Role purpose
Lead client engagements that design and activate data-management and governance capabilities, translating QDKC requirements into practical operating models, policies, roadmaps and implementation support.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver QDKC-aligned client work using the official guides, templates and frameworks relevant to the engagement.
- Assess client evidence, facilitate workshops and produce traceable recommendations or implementation deliverables.
- Help clients design and govern the governance operating rhythm, policy portfolio and implementation roadmap.
- Help clients establish stewardship, ownership, committee and working-group practices.
- Facilitate and coordinate client catalog, quality, sharing, records, literacy and performance activities.
- Help clients monitor compliance, issues, decisions and improvement actions across data domains.
- Transfer knowledge to client personnel and document decisions, assumptions, dependencies and handover requirements.
- Respect client governance: consultants advise, facilitate and deliver, but do not replace the client's accountable owners, approvers or governance bodies.
Recommended minimum requirements
Education: Bachelor's degree in data management, information systems, business, public administration or a related field; master's degree preferred.
Experience: Typically 10+ years in data governance or data management, including 4+ years managing multidisciplinary teams.
Core competencies: Data-governance operating models, Policy and standards, Stakeholder facilitation, RACI and accountability design, Performance management, Public-sector delivery
Preferred certifications
Preferred, but not mandatory:
- CDMP Practitioner or Master
- PMP
- Prosci Change Practitioner
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