Data governance manager

You can:

• understand the appropriate media to communicate findings
• shape and share communications relevant to the audience
• give tactical recommendations

You can:

• communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• support and host discussions within a multidisciplinary team, with potentially difficult dynamics
• be an advocate for the team externally, and can manage differing perspectives

You can:

• demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of data governance theory, standard methodology and the practical considerations
• develop an end-to-end data governance framework (the processes, operational policies and standards needed to support data management)
• work effectively with technical teams and other stakeholders to implement a data governance framework, and make recommendations to ensure compliance

You can:

• understand the impact on the organisation of emerging trends in data tools, analysis techniques and data usage

You can:

• understand and apply data governance over a data life cycle, ensuring best practice at each phase

You can:

• raise awareness of the need for data literacy within the organisation
• support data literacy training and development by enabling data consumers to understand what they can and cannot do with data

You can:

• understand data governance and how it works in relation to other organisational governance structures
• participate in or deliver the assurance of a service

You can:

• understand the different data maturity models available
• measure data maturity across different domains, implement best practice and describe the benefits of potential improvements

You can:

• apply relevant data and ethical frameworks and standards to your work
• understand all aspects of data governance and use, ensuring these are maintained in-line with laws, regulations, codes of practice and ethical requirements
• demonstrate an awareness of emerging best practice in areas such as data ethics, and an understanding of the changing landscape

You can:

• demonstrate an understanding of best practice data policies, processes and standards, and can implement them effectively
• understand which standards need to be applied where
• work effectively with subject matter experts to develop the rules, policies and guidance needed to safeguard the organisation’s data assets
• work within a team to monitor how data policies and standards are applied and complied with, taking action where necessary

You can:

• work with risk owners to advise and give feedback
• advise on risk impact and whether it's within risk tolerance
• describe different risk methodologies and how these are applied, as well as the proportionality of risk

You can:

• identify important stakeholders and communicate with them clearly and regularly
• tailor communication to stakeholders' needs and work with them to build relationships, while also meeting user needs
• build and reach consensus
• work to improve stakeholder relationships, using evidence to explain decisions made

You can:

• work within a strategic context and communicate how activities meet strategic goals
• contribute to the development of strategy and policies

You can:

• turn complex data into compelling, clear and actionable stories
• share data communication skills with the team and across government
• present analysis and visualisations in clear ways to communicate complex messages
• communicate negative and positive information to stakeholders
• give tactical and strategic recommendations

You can:

• listen to the needs of technical and business stakeholders, and interpret them
• effectively manage stakeholder expectations
• manage active and reactive communication
• support or host difficult discussions within the team or with diverse senior stakeholders

You can:

• implement and monitor data governance using standard methodology throughout the data life cycle, within a large organisation
• meet the requirement for relevant data governance accreditation
• take responsibility for specific parts of a data governance framework within the organisation

You can:

• identify areas of innovation in data tools and techniques, and recognise appropriate timing for adoption

You can:

• understand and apply data governance structures and principles over a data life cycle, ensuring best practice at each phase
• demonstrate knowledge of data governance industry standards
• design and implement continuous improvements to optimise data governance over a data life cycle
• work with internal and external stakeholders to build organisational capacity and capability in data governance

You can:

• recommend data literacy as a valuable skill across all levels of the organisation
• identify employee training courses and other opportunities to improve the organisation’s data literacy skills and data-driven culture

You can:

• advocate data governance and data management standards and guidelines within your team’s products and services
• continually communicate and improve data management practices in your teams
• help define and support the use of common toolsets
• seek to automate data management activities where possible
• develop processes to enable good data management practices and compliance with data governance policies

You can:

• lead the implementation of data best practice, measure data maturity across different domains and communicate opportunities for improvement
• take responsibility for monitoring and improving certain areas of organisational data maturity

You can:

• demonstrate a good understanding of relevant data laws, regulations, codes of practice and ethical requirements, and can apply these to your work
• understand how the law and ethical considerations relate to one another
• monitor the landscape and legislation to ensure you understand and can implement best practice in new areas of thought such as data ethics

You can:

• define data governance policies, processes and standards, and can ensure these are understood at senior levels throughout organisational programmes and projects
• work effectively with subject matter experts from across programmes to introduce best practice
• independently monitor how policies and standards are applied and complied with, taking action where necessary

You can:

• work with higher impact or more complex risks, advising on the impact and whether it's within risk tolerance
• apply different risk methodologies in proportion to the risk

You can:

• influence stakeholders and manage relationships effectively
• build long-term strategic relationships and communicate clearly and regularly with stakeholders

You can:

• define strategies and policies, providing guidance to others on working in the strategic context
• evaluate current strategies to ensure business requirements are being met and exceeded where possible

You can:

• communicate relevant, compelling stories using the most appropriate medium
• make complex recommendations at a tactical and strategic level
• present analysis and visualisations in clear ways to communicate complex messages
• communicate negative and positive information to stakeholders

You can:

• mediate between people and mend relationships, communicating with stakeholders at all levels
• manage stakeholder expectations and moderate discussions about high risk and complexity, even within constrained timescales
• speak on behalf of and represent the community to large audiences inside and outside of government

You can:

• define the data governance strategy for the organisation, and connect it with the wider organisational strategy
• design, implement and monitor data governance within a large organisation, throughout the data life cycle
• set the strategy for applying end-to-end data governance frameworks, processes, operational policies, standards, compliance and assurance
• engage and work effectively with technical leaders and senior stakeholders to implement data governance and ensure compliance

You can:

• investigate emerging trends in data-related approaches, perform horizon-scanning for the organisation and introduce innovative ways of working

You can:

• take responsibility for data governance structures and principles, and ensure that they’re defined and applied with best practice throughout a data life cycle
• direct continuous improvements to optimise data governance over a data life cycle

You can:

• take responsibility for improving the organisation’s data literacy
• encourage a data-driven culture within the organisation by strengthening data literacy skills among all employees
• persuade senior decision-makers that data literacy is a vital part of a data-driven culture, enabling effective decision-making at all levels

You can:

• ensure data management and governance processes are in place and adhered to for the products and services your teams provide
• ensure data management responsibilities are clearly defined and training is in place to enable the execution of data management practices
• define strategies to enable continual improvement of data management practices and compliance with data governance policies

You can:

• oversee the implementation of the organisation’s data maturity model
• work with the organisation’s most senior stakeholders to provide data assurance, report assessment findings to boards or committees, and communicate improvement plans

You can:

• effectively manage data governance issues
• oversee the implementation of relevant data and ethical frameworks and standards to the work of the organisation
• direct continuous improvement activity to optimise data governance practices
• work effectively with internal and external stakeholders to build the organisation’s capability in data regulation and ethics

You can:

• advocate and oversee the implementation of best practice data policies, processes and standards, taking remedial action where necessary
• ensure that best practice data policies, processes and standards are understood at senior levels throughout the organisation’s programmes and projects
• develop relationships and positively influence strategic decision-makers across government

You can:

• act as a point of escalation
• be trusted by senior risk owners as an expert in security
• apply risk methodologies at the most complex levels of risk

You can:

• direct the strategy towards stakeholder relationships
• set stakeholder objectives and recommend that they’re met
• influence important senior stakeholders and provide mediation

You can:

• lead the design and implementation of strategy, directing the evaluation of strategies and policies to ensure business requirements are being met

Communicating between the technical and non-technical

Data innovation

Strategic thinking

Communicating analysis and insight

Stakeholder relationship management

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder relationship management

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder relationship management

Strategic thinking

Communicating between the technical and non-technical

Data innovation