Data Governance Specialist

1 day ago


Johannesburg, South Africa eSoft Development and Technologies Full time

Data governance specialists have a wide range of responsibilities, which can include:

- Reviewing data sources to identify any gaps in coverage that require additional data collection efforts
- Developing and implementing data security policies to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access or use
- Establishing data standards for a company’s database environment, including defining fields and creating rules for data entry and retrieval
- Reviewing use of data by company departments to ensure compliance with privacy laws and regulations
- Creating reports on data trends across departments and regions within an organization to help identify opportunities for improvement or changes in strategy
- Collaborating with business managers to ensure that data quality is maintained over time
- Developing policies on acceptable methods for reporting results and presenting findings to stakeholders
- Working with IT staff to maintain databases by adding new data or updating existing data sets
- Developing a database management plan for large scale data analysis project

**Requirements**:

- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, data management or a related field
- 5+ years proven experience in Data Governance Specialist

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 48 months

**Education**:

- Bachelors (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Data Governance Specialist: 5 years (preferred)



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