Lead data governance manager Work, Jobs in Southampton, Ham (with Salaries)

Lead Data Governance Manager
Maritime and Coastguard Agency —Southampton
- £44,241 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Principal Specialist - Performance, Insight & Improvement
Southampton City Council —Southampton
- £52,413 - £58,865 a year
- Full-time
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
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Operations Resourcing and Capacity Manager
Quilter —Southampton
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Leadership
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Microsoft Optimisation Manager (18 month FTC)
Kingfisher —Eastleigh
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- Data analysis skills
- Analysis skills
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Project Delivery Manager
Fexco Property Services —Salisbury
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- Agile
- Communication skills
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Operations Transformation Programme Manager
Portsmouth Water —Havant
- £68,130 - £73,168 a year
- PMP
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- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Head of Governance and Compliance
Maritime and Coastguard Agency —Southampton
- £57,515 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Presentation skills
- Continuous improvement
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
10d
Capture Manager
Leidos —Whiteley
- £75,800 - £99,800 a year
- Full-time
- Business development
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Work from home
Customer Proposition Development Manager
B&Q —Eastleigh
- £62,000 - £75,000 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
10d
Innovation Portfolio Manager
Roke —Romsey
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Organisational skills
- AI
Programme Manager
Subsea Craft —Portsmouth
- Up to £85,000 a year
- Full-time
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
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Lead Technical Program Manager - Vector Innovation Hub
JPMorganChase —Bournemouth
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- AI
- Communication skills
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Senior Project Manager
Furlong Solutions —Andover
- £41,970.07 - £82,331.04 a year
- Hybrid work
- PMP
- English
- Free parking
- Work from home
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Head of Performance and Planning
Maritime and Coastguard Agency —Southampton
- £57,515 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Presentation skills
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
11d
Head of Risk and Resilience
Maritime and Coastguard Agency —Southampton
- £57,515 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Travel
- Organisational skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
11d
Digital Impact Leader
Youth Options —Eastleigh
- £32,448 - £34,476 a year
- Part-time
- Master's degree
- Analysis skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Annual leave
Quick apply
5d
Bid Manager 12 mth FTC
Roke Manor Research Limited —Romsey
- Continuous improvement
- SharePoint
- Communication skills
Business Unit Manager
Maritime and Coastguard Agency —Southampton
- £35,663 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Presentation skills
- Continuous improvement
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
12d
Business Change Facilitator
IWT PHU Single Corporate Service —Newport
- £32,073 - £39,043 a year
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- No degree
- Organisational skills
Quick apply
14h
Client Care Lead - Home Care
Right at Home Solent & Southampton —Fareham
- Organisational skills
- Leadership
- Communication skills
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Lead Data Governance Manager

Maritime and Coastguard Agency -
Southampton

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Job details

Permanent | Part-time | Full-time
£44,241 a year
6 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount

Qualifications

Stakeholder collaboration
Presentation skills
PRINCE2 Certification

Full job description

Details

Reference number

476036

Salary

£44,241

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MCA - Finance and Analysis

Type of role

Analytical
Corporate Finance

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
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Location

Southampton

About the job

Job summary

Do you have experience advising on data governance approaches, setting standards and collaborating across teams with multiple stakeholders.

Do you have experience of communicating and presenting complex data governance technical information to a non-technical audience.

If so, wed love to hear from you!

Join the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) as a Lead Data Governance Manager and help shape the future of data across the organisation. You will work with MCA colleagues and partners to ensure data is trusted, accessible and effectively governed, empowering better decisions that support our mission to save lives and create safer, more sustainable seas.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the Kings birthday.
Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at MCA Homepage , Civil Service Careers

Job description

As a Lead Data Governance Manager, your responsibilities will include, but arent limited to:

