Data Steward

SUMMARY:
Position is to act as a data steward and support the information management function in managing and overseeing data and information assets to provide the business with high-quality and consistently accessible data and information.

POSITION INFO:
JOB DESCRIPTION

• Prepare and provide accurate and reliable data and information in support of strategic decisions.
• Acquire new data sources to enable effective departmental decision-making.
• Create and maintain consistent metadata in a manner that allows for clear and unambiguous data definitions and meets legislative, quality and security requirements.
• Create and maintain business metadata for published data sources to ensure they are easily discoverable and meaningful to information consumers.
• Prepare relevant data for appropriate consumers in the company Group and relevant stakeholders, and monitor published data sources for usage, relevance and quality feedback.
• Ensure that assigned data elements are current, do not conflict with other data elements in the metadata registry and are used consistently across various systems.
• Proactively identify and resolve data integrity and quality issues.
• Stay current with developments in all functional areas relevant to information management and ensure their appropriate application.
• Propose and implement refinements and continuous improvements to systems, tools, methods and processes in own area.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• A bachelor’s degree in either information technology, computer science or mathematics, or an equivalent NQF 7 qualification in a related field;
• Five to eight years’ experience in any of the relevant data management disciplines, such as data governance, metadata management, master data management, business intelligence and data development; and
• Relevant certifications, such as Certified Data Steward, will be an advantage.