Data Management Transformation Lead (Permanent) in Edinburgh

Location: Hybrid Department: Digital, Data & IT Vacancy Type: Permanent Every day, people across Scotland are adjusting to life following a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition, after experiencing a stroke or dealing with Long Covid. We provide a range of services, notably through our Community Healthcare Support Service, which delivers supported self-management and recovery services across Scotland. By joining CHSS as Data Governance Lead, you’ll have a real opportunity to help people move beyond simply surviving, towards managing their health, regaining confidence and independence and connecting with their communities. As our Data Governance Lead, you’ll play a key role in helping CHSS manage and use data responsibly, ensuring the people we support, volunteers and colleagues can trust us with their information. Working across the organisation, you’ll lead the day-to-day delivery of our data governance and data protection activities, including UK GDPR compliance, DPIAs, data sharing, consent, information assets, data quality and AI governance. You’ll also act as the main internal contact for our external Data Protection Officer and provide clear, practical advice to colleagues on data protection and governance matters. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong data protection or information governance experience who enjoys turning complex requirements into practical solutions. You’ll help embed good governance into projects and systems from the start, support colleagues to use data safely and confidently, and help CHSS continue to improve how we manage and protect information across the organisation. Our colleagues describe working at CHSS as rewarding, fulfilling, impactful, friendly and inclusive, reflecting both the purpose of our work and the supportive culture we continue to build together. Company pension scheme - Generous annual leave entitlement - Company sick pay scheme - Employee wellbeing support - Life assurance For full range of our benefits, please see the Benefit Summary document on our website. Flexible Working CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”. CHSS is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and to creating an environment free from unlawful discrimination. To apply, please select the s1jobs apply button to be redirected to our website.