Nuclear Waste Services has a fantastic opportunity for a Data Management and Governance Lead to join our busy team hybrid working from our office in Harwell, Oxfordshire.
As part of this role, you will support the Head of Digital Strategy & Architecture in the development and implementation of an approach to the governance and management of data across NWS and in the development of an innovative Digital, Data, Strategy & Architecture capability.
You will also be working with internal and external stakeholders to promote and ensure alignment between strategic data-related activities and initiatives across the organisation, to support BAU by working with stakeholders to ensure that data generated or created during in-flight projects within the GDF Major Capital Programme is consistently managed across workstreams in a standardised way. This may be with internal SME’s and data owners and external Data Producers (e.g., suppliers).
You will work closely with the Data Strategy Lead and GIS Lead to ensure that use cases and business requirements for spatial and non-geospatial data are established, managed and piped into the relevant strategies, forums and governance mechanisms (such as the Digital Design Authority). To foster and embed a data-aware and data literate culture, influencing and shaping continuous ways of working, policy, procedure and process improvements amongst data owners, producers and consumers.
People and culture:
- Work with internal and external stakeholders (data producers, owners and consumers) to improve, promote and enhance data quality and minimise data pollution by implementing controls (procedures/processes) or best practice behaviours (people) at organisational level and in relevant teams.
- Collaborate with Digital and Data stakeholders to develop and establish data governance policy, procedure and process to gather business requirements and facilitate acceptance/approval of procedures and processes.
- Contribute to data landscaping activities to ensure that data sources and repositories are known and understood.
- Be the primary contact for data management and data governance queries.
Strategy, policy and procedure:
- Lead the continued development of data management procedures focusing on the following:
- Data Management (Acquisition to Access)
- Data Quality
- Data Governance
- Metadata, Reference and Master Data
- Contribute to developing overarching NWS Digital and Data policy and strategy, providing data management and governance SME input where required.
Data technology and innovation:
- Contribute to designing and selecting innovative technology solutions where data is a key factor and participate in the planning, organisation and delivery of product prototypes where applicable.
- Contribute to developing and maintaining the business glossary, data dictionary and ecosystem map.
Essential
- Ability to hold a minimum of UK Baseline Clearance (BPSS).
- Proven track record of consulting on and contributing to data related strategic work in Civil Nuclear or a related industry.
- Experience of delivering corporate data and information management governance, procedures and processes in Civil Nuclear or a related industry.
- Experience of working with enterprise level data management software, techniques and capabilities.
- Experience using Microsoft Office365, including SharePoint Lists, PowerQuery and PowerAutomate to improve business efficiencies.
- Experience in the design and development of data-related policies and standard operating procedures in response to business needs.
- Experience in the development and establishment of data governance structures and forums.
- Excellent relationship building and stakeholder management skills and the ability to work collaboratively to deliver the required outcomes.
- Experience of working on large complex ICT and Regulatory projects.
- Membership of a professional data organisation the (e.g., DAMA, ODI)
Desirable
- High level of energy and drive for results - able to prioritise and work with rigour to a high quality.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- High resilience and the diplomacy to deal with ambiguity and change.
- Experience of working in fast paced, complex change or transformation projects.
- On appointment to an RWM, full-time staff are entitled to a generous annual holiday allowance of 38 days’ annual leave. LLWR up to 43 days in addition to a buy/sell scheme
- Rewarding performance (bonus scheme)
- We offer a generous above average pension scheme
- learning and development support
- payment of relevant annual professional subscriptions
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Financial advice assistance
- Flexible working
- Extended family-friendly policies
- Cycle to work scheme
- We welcome flexible and agile working practices
- Flexible working requests can be submitted from day 1 of employment
We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. We are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the diversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the communities we support. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants from Women, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates who have a disability.
In promoting equal opportunities, we welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of disabled candidates who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.