Adviser — Public-Service Data Ownership

Belgium·Public-Interest & Regulated Services·Public-service technology· Brussels·Posted 14 September 2026

Applications close 17 November 2026

Public-service technology organisation in Belgium

The problem this seat exists to solve

The adviser will establish practical data ownership where public-service processes depend on information created and corrected by different teams. The aim is to make data usable for operating decisions and accountability, rather than produce a catalogue that nobody maintains.

The decision that data must support

Choose important service decisions and identify the records on which they depend. Examine where definitions change, duplicate records arise or corrections fail to reach downstream users. Distinguish source errors from reporting transformations and determine who has the authority to resolve each issue.

An ownership model should explain who decides a definition, who performs the work and who can accept a known limitation. Assigning a senior sponsor to every data field is not a substitute for an executable process.

The professional background sought

Qualified candidates should have implemented data governance in a complex service organisation and understand the connection between information, process and technology. They need analytical capability, facilitation skills and experience working with privacy and records specialists. A purely technical data-platform background will not cover the organisational remit.

Make ownership usable by service leaders

Recommend priority data standards, correction routes and escalation for disputed information. Define quality measures linked to actual consequences: failed processing, incorrect routing, repeated requests or unreliable performance reporting. Establish how major system and process changes will update the data responsibilities they affect.

Test the proposed arrangements against a case in which two departments hold conflicting but plausible records. Identify the decision authority, the evidence required and how the resolution propagates. Examine what happens while the conflict is unresolved so staff are not forced to choose between blocking a service and making an undocumented assumption.

Deliver an owned improvement backlog, agreed definitions for priority information and tested correction procedures. Management retains authority over service decisions and specialist legal interpretations. The adviser should leave a model that staff can operate within ordinary workloads, with clear evidence of whether information reliability improves over time.

Terms

Where the board sits: Brussels, Belgium
Applications close: 17 November 2026
Appointment: Advisory engagement
Compensation: EUR 950–1,500 per day (indicative advisory day rate)

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