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Portfolio Manager
The opportunity
Help shape how a complex public-sector organisation governs digital development, data and innovation. As Portfolio Manager for the Spatial Domain, you will connect societal priorities with strategy, delivery and measurable value, while helping establish a sustainable approach to demand and portfolio management.
Your role
You will work with a transformation lead, strategists, architects, business owners and central portfolio management colleagues. Your focus is to design, test and embed the processes and governance needed to identify digital needs, prioritise initiatives, manage dependencies and allocate resources transparently. Alongside this organisational development work, you will maintain continuity across ongoing Digital Twin activities and represent the organisation in relevant regional, national and international partnerships.
Key responsibilities
- Design and test a practical demand and portfolio management process in collaboration with central governance teams.
- Establish clear ways of capturing, prioritising, tracking and connecting digital requests to the strategic portfolio.
- Define roles, responsibilities, decision-making moments, working methods, tools and reporting.
- Monitor dependencies, identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements based on practical experience.
- Support programme management for ongoing Digital Twin initiatives, including NL3D and Twins4Resilience, and contribute to consortium reporting.
- Represent the organisation in regional, national and international Digital Twin collaborations and advise on progress and decisions required.
- University-level education or equivalent academic working and thinking level.
- At least four years of demonstrable demand and portfolio management experience in a complex IT, information management or transformation environment.
- Experience with digitalisation, data and innovation in a complex governance or public-sector setting.
- Experience participating in national and/or international partnerships.
- Knowledge of established portfolio management methods and frameworks.
Strong political and organisational awareness, analytical thinking, sound judgement, stakeholder engagement, connecting leadership, environmental awareness, persuasion and a results-driven approach.
Expected outcomes
A tested demand and portfolio process; clear agreements for managing digital demand; practical governance, roles and reporting; and continuity of ongoing Digital Twin commitments and partnerships.
Location: Utrecht
Duration: ASAP – December 2027
Hours per week: 24-32
Questions candidates ask before applying
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