Data Governance Analyst

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**iOCO03329**
- CONTRACT TYPE

**Contract**
- CONTRACT TYPE:
**OnSite**

**The Role**:
We are searching for a** Senior Data Governance Analyst** to join our client. This individual will manage the integrity, efficiency and availability of data as well as flow of data information which may include developing and implementing data standards and creating methods for monitoring and reporting any data incidents.

**Skills and Experience**:
**What you’ll do**:

- Assist with research on development and trends for the Team Lead: Data Management.
- Provide support to the ever-evolving Client strategy of person centred health and care. Continuously deepen the awareness of the strategy to address new challenges within the Healthcare sector, to build a competitive advantage and sustainability through the
- Collaborate with business line data owners to ensure that all critical elements including metadata is captured into the data catalogue in line with the Clinet’s standards and policy.
- Collaborate with their data quality colleagues to ensure that data quality issues are prioritized, and that quality metrics are an integral component of the data standard.
- Assist the business to write meaningful descriptions for all data elements.
- Manage the flow, integrity, availability and efficiency of Data.
- Document the lineage of critical data across the group.
- Support the identification of gaps between current data governance requirements and to be requirements.
- Resolve all internal data exceptions in a timeous and accurate manner and develop good relationships with stakeholders across the business to resolve data governance issues.
- Ensure that the business has access to complete and accurate data to support decision making.
- Ensure that patient, doctor and institutional static data are consistently and effectively managed across the group.
- Support Data Analysts and others who need to generate value from data to find and use the data they need appropriately.
- Identify and resolve data governance problems and collaborate with business partners to gather and understand functional requirements, develop complex queries and provide reports.
- Collaborate with IT to ensure that appropriate data governance controls are built into systems, analytical tools and integration layers.
- Support the implementation and update of Data Governance procedures, standards, training documents, presentations and Data Governance detail plans.
- Participate in the process towards compliance of improvement interventions and provide regular progress reports to the Team Lead: Data Management.
- Oversee the collation, distribution and presentation of data and statistics as required by business.
- Ensure full compliance to statutory regulations, policies, procedures, best practice, professional standards as well as the client’s strategy.
- Review and update all policies relating to data governance.

**Your expertise**:

- Experience in business process modelling and business process
- Strong technical ability in data modelling, design, SQL and analytics
- Previous experience with data processing systems.
- Knowledge of trends and developments in the health care industry.
- Knowledge of health-related policies, procedures and legislation.
- Proven track record in business process analysis, systems and data analysis.
- Solution focused and strong collaborative mindset.
- Demonstrates excellent organisational skills: organised and structured.
- Ability to handle ambiguity, to manage organisational complexity and to take decisions in a fast-paced environment.
- Outstanding problem solving and communication skills

**Other**:
**Qualifications required**:

- Qualification in the area of information management, information systems, computer sciences or a related
- DAMA or equivalent data management certification.

**Other information applicable to the opportunity**:

- Contract Position
- Location**:Sandton
- Travel**:Yes - within and across regions to support the functions of the role will be required.