Data Governance Chief Specialist
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The Data Governance Chief Specialist owns the design and enforcement of the Government-Wide data governance framework — policies, standards, KPIs, and operating model. You will work directly with senior government stakeholders, lead cross-entity governance bodies, and drive measurable improvements in data quality, sharing, and management maturity at a national level
• Lead development and continuous enhancement of the Government-Wide data governance framework — including policies, standards, and operating model.
• Define, measure, and enforce compliance with government data policies through structured monitoring, audits, and performance tracking.
• Drive the development, rollout, and governance of Government-Wide data performance indices to assess and uplift data quality, sharing, and management capability across entities.
• Lead the end-to-end KPI measurement cycle: data collection, validation, scoring, and quality assurance.
• Maintain and govern the Government-Wide data information model — enterprise data architecture, key data domains, and relationships.
• Maintain and govern the central data catalogue, metadata, and reference data; resolve cross-entity inconsistencies and ownership conflicts.
• Promote and enable cross-entity data sharing through engagement, platform adoption, and a collaborative data culture.
• Operationalize governance bodies (Data Committees, Working Groups) for oversight, alignment, and escalation management.
• Provide strategic oversight on data-related risks and integrate with enterprise risk management.
• Engage senior stakeholders across government to align governance priorities with strategic and transformation initiatives.
Lead continuous improvement of the internal governance team's practices and performance