Data Governance Officer

3 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

Bring your possibility to life Define your career with us
- With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.Job Summary

This Data Governance & Knowledge Management role. The role aims to establish data governance policies, standards, processes and guidelines. Responsible for Governance and enforcement of data governance policies, standards, processes and guidelines. Monitors performance of data governance processes communication, training, awareness and change management. Monitor Risk issues raised and facilitates resolution of issues ad escalate data issues where required.

Data Capabilities: Build analytical tools to generate insights, recognise patterns and predict behaviour | Business Partnership: Present insights/tactical plans to business areas to enable enhancements, new initiatives etc within the specific business being supported, to ultimately enable a better customer experience |

Data Governance and Control: Ensure accuracy of Data collected and ensure Data governance required are met and adhered to

Develop and implement data governance policies, processes and standards covering all aspects and disciplines of data governance. - Develop a data governance (policy, standards and process) implementation and monitoring strategy and plan. - Actively monitor the implementation and adherence of the data governance/management - policies, standards and processes. - Review, update, enhance (where appropriate) and publish data governance policies, standards and processes. - Define and implement a One Africa data ownership model. - Assist in defining a practical and comprehensive data governance framework/methodology. - Contribute to the development of Barclays Group data governance requirements.

**Job Description**:
Key accountabilities

Accountability: Data Quality Leadership and Guidance (20%)- Embed the data quality governance strategy, vision and operating model across the group through the relevant stakeholders.- Assist in defining a practical and comprehensive data quality strategy.- Be an active and influential member of data quality forums.- Promote an organisational data quality culture.- Provide leadership, advice and guidance to the data quality specialists.- Support any related Group Level data quality projects.- Obtain a thorough understanding of business data quality challenges and assist to define control measures.- Develop and maintain good relationships with data quality stakeholders (e.g. BU representatives, data stewards, data owners, business key risk owners etc) through ongoing interaction.- Develop a good understanding of business strategies and initiatives which impact on data quality through discussion and interaction with the relevant stakeholders.- Be the thought leader and support the People Function and its business units on all aspects of data quality management by being knowledgeable on data quality and providing guidance to the business facing teams on implementation of data quality requirements.- Drive the implementation of the necessary toolsets to enable implementation of the data quality requirements.-
- Act in a consultative capacity to provide input to front office teams in terms of remediation plans for RCAs, Key Indicators, Risk Events, Audit Findings and CSAs as and when required.- Understand current issues experienced in business by reviewing incidents and audit findings related to data quality.- Develop and maintain good relationships with business and technology stakeholders through ongoing interaction.

Accountability: Policies, Standards and Process (10%)- Develop and implement data quality policies and processes and standards covering all aspects of data quality.- Develop a data quality (policy, standards and process) implementation and monitoring strategy and plan.- Actively monitor the implementation and adherence of the data quality policies, standards and processes.- Review, update, enhance (where appropriate) and publish data quality policies, standards and processes.- Define and implement a People Function data ownership model with particular focus on critical datasets.- Contribute to the development of Absa DQ policies, standards and processes when required.- Contribute to the development of Absa control requirements, by providing a view on potential improvements for services and enhanced risk mitigation.

Accountability: Data Quality Improvement Plan (20%)- Embed the data quality operating model across the group.- Define and implement detailed frameworks to support the implementation of data quality.- Implement the data quality work programme of priorities.- Manage the necessary implementation resources, and monitor the implementation of the work programme.- Performance manage progress towards achievement of the objectives



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