At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead data governance initiatives and ensure effective data management across the organisation.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking public sector team in vibrant cities like Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, or Newcastle.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Work in a dynamic environment with a focus on organisational change and data ethics.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in data governance while shaping ethical data practices.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in data governance within the public sector and strong project management skills.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
3 days in the office - Central Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield or Newcastle FTC to March 2027
Experience Data Governance Manager needed for a public sector workstream.
You will:
- Embed effective data ownership/stewardship
- Drive accountability for data management across the data lifecycle
- Enable delivery of core data capabilities which make up the DGF Connect enterprise-wide governance with Spoke-level implementation
- Create a data ethics policy, process and impact assessment
Your background:
- Experienced Data Governance experience in PUBLIC SECTOR is essential
- Data governance frameworks and stewardship programs
- Great understanding of data lifecycle management, data quality, metadata and compliance
- Skills in developing and delivering training programmes
- Experience in managing governance projects, coordinating multiple workstreams, and supporting organisational change
- Strong knowledge of data ethics, including proven experience of creating and implementing policies, processes, training and impact assessments to enable the understanding of data ethics risks
We think you need these skills to ace Data Governance Manager
Communication Skills
Problem-Solving Skills
Attention to Detail
Data Governance
Data Engineering
SQL
Python
