Data Governance Specialist

Data Governance Specialist Duration: 6 Months Location: Remote Rate: £550 - £600 per day DOE Status: OUTSIDE IR35 Clearance: Eligible for SC Clearance Start Date: ASAP Summary: My market leading client are looking to secure the services of a contract-based data governance specialist to assist with critical project work for a government customer. Ideal consultants will come from a strong consultancy background with a proven track record of supporting public sector transformation projects. Consultants will need to be able to start ASAP. Key Responsibilities • Define and implement data governance frameworks, policies and operating models. • Define data ownership, stewardship and accountability structures. • Establish governance for attributes, metadata, data standards and lifecycle management. • Ensure traceability between policy, risk, controls and technical implementation. • Support compliance, audit and assurance activities. • Facilitate governance workshops and decision-making forums. • Drive consistency across multiple projects, organisations and stakeholders. • Produce governance artefacts, standards, processes and reporting. Essential Experience • Defining cross organisation data-sharing agreements • Establishing attribute / policy-based access control context and translating into enforceable conditions • Exposure to Government security standards i.e. Technology Code of Practice, NCSC guidance, GovAssure, UK GDPR and data handling schemes • Establishing practical data ownership, stewardship, metadata and data quality practices. • UK data protection legislation and controls (UK GDPR, DPA 2018, DPIAs, RoPA etc) • Strong understanding of data governance, risk and compliance principles. • Collaborating closely with business and technical stakeholders. • Excellent stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills. If you’d like more information on the assignment, please drop me an email Adam.Rees@IdentifySolutions.co.uk – or give me a call on 07400 28 3333.