Senior Business Analyst (Dutch speaking)

ContractsIT is looking for several experienced Senior Business Analysts to join a large digital transformation programme within the Belgian federal public sector. You will turn policy and business goals into functional solutions and improve data exchange and processes between multiple government bodies. The projects run in 2027-28.

The projects include: implementing new EU and national regulations in IT systems; designing new databases and shared reference data; optimising financial and payment processes; improving data exchange between public organisations.

What you will do: carry out business analysis, including as-is and to-be process flows; identify improvements in data quality and process flows; write clear, detailed user stories with acceptance criteria; follow up IT suppliers during functional analysis and run User Acceptance Testing (UAT); lead workshops and working groups with stakeholders and validate proposals; report risks, blockers and dependencies to the Project Manager; write user manuals and support training on new functionality.

MUST HAVE: Native or fluent Dutch (essential); EU citizenship; more than 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst or Functional Analyst; a Bachelor's degree (minimum); experience with PRINCE2 and/or Agile; strong experience writing user stories and running UAT; experience working with and following up IT suppliers; strong stakeholder management and communication with both technical and non-technical people; available full time as a freelancer.

NICE TO HAVE: experience on public sector projects; experience on EU-level projects; good knowledge of French; experience with financial or payment processes; experience with regulatory or legal change projects; experience with data mapping, reference data or database design; knowledge of BPMN or UML process modelling; awareness of GDPR.

What we offer: long-term freelance assignments with a major public sector programme; hybrid working in Brussels; competitive day rate.