**Head of Data Governance - 18 month initial contract - Exeter (at least 1 day per week onsite) - -600 per day pay (Inside IR35)**

Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be eligible and happy to undergo SC clearance.

The Head of Data Governance works with the Chief Data and Information Officer (CDIO) and Data Governance Group (DGG) providing strategic oversight and leadership in all aspects of environmental data governance and use. They ensure high standards and trust are maintained in-line with regulations and ethical requirements.

In this role, you will:

• Work with the CDIO and Data Governance Group to provide strategic oversight of environmental data governance throughout the organisation
• Set environmental data governance policies, frameworks and standards, and ensure monitoring of adherence to these
• Be accountable for understanding and managing the organisational environmental data risks and issues, and co-ordinating with data owners to accept or resolve them
• Act as a senior advisor on the best practice of data security development, in accordance with the data enterprise architecture
• Advocate improved environmental data risk management and practices within the organisation
• Encourage better data literacy and understanding of environmental data governance within the organisation
• Have excellent stakeholder management skills.

Key responsibilities and deliverables:

1. Lead the implementation of the Environmental Data Strategy and implement the necessary governance required for effective design and delivery of the organisations products and services (including those using AI).
2. Ensure appropriate environmental data governance frameworks, standards and principles are set in line with the corporate strategy, our Enterprise Design Framework, and against the wider context of government and sector organisations requirements, and direct continuous improvement to optimise data governance practices over the full data life cycle.
3. Lead on the development and implementation of assurance processes and set up reporting to the Data Governance Group and other routes as agreed.
4. Encourage a data-driven culture within the organisation by strengthening data literacy skills enabling effective decision-making at all levels. Provide leadership by example with active engagement and input on strategic priority initiatives.
5. Advocate improved environmental data risk management, advising on tactical and strategic matters both technical and non-technical.
6. Advise on requirements for tooling and automation that will support staff across the organisation implement effective data management practices in line with our strategy.

Damia Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept our Data Protection Policy which can be found on our website.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person''s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.

Damia Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy and in accordance to Conduct Regulations 2003.