Consultant Data Management and Data Governance

About the role

As a Consultant in data management and data governance at Highberg, you advise large public organizations such as the Dutch government, provinces, municipalities, and water boards on structuring their data organizations. Your advice and contributions ensure responsible data utilization. For example, during the COVID-19 crisis, we assisted public organizations in the healthcare sector with establishing data governance. Additionally, as part of a collaboration with another leading consultancy, we developed the Inter-administrative Data Strategy: the cornerstone for data governance in government.

Why Highberg

At Highberg, we turn vision into movement and ambition into reality. We know that real transformation demands more than ideas: it demands people who make them happen. We believe in doing, not just designing. In partnerships built on trust and shared purpose. Our people work as one, combining humanity, strategy, and deep expertise. Because when people and purpose move together, we create change that endures.

We design – then we deliver

We are both the architects and the builders of transformation, making sure plans become reality

Hands-on collaboration

We work side by side with you. Committed and invested, taking ownership from start to finish

Cross European, locally rooted

We combine international scale with strong local presence in The Netherlands and DACH

Culture as a catalyst

Our culture and way of collaborating are unique, creating immediate impact and driving sustainable results

Your main tasks at #Highberg

At Highberg, you advise organizations at a governance level on their data strategy and assist in developing policies, frameworks, and processes for data sharing and usage. A key aspect of your advice involves structuring data governance: assigning data ownership through roles and responsibilities. You work closely with the chief data officer (CDO) and data stewards within the client organization for this purpose. At Highberg, you not only act as an external consultant but also collaborate with clients to implement a new way of working and governance. You assist them in conceptualizing, establishing, and implementing optimal data solutions for their strategic challenges. Leveraging your expertise in IT and architecture solutions, you collaborate closely with colleagues at Highberg from various disciplines such as change management, architecture, security, privacy, and more.

Who you are

• Junior/medior: someone with passion and drive to develop themselves in the areas of data strategy, management, organization, and governance
• Junior/medior: strong communication skills with a sense for political and administrative situations
• Junior/medior: analytical individuals capable of drawing connections, quickly understanding complex problems, and being solution-oriented
• Senior (supplemented with): someone adept at communicating across various levels, inspiring stakeholders, and acting as a pioneer
• Senior (supplemented with): someone interested in the relationship between data and technology (architecture, data platforms), with experience in what works and what doesn’t in setting up data governance

What we are asking

• Junior: a completed HBO (Bachelor’s) or WO (Master’s) degree, preferably in business administration, public administration, information science or management, or Business Analytics
• Junior: excellent verbal and written communication skills in Dutch
• Medior/senior (supplemented with): several years of experience as a (policy) advisor or consultant in the field of data, or in roles such as data steward, data manager, or data specialist
• Medior/senior (supplemented with): familiarity with standards and frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK and translating these into practice
• Medior/senior (supplemented with): additional certification such as Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) is a plus

What we are offering

• A competitive salary and excellent benefits including performance pay, provisions for mobility, pension and leave
• Sincere attention to personal development including coaching by colleagues, access to and wide range of education and training and a personal development plan with matching investments
• A place within a challenging and growing organization where taking personal responsibility is valued, you have the autonomy and freedom to perform your work flexibly with short lines of communication with colleagues
• A pleasant working environment with a pleasant and easily accessible office, focus on performance as a team and not on the individual and numerous social activities such as get-togethers, sports activities and team meetings

About the culture

We’re a European transformation consultancy that believes real progress starts with people — their ideas, their energy, their courage to change. Founded in the Netherlands, we’re growing across Europe, bringing together diverse teams united by one ambition: to create lasting impact. Together with our clients, we turn ambition into action and change into enduring results. Curiosity drives us forward, collaboration keeps us connected, and our shared commitment ensures that every transformation becomes something that truly lasts. We move. Together. For lasting impact.