The ICT services organization of Belgian public institutions Smals awards the framework agreement for finding and managing external ICT professionals to ProUnity, the Belgian HR technology company that is part of HeadFirst Group. The framework agreement is effective January 1, 2023 and has a term of four years. Simone Groeneveld, Director MSP services at HeadFirst Group: "This offers great opportunities for freelancers and secondment companies in the Benelux to offer their knowledge to dozens of Belgian government organizations."
"Belgian governments are investing heavily in technology and innovation, with a view to providing better services to citizens and businesses. To support this, Smals will be looking for some 400 new employees this year. At the same time, we are supplementing our projects and services with temporary ICT expertise. With ProUnity we give a large group of professionals a gateway to work on challenging assignments, in all kinds of domains, with equal opportunities for everyone," explains Donald De Keyser, Management Controller at Smals.
Great opportunities for professionals
Already about 50 government organizations publish daily assignments on the ProUnity platform. Current users include the Federal Parliament, the federal government departments of Finance, Justice, Interior and Development Cooperation, the Walloon government, as well as Sciensano, RIZIV, RVA, Forem, Actiris, the Federal Police and the Center for Cyber Security.
ProUnity makes access to these assignments quick and easy for a range of professionals, self-employed and employed by secondment companies, in the Benelux. Smart use of the combination of its comprehensive marketplace and VMS platform allows them to deploy their talent to Smals and its members. The ProUnity platform monitors the entire collaboration, from the publication of new assignments and the management of contracts and time registration to reporting and invoicing, in strict compliance with Belgian tax and social legislation.
"ProUnity is an innovative tech company, with a sense of personal touch. This perfect balance between tech and touch is essential in our service and industry," explains Simone Groeneveld. "When we welcomed ProUnity into our group in July 2022, we knew they were capable of this kind of commercial success. A big compliment to the ProUnity team. This is an important step in our further reaching strategy towards an international platform organization."