Data Governance Consultant

Contract: Fixed-Term Contract (9–12 months)

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days in the office, 2 days from home

Salary: up to £60,000 plus Excellent Benefits

Data Careers is recruiting on behalf of a leading consultancy delivering a major data transformation programme within a UK Central Government organisation.

We are seeking an experienced Data Governance Consultant to support the delivery of an enterprise-wide Data Ownership Model (DOM). This is an opportunity to play a key role in establishing robust data governance practices, embedding clear data ownership and improving the way data is managed and utilised across a complex public sector environment.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll collaborate with business stakeholders, digital teams and transformation programmes to help shape and embed effective data governance across the organisation.

• Supporting the identification, onboarding and enablement of Data Owner and Data Steward roles.
• Facilitating conceptual data model workshops with business and technical stakeholders.
• Embedding data ownership principles across the data lifecycle to improve accountability and decision-making.
• Supporting the development of a Data Governance Knowledge Hub, providing a central source of governance guidance, standards and best practice.
• Strengthening collaboration between central data management functions and business teams to encourage consistent governance across the organisation.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of the organisation's Data Ownership Model and wider governance framework.
• Supporting change and adoption activities to ensure new governance practices are successfully embedded.

You’ll ideally have:

• Proven experience delivering Data Governance frameworks or Data Ownership/Data Stewardship models.
• A strong understanding of the end-to-end data lifecycle.
• Experience translating governance policies into operational processes.
• The ability to manage multiple work streams and priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation and communication skills.
• Experience supporting organisational change and driving adoption of new governance practices.
• Previous Data Governance experience within a UK Central Government department.

This is an opportunity to work on a high-profile public sector transformation programme, helping to establish the foundations for effective enterprise-wide data governance. You’ll join a collaborative consultancy environment where you’ll have the opportunity to influence strategic initiatives while delivering tangible business outcomes.