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As the Lead Data Governance Manager at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), you will play a crucial role in defining, implementing, and managing data governance frameworks, policies, and standards to ensure the effective management and use of data assets within the organisation.
Bedford
Job Summary
Lead Data Governance Manager
c. £85,000 per annum
Bedford Based
Hybrid Working
Permanent
As the Lead Data Governance Manager at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), you will play a crucial role in defining, implementing, and managing data governance frameworks, policies, and standards to ensure the effective management and use of data assets within the organisation.
This role involves working closely with various stakeholders to promote data literacy, manage data risks, and optimise the value of data across the organisation. The Lead Data Governance Manager reports to the Head of Data and Analytics and the role is aligned to the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework.
Job Description
In this role, you will be responsible for:
* Development of Data Governance Processes
* Framework Development: Lead the development and implementation of data governance frameworks, policies, and standards, ensuring alignment with organisational needs, industry best practices and legal governance and privacy considerations.
* Data Quality and Trustworthiness: Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve the quality and trustworthiness of data throughout MaPS.
* Data Quality Reporting: Establish and maintain mechanisms to monitor and report on data quality metrics.
* Data Asset Management: Catalogue, monitor, and identify essential data assets for the organisation’s operations or services. Implement data classification to categorise data based on sensitivity and importance. Establish data retention policies to ensure data is stored for the appropriate duration and securely disposed of when no longer needed.
* Data Management Competencies: Implement and establish wider data management competencies within MaPS, such as data quality, metadata management, master data management, data modelling, and development of data standards and data strategy.
* Enabling Data Governance Processes
* Learning and Development: Lead the learning and development of MaPS data stewards, data owners, and other key stakeholders, enabling them to integrate data governance activities into routine business processes and support risk management around data.
* Solving Data Challenges: Support MaPS data stewards, data owners, and other key stakeholders in addressing data management challenges, ensuring data governance practices provide easy access to high-quality, trustworthy data.
* Strategic Focus: Ensure data governance activities and enablement focus on the highest priority areas that align with MaPS’ key strategic initiatives.
* Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues in the Data and Analytics team, the Governance and Data Protection team, and the wider Technology and Change directorate to ensure cohesive and effective data governance practices across MaPS.
* Legal Governance and Privacy: Ensure legal governance and privacy considerations are addressed in all data governance activities.
About MaPS:
At MaPS, we help people – particularly those most in need – to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, however and whenever they need it.
At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people in and around Bedford to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves to our values: -
* Caring We care about our colleagues and people whose lives we are here to transform.
* Connecting We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
* Transforming We are committed to transforming lives and make a positive societal impact.
Our inclusive working environment
By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds.
We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”
By way of brief example, we have an enviable ethnic diversity mix, equal gender balance with a zero mean gender pay gap and thriving colleague and ally networks, including LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men's health, ethnicity, and diversity.
About MaPS:
At MaPS, we help people – particularly those most in need – to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, however and whenever they need it.
At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people in and around Bedford to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves to our values: -
* Caring We care about our colleagues and people whose lives we are here to transform.
* Connecting We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
* Transforming We are committed to transforming lives and make a positive societal impact.
Our inclusive working environment
By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds.
We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”
By way of brief example, we have an enviable ethnic diversity mix, equal gender balance with a zero mean gender pay gap and thriving colleague and ally networks, including LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men's health, ethnicity, and diversity.
Person specification
* Data Governance Expertise: Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, policies, and standards.
* Technical Knowledge: Understanding of technical aspects of data management, including data quality, metadata management, and data modelling.
* Proactivity and Problem-solving: Proactive and self-motivated with a passion for data governance. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and creatively.
* Stakeholder Management: Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with cross-functional teams. Proven experience in managing stakeholders and presenting updates to senior management.
* Leadership: Experience in leading and inspiring cross-functional teams to achieve data governance objectives.
* Strategic Thinking: Ability to align data governance strategy with business goals and adapt to industry changes.
* Learning and Development: Experience in developing learning and development materials related to data governance.
* Pragmatism and Delivering Value: Demonstrated ability to take a pragmatic approach to data governance and focus on delivering tangible value to the organization.
* Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
* Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
* Interest-free loan to help you buy season tickets for buses and trains
* Cycle to work Scheme
* Subsidised eye test & flu jabs
* Life assurance scheme
* Give as you earn scheme
* Employee assistance programme (EAP)
* PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
* Enhanced family and sick pay
* Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
* Recognition Scheme
* Discounts portal to numerous retailers
Selection process details
Stage 1 – Recruiter will review your CV and if successful, will look to arrange a call if deemed suitable.
Stage 2 – If successful at stage 1, CV will be submitted to hiring manager and a decision will be made as to whether to take candidate to interview stage or not.
Stage 3 – interview stage will be a one stage virtual interview process.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
* Name : Ben Walsh
* Email : ben.walsh@reed.com
Recruitment team
* Email : ben.walsh@reed.com
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
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