data-governance KPIs and data-quality indicators.
- Knowledge of data governance, data quality, data ownership, stewardship, metadata, and data-source onboarding.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary stakeholders, contractors, and technical teams.
- Strong analytical, organisational, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Language Proficiency: Full proficiency in English and ability to interact both at the technical level and business level in English, excellent meeting management skills and reporting skills are essential.
