Information Manager

Working at Vervoerregio Amsterdam means being able to make the real difference at an expert organization for mobility challenges. In everything we do, we work toward an accessible region for the people who live, work, learn and recreate here. Now and in the future. That calls for responsible choices that are best for people, our environment and the planet.

More than ever, in this busiest region of the country, we must provide clean and healthy transport options that fit the different areas. That is necessary to ensure that all our residents and visitors can reach their destination. That is why, together with our fourteen municipalities, we are working on a sustainably accessible region in which our travelers can travel safely, affordably, smoothly and comfortably from door to door. Would you also like to contribute to this, at one of the largest public transport clients in the Netherlands? Then read on quickly!

Bring information to life and turn your strategic vision into tangible results! At Vervoerregio Amsterdam, we are fully engaged in professionalizing our information management and our Information Management department, and you will play an important role in this. You enjoy collaborating to take the organization's information management to a higher level, and continuous improvement is a top priority for you.

As an information manager, you fulfill a central role in translating Vervoerregio-wide digitalization issues into concrete projects and the necessary services in the field of digital working and business operations. You provide requested and unsolicited advice on information strategy, always keeping the bigger picture in mind.

Additionally, you are responsible for the substantive safeguarding of a consistent and future-proof information architecture.

Tasks you will undertake

• Performing business analyses within change processes and advising the organization to translate these into clear information requirements.

• Drafting the information policy and multi-year plan in line with strategic objectives;

• Co-determining the annual project calendar for ICT projects based on priorities and budget;

• Advising and managing project plans and projects, and hiring expertise where necessary to ensure project success;

• Managing the activities of the IT service provider, including directing the drafting of SLAs and DAPs and monitoring their execution.

• Coordinating, managing, and professionalizing the activities of the functional application administrators;

• Monitoring the information architecture and hiring architecture expertise where necessary;

• Drafting and submitting the annual budgets for information provision and monitoring budget expenditure;

• Providing functional management to your colleagues in the Information Management team.

We are looking for colleagues who are innovative, curious, and investigative in their field. You are a strong personality with excellent advisory skills. You identify and exploit opportunities by taking initiative, and through your proactive attitude, you are highly visible within the organization. You are result-oriented, enjoy taking responsibility, and automatically think about how everything connects. In doing so, you take the interests and developments in your environment into account.

To perform your work successfully, you have a HBO or WO level of professional and intellectual capacity and possess a completed education in the direction of Information Management, Business Administration, or a similar field of study. You have at least 4 years of experience in the field of information management. You are analytically strong, take ownership, and are a problem solver.
Additionally, you have:

• Experience with project-based working, providing advice, and creating support;

• Knowledge of current developments in the field of information management;

• Knowledge of methods and standards in the field of project management, BISL, and ASL;

• The ability to manage based on a long-term vision.