What you will do
You will work as an analyst within the digital solutions team on a pilot project implementing LDES (Linked Data Event Streams) as the standard for data exchange between Flemish government entities. The project focuses on consuming environmental reporting data to support the organisation's obligations under the revised European Industrial Emissions Directive.
Your responsibilities include:
- Conducting functional analysis of the LDES pilot and new data flows from the integrated environmental annual reporting portal to backend systems for water and air emissions registration
- Designing new processes for the collection, validation and reporting of emissions data from companies
- Creating functional analyses for new applications that will support validation and reporting
- Translating business needs into system models and application specifications
- Modelling business processes using BPMN
- Developing conceptual models and logical database designs
- Working with UML, object modelling, use cases and user stories
- Supporting the complete redesign of systems that collect, enrich and validate emissions data reported by companies and used for European reporting
The organisation operates within an Agile environment.
What we are looking for
Essential experience and skills:
- At least 5 years of experience translating business needs into system models and application specifications
- At least 5 years of experience as a functional analyst working with large, business-critical applications
- At least 5 years of experience with functional and business analysis
- At least 5 years of experience with design concepts for object-oriented environments
- At least 5 years of experience with logical database design and data modelling software
- At least 5 years of experience with UML, object modelling, use cases, user stories and requirements analysis
- Demonstrable experience mapping, modelling (BPMN) and optimising business processes
- Experience in the technical environments in which the projects are situated
- Experience with Balsamiq
- Experience with Informix
- Fluency in Dutch at CEFR level C2
Valuable additional experience:
- At least 5 years of experience developing conceptual models
- Experience with requirements analysis and design concepts for object-oriented, multi-tier and web-enabled or UML environments
- Knowledge of Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse concepts
- Knowledge of industrial emissions regulations and air and water emissions inventory processes
- Knowledge of data and process modelling techniques and tools
Nice to have:
- Knowledge and experience with Jira Agile and Confluence
- Experience creating XMLs and XSDs
- Ability to determine technological solutions for business challenges through thorough analysis and financial justification
- Experience with workflow optimisation and process re-engineering
- Strong communication and analytical skills
The setting
This assignment runs for five months, starting 1 November 2026 and ending 31 March 2027. The work is partly on-site at the organisation's offices in East Flanders, with hybrid working possible. On-site hours are between 8:30 and 17:00, to be discussed with the project manager.
The organisation provides the necessary licences, software and network access. You will need to use your own business licence for Office 365, or LibreOffice will be made available.
The working language is Dutch.
How you join us
You can join us for this assignment as a freelancer or as an employee of HumanInTech. Same role, same team.
If you join as an employee, your employment continues beyond this assignment. When it ends, we’ll work together to find your next assignment.