Data Governance Lead

Data Governance Lead

Contract: Permanent, Full Time at 35 hours per week

Location: London, UK subject to the right to work.

Hybrid Working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.  

Salary: £56,249 - £59,602 with excellent benefits

About WaterAid

Want to use your skills in Data Governance to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.

Join WaterAid as a Data Governance Lead to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.

About the Team

The WaterAid Data and Analytics team empowers WaterAid to make strategic, data-driven decisions by transforming data into actionable insights.

About the Role

As our self-starting and collaborative Data Governance Lead you will design, establish and manage a robust data governance framework from the ground up.

In this role, you will lead data governance initiatives as well as ensuring data governance is embedded in our use of data, data strategy and decision-making.

You’ll also: 

• Create and maintain data governance standards to ensure data quality, integrity, and compliance across the organisation.
• Work with the Data Protection Manager to drive cultural change by embedding data stewardship and accountability across the organisation.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of data catalogues, metadata management, and data lineage documentation to ensure accurate and consistent data definitions and traceability.
• Implement robust data quality management processes to identify, report, and remediate data quality issues, ensuring continuous improvement in data management practices.
• Develop and deliver training programmes on data governance best practices, ensuring all stakeholders are aware of their roles and responsibilities in maintaining data quality and integrity.

Requirements

About You:

You will have proven experience in a data governance or related role with demonstrated ability to develop and implement data governance frameworks from scratch.

To be successful, you’ll need: 

• To be a self-starter who can inspire cultural change with excellent change management skills.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills with ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence senior leadership.
• Proficiency in selecting, implementing and using tools such as data catalogues, metadata management systems and data quality monitoring platforms.
• A ’can do’, problem solving attitude, with the ability to look beyond the immediate remit of the role in order to investigate and diagnose the root cause of issues.
• A commitment to WaterAid’s values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, and a working style that reflects these.

Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:

• Proficiency in structured query language (SQL) and Business Intelligence tools to analyse and present data.
• Experience in the non-profit or charity sector with understanding of data governance challenges specific to the sector.
• Experience of using a data warehouse and relational databases.
• Experience of managing data in a cloud environment.

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Closing Date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 9th February. Availability for interview is required the weeks commencing 17th February and 24th February 2025.

How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to complete the pre-screening questions and upload your CV and an essential cover letter.

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.

Pre-employment screening:

To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy. All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Benefits

• 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

Our Global Commitment:

Our People Promise:

We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have.  We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.     

Equal opportunities:

We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:

We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. As a safeguarding measure, WaterAid carries out background checks on all potential employees. This is done following the conclusion of recruitment and prior to assuming full employment.