Data Manager

New Opportunity: Data Management LeadStart: ASAPDuration: 6 Months Initially IR35 Determination: Inside Hybrid Working Arrangement: West Midlands You will be part of a brand-new team that will help the authority to establish and lead the Data Management capability, creating frameworks, standards and ways of working that are needed to treat data as a strategic asset. Responsibilities: Define and publish the Council''s Data Management Policy, Standards and Operating Model (covering data quality, metadata/lineage, master/reference data, data lifecycle and retention)Stand up and chair a Council-wide Data Stewardship network; support Heads of Service to nominate Data Owners and Stewards and agree RACI (federated model aligned to DDaT)Select and configure pragmatic toolsets with ICT/BI (e.g., catalogue/metadata, quality rules, reference data registers) within Microsoft 365/Azure and existing reporting platformsEmbed controls and evidence for ethical, lawful and secure data use (GDPR, DPIA support with IG, retention schedules with Records Management); maintain registers for standards, quality rules and critical datasetsCreate and monitor KPIs for data quality and stewardship adherence; publish improvement backlogs and quarterly progress reports to the DDaT/Data Governance BoardsRequirements: Public Sector experience ideally Local Government Essential Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in Data/Information Management, Information Systems, Computer Science or related ..... full job details .....