Description
The Government Legal Department is seeking a Data Governance Manager to play a key role in delivering its Data Strategy. The successful candidate will help establish and embed governance frameworks, standards, and controls to ensure accurate, consistent, secure, and trusted data.
The Data Governance Manager will work closely with the Lead Data Governance Manager, Data Architect, Data Engineers, and stakeholders across the business to strengthen data governance practices throughout the data lifecycle. This includes supporting data ownership and stewardship, improving data quality, enhancing metadata management, and promoting effective information management across the organisation.
The role involves:
- Helping shape and embed governance frameworks, standards, and controls for GLD's data
- Working with colleagues to strengthen data governance and promote good data management practices
- Supporting data owners and stewards to develop clear accountability for data
- Building and maintaining data catalogues, metadata, and governance documentation
- Driving improvements in data quality and managing data-related risks
- Enabling trusted reporting, analytics, and AI innovation through effective data governance
- Championing data literacy across GLD
The ideal candidate will have experience improving data management and governance, knowledge of data ownership and stewardship, and strong communication skills.
Candidate Information Session A candidate information session will be held on Microsoft Teams from 10:30am-11:30am on Friday, 30th October 2026.