Overview
The Senior Data Governance Officer is responsible for developing, implementing, and enforcing organizational data governance frameworks, policies, and standards to ensure secure, ethical, and compliant data management.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement comprehensive organizational data governance framework, including policies, standards and compliance requirements.
- Develop governance roadmaps outlining phased implementation of policies, standards, and controls.
- Create and maintain governance policies covering data classification, ownership, stewardship, quality, security, access, and lifecycle management.
- Develop classification standards and guidance for categorizing data based on sensitivity, criticality, and relevant requirements.
- Support the Data Protection Office with implementation of IFRC’s Policy on the Protection of Personal Data.
- Establish, assign and document organizational data governance structure with clear role definitions.
- Define organizational data quality standards and dimensions.
- Oversee the development and maintenance of enterprise data asset inventory.
- Develop guidelines for secure information sharing with internal teams, partners, vendors, and external stakeholders.
- Create and implement data governance policies addressing data collection, processing, storage, access, sharing, retention, and deletion.
- Configure governance settings in Microsoft Purview, including domains, roles, and permissions.
Required Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience developing and implementing data governance frameworks, policies, or standards in enterprise environments.
- Experience establishing data governance in organizations with complex data environments or regulatory requirements.
- Experience working in at least one regulated industry sector (healthcare, finance, international development), humanitarian organizations preferred.
- Experience with diverse stakeholder management including executives, technical teams, and business units.
- Familiarity with data classification, sensitivity labeling, and access control concepts.
- Knowledge of data quality dimensions, metrics, and assessment approaches.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, data catalog, and governance tooling.
Qualifications
- Required Degree in computer science, software engineering, data science, statistics, mathematics, or related field.
- Preferred Certifications in data governance and data stewardship.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar credentials.
- Microsoft certifications related to data governance, compliance and Purview.
