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Data Governance Manager

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Job Title: Data Governance Manager

Location: Hybrid / Exter (Must be on site at least once/week)

Contract Duration: 18 Months

Daily Rate: £600/day (Umbrella – Maximum)

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Security Clearance: Must be eligible for SC clearance

The Role:

Work with the CDIO and Data Governance Group to provide strategic oversight of environmental data governance throughout the organisation
Set environmental data governance policies, frameworks and standards, and ensure monitoring of adherence to these
Be accountable for understanding and managing the organisational environmental data risks and issues, and co-ordinating with data owners to accept or resolve them
Act as a senior advisor on the best practice of data security development, in accordance with the data enterprise architecture
Advocate improved environmental data risk management and practices within the organisation
Encourage better data literacy and understanding of environmental data governance within the organisation
Have excellent stakeholder management skills.
Responsibilities

Lead the implementation of the Environmental Data Strategy and implement the necessary governance required for effective design and delivery of products and services (including those using AI).
Ensure appropriate environmental data governance frameworks, standards and principles are set in line with the corporate strategy, our Enterprise Design Framework, and against the wider context of government and sector organisations requirements, and direct continuous improvement to optimise data governance practices over the full data life cycle.
Lead on the development and implementation of assurance processes and set up reporting to the Data Governance Group and other routes as agreed.
Encourage a data-driven culture within the organisation by strengthening data literacy skills enabling effective decision-making at all levels. Provide leadership by example with active engagement and input on strategic priority initiatives.
Advocate improved environmental data risk management, advising on tactical and strategic matters both technical and non-technical.
Advise on requirements for tooling and automation that will support staff across the organisation implement effective data management practices in line with our strategy.
Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on (phone number removed).

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

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