Data Steward

-The main purpose of this position is to act as a data steward and provide support to the Economic Statistics Department (ESD) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) in the management and oversight of data assets in order to provide the SARB with high-quality and consistently accessible statistics.
-Detailed Description

Prepare and provide accurate and reliable data in support of statistics for policy decisions.
- Acquire new data sources in order to expand the range of economic statistics to enable more effective policy decision-making.
- Create and maintain consistent metadata in a manner that allows for clear and unambiguous data definition that meets all legislative, quality and security requirements.
- Create and maintain business metadata for published statistics and data sources to ensure that it is easily discoverable and meaningful to consumers.
- Monitor published statistics for usage, relevance and quality feedback.
- Ensure that the assigned data element is current and does not conflict with other data elements in the metadata registry, and ensure consistency in data usage across various systems.
- Proactively identify and resolve data and statistics integrity and quality issues.
- Propose and implement the refinement and continuous improvement of systems, tools, methods and processes in own area.
Job Requirements

the minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology (IT) or Mathematics, or an equivalent qualification at NQF 7 level; and
- the minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a data management environment.
The following would be an added advantage:

relevant certifications e.g CDMP.
Additional requirements include:

industry, organisational and business awareness and knowledge;
- enterprise information management (EIM) strategy knowledge;
- EIM legislation as well as governance, risk and compliance knowledge;
- EIM reporting knowledge;
- information governance knowledge;
- data storage and operations knowledge;
- metadata management knowledge;
- effective communication skills;
- analytical and problem-solving skills; and
- innovation and creativity.
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The SARB offers remuneration and benefits commensurate with the level of the position and in line with the market. The level at which the successful applicant will be appointed will depend on his/her competence and experience.

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