Head of Applications

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

Updated: 4 days ago

Position 

The ICT Department has a total of about 80 employees and is divided into five departments: Operations & Infrastructure, Service Centre, Scientific Data & Compute, Applications and Office of the CIO.

For the department responsible for the development, maintenance and implementation of applications, we are looking for a 'Head of Applications'.  The department consists of about 25 employees (including developers, analysts, testers, product managers and a software architect) divided over various teams. 

You report to the CIO and are part of the management team of the ICT organisation.

Responsibilities 

In this role, you and your direct reports are responsible for the planning, analysis, development, implementation and management of central IT solutions, crucial for the daily operation of 4,000 employees and 20,000 students. The data platform and integration landscape will also be managed in your department. 

We are talking about applications within the domain of education (student administration and learning environment), research, but equally applications used within HR, Finance, Facility management, communication, fall within your scope.

A quick look at your work package

  • You are an inspiring manager with an eye for growth and development of your teams, which are diverse in scope and profiles
  • You watch over delivery and guarantee performance, availability and security of the applications 
  • You focus on strong stakeholder management and create a broadly supported and well-developed application and project portfolio 
  • You draw the outlines for a department in change and monitor the achievement of long-term objectives 
  • You also take care of the annual budget of the department, a personnel plan and a strategic multi-year plan
  • You enjoy managing budgets and negotiating with external partners
  • As a member of the IT management team, you help determine the policy of the ICT Department

For this position, Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus (Ixelles) will be your home base, in combination with working from home.


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