Job Title: PMO Manager Language: Dutch, French Location: 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium Duration: 30/03/2026 - 29/03/2027 Job Description: PMO Manager is responsible for structuring, professionalizing and managing the Client Project Management Office, in direct support of the COSI department. It ensures consistent governance of project portfolios, guarantees methodological quality, and supports the four steering committees: Accessibility, Quality of Service, Automation & Architecture, Culture of Change. Strategic Objectives Alignment of projects with the Flight Plan 2030 (strategic document) and the Roadmap. Establishment of unified governance. Consolidated monitoring of progress, risks and interdependencies. Standardization of methods, tools and reports. Responsibilities 1. Governance and management - Develop and maintain methodological standards (PRINCE2, Agile, Prince2 Agile). - Define templates, rituals and reporting processes to management and steering committees - Ensure consistency between projects, programs and steering committees. 2. Portfolio Management - Consolidate the progress of the portfolio. - Structure the feedback of indicators (Administration Contract, Flight Plan (strategic document), Roadmap). - Identify and report cross-cutting risks. 3. Operational support- Accompany portfolio managers, project managers and project leaders. - Prepare governance meetings: agenda, documents, minutes. - Lead or co-facilitate certain committees. 4. Quality & Continuous Improvement - Ensure centralized, up-to-date documentation. - Measure project maturity and propose improvements. - Promote a culture of change and learning. Specific context Client is a relatively small public organization, characterized by highly committed teams where employees frequently take on several roles. At a time when Client is temporarily benefiting from external reinforcement to carry out several essential projects, the PMO Manager must play a structuring and accelerating role, and promote the organization's transition to a project orientation. He or she is pragmatic and in some cases, he or she is required to perform tasks that do not strictly fall within his or her area of responsibility in order to unblock situations and achieve results. The key challenges are: Ensure the transmission of knowledge and coaching to guarantee future autonomy. Install pragmatic governance: light, clear, sustainable. Maintain roadmap consistency by considering dependencies and priorities. Guarantee quality without losing speed of execution and hands-on mentality. Mentor the PMs and junior profiles of the PMO/Strategy team. Expected deliverables Comprehensive governance system (documented). Dashboard consolidated by stuurgroep. Standardised templates: PID, planning, risks, reports. Mechanism for monitoring dependencies and capacities. Active contribution to the strategic roadmap. Skills in demand Proven expertise in PMO and portfolio management. Mastery of transformation environments (IT + organization). Excellent organizational and communication skills (FR/NL required). Ability to work cross-functionally with management, general assembly, business services. Ability to coach and develop junior teams. Ability to juggle conceptual tasks with the completion of concrete work. The candidate must be willing to demonstrate pragmatism and versatility to deliver tangible results Candidate mission The candidate attaches a concise text (max. 1000 words) in which he describes how he or she envisages his or her approach to the mission in the specific context of Client. This text may include the following: Approach and phases Fundamental principles Priorities Collaboration Management Governance and tools Knowledge transfer and sharing To be attached to the application CV (max. 3–4 pages) with useful experiences and relevant results.