About this role
[What the role is]
The Manager, Data Governance helps to drive the organisation’s data governance strategy, ensuring data is used responsibly and securely. The role supports the Chief Data Officer (CDO) and the Data Governance team in promoting strong data governance practices and ensuring compliance with data governance policies.[What you will be working on]
- Develop, update and implement data governance policies across the data lifecycle
- Assist in data governance initiatives such as data inventories, data security risk assessments, automation of data governance workflows and monitoring AI chatbot
- Manage queries on data governance requirements and provide guidance to stakeholders to ensure compliance, such as handling of sensitive data or personal data
- Support the review of data requests and ensure measures are implemented to mitigate risks related to data security
- Assist in data governance awareness efforts such as conducting training on data governance practices and communicating data governance policies to different stakeholders
- Support in data incident reporting and management
[What we are looking for]
- Familiar with data protection or governance principles, preferably with 1-2 years of work experience in these areas
- Strong background, knowledge and experience in data / information management and/or information systems concepts and practices, with demonstrated expertise in these or related fields would be an advantage
- Professional certifications in data governance and any previous work experiences in a health care setting would be an advantage
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to work with different internal and external stakeholders
The successful candidate will be offered a 1-year contract (with option for automatic renewal for a further one year) in the first instance.
Shortlisted candidates would be contacted within 30 days from the closing date of the advertisement. We regret that only shortlisted candidates would be notified.
Other facts
About Public Service Division
The Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) is the lead agency driving Singapore's Smart Nation initiative and public sector digital transformation. We harness the power of technology to make lives better for citizens, businesses, international audiences and the public service sector.
Our mission: Engineering Digital Government, Making Lives Better.
Our goal is to create a government that is "Digital to the Core, and Serves with Heart". We achieve this by using technology to create services that are easy, seamless and secure for people to use, and placing the needs of citizens and businesses at the centre of everything we do.
As a digital government, our public officers are also able to continually upskill, adapt to new challenges and work more effectively across agencies as well as with citizens and businesses in Singapore.
What you'll do
- The Manager, Data Governance drives the organization's data governance strategy and ensures compliance with data governance policies. Responsibilities include developing and implementing data governance policies, managing data governance queries, and supporting data incident reporting.
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