Data Governance Specialist

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A Brief Overview
Are you interested in participating in Queens vision for leveraging data for Decisions Analytics and AI Queens University is implementing a multi-year roadmap to use data and emerging technologies for success of its students research excellence and innovation. We are hiring a specialist in data governance and management who will play a crucial part in developing policies and standards implement data governance tools develop governed data products data catalogues and metadata repositories in collaboration with data platform team. This role is instrumental in fostering engagement of multiple interest holders. promoting collaboration with faculties and departments to ensure adoption of data governance and participation in data projects.

This position contributes to the development of data governance policies standards procedures and best practices and supports institutional initiatives related to data quality metadata management data catalogues security and privacy. This position designs implements and supports data governance tools processes and frameworks to enable the effective curation and responsible use of institutional data. This position leads and supports data governance and data quality projects engages university partners across the university and develops guidance training communication materials and documentation to promote effective data stewardship and the strategic use of institutional data assets.

What you will do
Develops and maintains institutional data governance policies standards guidelines and best practices for data quality metadata lifecycle management access and use.
Leads and coordinates data governance projects including project planning university partner engagement implementation activities and progress reporting.
Implements administers and optimizes data governance tools and technologies that support metadata management data quality and data stewardship.
Supports the development and maintenance of institutional data catalogues metadata repositories curated data assets and data definitions.
Establishes and monitors data quality processes controls metrics and reporting to improve the accuracy consistency and reliability of institutional data.
Provides expertise and guidance on data governance practices data sharing stewardship responsibilities and responsible data use.
Facilitates cross-functional working groups and partnerships to advance institutional data governance initiatives and promote adoption of standards and tools.
Develops and delivers training communications and knowledge-sharing resources to strengthen institutional data literacy and governance practices.
Analyzes and reports on the adoption effectiveness and maturity of data governance initiatives providing recommendations for continuous improvement.
Maintains institutional knowledge resources and authoritative information related to governed data assets and data management practices.

Required Education
Four-Year Bachelor Degree or equivalent in computer science or information management is addition requires trade certification qualification or on-going learning to remain ahead of changes in technology or emerging fields.

Required Experience
More than 5 years of experience.
Experience with data governance concepts techniques processes and applications considered an asset.
Experience with data management including business glossaries data catalogues metadata and principle and reference data management considered an asset.
Experience with data architecture higher education data taxonomy and/or business processes considered an asset.
Experience in planning and/or managing projects considered an asset.
Experience in writing interviewing reviewing editing and/or proofreading internal and/or external communications and documents considered an asset (e.g. social media policy manuals newsletters handbooks legal documents forms/templates blogs training/reference materials technical documents webinars etc.).

Required Licenses and Certifications
A CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional) certification is considered an asset.
Dataversity Data Governance Online Training considered an asset.
Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Knowledge and Requirements
Knowledge of concepts and principles in a specialist field that is typically acquired through a combination of advanced professional or academic qualifications and/or significant work experience.
Provide expert advice guidance and consultation on highly complex issues and/or where the outcome may be contentious.
Interaction with others requires highly developed interpersonal skills to effectively persuade negotiate counsel and/or consult.
Adapt messages to meet the different needs of different audiences.
Prioritize and distribute work to deliver objectives on time and to the highest standard.
Identify in advance when the intended results may not be achieved and develops a plan to address the gaps.
Lead team and project meetings and develop team/unit and departmental project plans.
Lead procedural or technological change within a unit or across broader university functions.
Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.
Anticipate complex challenges to ensure activities are completed on time.
Effectively leverage relevant data as input to making decisions.
Appropriately assess risks before making a decision.
Comprehensive understanding of what sexual violence harassment and discrimination are and their varying effects on diverse members of the community.
Question and take appropriate steps to address attitudes macroaggressions and other behaviours which are discriminatory. Acknowledges and respects diverse cultural traditions abilities and beliefs.

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queens is strongly committed to employment equity diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black racialized persons Indigenous people women persons with disabilities and 2SLGBTQI accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements priority will be given to those who are legally eligible to work in Canada.

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