Advisor Digital Transformation

Assignment description
Kadaster
The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency – in short Kadaster – collects and registers administrative and spatial data on property and the rights involved. This also goes for ships, aircraft and telecom networks. Doing so, Kadaster protects legal certainty. We are also responsible for national mapping and maintenance of the national reference coordinate system. Furthermore, we are an advisory body for land-use issues and national spatial data infrastructures.

Our information is available predominantly through online web services, including information on energy labels of houses and underground cables and pipelines. Our main customer groups are civil-law notaries, local authorities, businesses, financial institutions and private individuals. Kadaster maintains the Key Registers Cadastre and Topography.

Kadaster performs its public tasks in service of society. This is reflected in the way we are organised and the ways in which we publicly account for how we work.

Kadaster carries out international activities. Together with national partners worldwide, such as governmental organisations and universities, we further develop knowledge and skills in land administration and geographic data. In addition, we actively participate in international umbrella organisations. Kadaster International is a department within Kadaster that carries out and coordinates a large part of these international activities.

Detailed description of the assignment in which the expert  is put to work:
Kadaster International aims to strengthen the department’s capabilities, reputation, and effectiveness in implementing Digital Transformation initiatives, leading to sustained growth and success of the international projects. The expert will supports the department to further expand and develop the existing knowledge of Digital Transformation in a sustainable way and to remain relevant. Due to the involvement of the expert the available knowledge and expertise of the Kadaster International Team can be structurally expanded an embedded.

For the specified timeframe the expert is responsible for knowledge transfer of theory and practice of the concepts of the Digital Transformation within the domain of Land Administration, both in international projects as well as within Kadaster. In the projects the expert will act as an international consultant supporting Kadaster International. With his/her experience, the expert unravels complex issues in the domain of Land Administration. The expert will be in the lead for translating the concepts into practical tailor made solutions for the issues.

The expert will not be considered as formal staff member of Kadaster International and work independently.

The expert is responsible for the implementation and development on the project objectives related the above mentioned topic. Within Kadaster the expert is responsible to share and exchange knowledge and understanding of the concept of Digital Transformation and by doing so strengthening the internal capacity of the organisation. The responsibilities include developing detailed project proposals incorporating Digital Transformation for international projects, conducting workshops and training sessions to transfer knowledge, and integrating Digital Transformation concepts into projects with thorough documentation. Additionally, the role involves creating comprehensive training materials for practical application, and writing and presenting academic papers at international conferences. This supports Kadaster International’s advisors in developing methodologies and disseminating information both internally and externally. Due to the average project duration the assignment as well as a long term assignment of minimum 2 years is recommended.

The timeframe of minimum 2 years supports the department to further expand and develop the existing knowledge of Digital Transformation in a sustainable way and to remain relevant.