Data Quality and Governance Lead

Maidstone, Kent – Hybrid

£52,000 per annum

Full Time, Permanent

Background

It's a great time to join Golding as we're an efficient, local, visible and listening organisation, providing sustainable homes and communities. We've established a strong track record for building quality homes and investing in our local communities.

We’re excited to recruit for this newly created role of Data Quality and Governance Lead at Golding where you’ll be able to play a part in establishing and owning our data governance framework and acting as the subject matter expert in data quality and information governance.

What you'll be doing

You’ll establish, own, and continually improve Golding’s data governance framework.

You’ll lead specific projects around data quality and integrity, and be hands on in driving business as usual activities, identifying and managing risks, issues, dependencies, and resourcing to ensure successful outcomes.

Leading data quality audits you’ll act as single contact for coordination and ensure that clear reports are provided on key data quality metrics and performance indicators.

Ensuring activity supports the wider data strategy, you’ll deliver regular updates, presentations, and training to senior stakeholders.

You’ll engage and inspire colleagues towards complying with the data governance framework and will continually review and improve policies and procedures, training, guidance, communications, and activity to ensure that all practical measures are taken to remain compliant with the framework.

More about you. What can you bring?

You’ll have significant experience of project managing data & information improvement projects as well as experience of implementing change successfully, including the delivery of training.

Experience of developing and managing data governance frameworks, writing policies and procedures and of implementing change successfully are key to this position.

With excellent knowledge of data, information management and data governance principles you’ll have an excellent understanding of the different types of data & information, including open and public data, administrative, corporate, and personal data.

You'll also have the ability to effectively communicate complex and/or technical information to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

When and where you'll be doing it

You will enjoy a 37-hour working week and earn an annual salary of circa £52,000.

Our Hub, Home, Roam approach allows you to work from wherever suits you best whilst also having a central workspace to collaborate and come together. Our head office is in central Maidstone and is a new, modern and bright space which inspires creativity and innovation.

What will you get in return?

Creating an environment which enables our people to thrive is crucial for us and our Total Reward package goes beyond your salary, designed to support you throughout your working life here.

You’ll get:

• 28 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays)

• Company pension contribution and life assurance

• Flexible benefits including health cash plan, additional holiday purchase, cycle to work scheme, onsite gym, retail discounts and more.

• An annual Wellbeing Fund

• Hybrid Working

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Please note we reserve the right to close the advert earlier if we receive a high number of applications so, please apply early to avoid disappointment