Lead on the implementation of a data governance framework of the organisations data assets throughout their capture, retention, archiving and deletion lifecycle.
Develop and champion best practice and guidance in data governance. Document and implement data governance frameworks, policies and standards.
Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve data quality management across all MCA data assets. Report on the integrity of the organisations data assets.
Ensure that all guidance and policy for data governance is aligned with legislative requirements.
Work with data owners across the organisation to minimise data risks and increase data literacy.
Support Data Ethics and data governance for AI.
Represent the MCA at cross-government data forums.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Person specification

Required experience:

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

Experience advising on data governance approaches and standards, setting direction, building and maintaining networks and collaborating across teams with a diverse range of stakeholders.
Experience of applying data governance over a data lifecycle, ensuring best practice at each phase - This should include practical experience of using governance tools and platforms (such as Databricks Unity Catalog, data catalogues, metadata repositories, lineage and data quality tooling) to implement governance controls, improve data quality, support compliance, manage risk and increase trust in organisational data assets.
Experience of communicating/presenting complex data governance technical information to a non-technical audience.

Additional Information

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week.

Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 30 hours per week.

Hybrid working available

This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location/visiting stakeholders. Your designated workplace will be your contractual place of work. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

Occasional travel to other offices will be required, which may involve overnight stays.

If you have a question about hybrid working, part time/job share hours, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role (see below for contact details).

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that we will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. Therefore, this role is not open to applications from those who require sponsorship candidates must ensure they have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Communicating and Influencing
Changing and Improving
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,241, Maritime and Coastguard Agency contributes £12,816 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
- 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the Kings birthday.
- Access to the staff discount portal.
- Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
- Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Find out more about the benefits of working at MCA .

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

How to apply:

Our selection process ensures a comprehensive assessment of each applicant's skills, and potential fit within our organisation.

The selection process for this role will be:

Stage 1: Sift of CV and personal statement

Stage 2: Interview and presentation

You must be successful at each stage to progress to the next stage.

Stage 1: Sift

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

Experience you will be asked to provide a CV (unlimited wordcount) and personal statement (500-word count). Please provide evidence of your Experience of the following:

Experience advising on data governance approaches and standards, setting direction, building and maintaining networks and collaborating across teams with a diverse range of stakeholders.
Experience of applying data governance over a data lifecycle, ensuring best practice at each phase - This should include practical experience of using governance tools and platforms (such as Databricks Unity Catalog, data catalogues, metadata repositories, lineage and data quality tooling) to implement governance controls, improve data quality, support compliance, manage risk and increase trust in organisational data assets.

The sift will take place week commencing 31/08/2026.

Stage 2: Interview

At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

Behaviours Working Together, Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing and Managing a Quality Service.
Experience

You will also be required to create and deliver a presentation to assess the Behaviour Communicating and Influencing. Guidance will be provided if you are invited to interview.

The interviews will take place week commencing 21/09/2026.

This interview will be conducted on Mircosoft Teams. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

You can find out more about our hiring process, how to apply, and application and interview guidance on our careers site .

Please note that we will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change.

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Document Accessibility

This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert or the information on our website, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Further Information

For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.

Pre-employment Checking

If your application is successful but you have been dismissed from the Civil Service, your application could be removed at the pre-employment checking stage depending on the nature of the dismissal.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

All External applicants and current employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) will be required to undergo a Social Media Check. A Social Media Check is a review of your publicly available online activity, typically across platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and others. The purpose is to identify any public posts or content that could raise concerns for employers, such as:

Hate speech or discriminatory behaviour

Threats or acts of violence

Illegal activity or substance misuse

Sexually explicit material

Extremist views or affiliations

Importantly, this check does not involve hacking into your accounts or accessing private messages. It only considers content you have chosen to make public. Employers use this kind of screening to help ensure their workplace remains safe, inclusive, and aligned with company values. Its not about judging your personality or lifestyleits about checking for potential red flags that might affect the role or company culture. If you have questions or concerns about the social media check, we would be happy to explain in more detail whats being looked at and how your data is handled securely and fairly.

Feedback

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Nicola McIlroy
Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: [email protected]
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website Here

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