Contract
Contract type
Permanent
Application deadline
08/05/2020
Description
Position
Data Steward
Vacancies
1
Description
Job Details
Operations: a range of essential and complex services to ensure processes across the bank work as effectively and efficiently as possible
Job Purpose
Responsible for implementing data and information standards and quality within the appointed area of responsibility to ensure data is used, accessed and stored according to risk and compliance requirements, policies, standards, processes and procedures. To maintain data throughout the data lifecycle to ensure data quality in the relevant area of responsibility, using the approved tools and methodologies to ultimately improve the adoption of information management.
Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities
Job Purpose
Responsible for implementing data and information standards and quality within the appointed area of responsibility to ensure data is used, accessed and stored according to risk and compliance requirements, policies, standards, processes and procedures. To maintain data throughout the data lifecycle to ensure data quality in the relevant area of responsibility, using the approved tools and methodologies to ultimately improve the adoption of information management.
Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities
Identify and define local and enterprise information needs for area of responsibility. Implement data curation practices to ensure that the life span of data is commensurate with requirements. Implement data-quality metrics and requirements, including the values, ranges, and parameters that are acceptable for each data element to ensure consistency and quality of data.
Implement data retention and destruction requirements, criticality and sensitivity used as the basis for applying controls such as access controls, archiving or encryption.
Capture critical data attributes within the group defined applications and governance requirements. Maintain critical data elements by regularly capturing and/or maintaining data attributes to ensure alignment to business requirements and strategy.
Capture all business area terms and definitions with the relevant metadata in the approved enterprise business glossary to ensure completeness of glossary. Assist in the development of terms of reference documents and other operational documents to meet business requests for such documents.
Assist in driving out Reference Data Management involvement, metadata, business rules and records management to align to the Enterprise Data Committee (EDC) dashboard and data strategy. Assist in mapping technical and business metadata to facilitate this process, ensuring it is in accordance with business requirements.
Responsible for the administration, submission and completion of all required paperwork in line with stipulated EDC requirements as well as any documentation required from Risk or for EIM dashboards to meet business requirements.
Collaborate, facilitate and co-ordinate with IT, Data Stewards, Risk, etc. on data by fulfilling role as Subject Matter Expert within area of responsibility. Assist with the authority and control over the management of data and information assets to ensure data standards are adhered to. Facilitate the process flow of data through the environment by working closely with and co-ordinating efforts between Privacy, Information and Operations Risk to execute relevant policies.
Capture critical data attributes within the group defined applications and governance requirements. Maintain critical data elements by regularly capturing and/or maintaining data attributes to ensure alignment to business requirements and strategy.
Capture all business area terms and definitions with the relevant metadata in the approved enterprise business glossary to ensure completeness of glossary. Assist in the development of terms of reference documents and other operational documents to meet business requests for such documents.
Assist in driving out Reference Data Management involvement, metadata, business rules and records management to align to the Enterprise Data Committee (EDC) dashboard and data strategy. Assist in mapping technical and business metadata to facilitate this process, ensuring it is in accordance with business requirements.
Responsible for the administration, submission and completion of all required paperwork in line with stipulated EDC requirements as well as any documentation required from Risk or for EIM dashboards to meet business requirements.
Collaborate, facilitate and co-ordinate with IT, Data Stewards, Risk, etc. on data by fulfilling role as Subject Matter Expert within area of responsibility. Assist with the authority and control over the management of data and information assets to ensure data standards are adhered to. Facilitate the process flow of data through the environment by working closely with and co-ordinating efforts between Privacy, Information and Operations Risk to execute relevant policies.
Identify anomalies and discrepancies as well as the root causes of these to drive data remediation and data quality. Highlight the business impact of discrepancies and/or anomalies to facilitate data remediation and change processes, according to the prescribed Enterprise Information Management methodology.
Enable data monetisation by allowing data to be used and accessed, ensuring risk avoidance and adherence to data governance principles on risk, security, compliance and privacy.
Facilitate the execution of the roll out of the Data Governance programme to ensure adherence to data governance principles on risk, security, compliance and privacy. Compile minutes for packs or check minutes, to ensure that packs (for which meeting/committee?) are ready. Follow up on action items noted in minutes and monitor that action items are executed.
Identify, classify and document regulatory or legal restrictions, including retention and governance of the data to ensure clear understanding of these within area of responsibility.
Implement activities that will ensure adherence to the Data Governance Framework, facilitating the execution of the Data Governance strategy and initiatives. Work with Data Governance Specialist to prioritise business and information needs
Implement activities that will ensure adherence to the Data Governance Framework, facilitating the execution of the Data Governance strategy and initiatives. Work with Data Governance Specialist to prioritise business and information needs
Assist in socialising internal stakeholders on data management, data quality and relevant data sources within area of responsibility to drive effective data management and governance within the organisation. Facilitate the planning of regular and ad-hoc awareness sessions on the data strategy to the business community.
Participate in guilds and other relevant data community forums for knowledge sharing and to ensure group level understanding of effective data management and governance within the organisation.
Preferred Qualification and Experience Participate in guilds and other relevant data community forums for knowledge sharing and to ensure group level understanding of effective data management and governance within the organisation.
Qualifications
Minimum qualification 1 Type of qualification: First Degree
Field of study: Computer Science, Informatics, Information Science or related field.
Other preferred qualifications, certifications or professional memberships Data Management certification (Certified Data Management Practitioners (CDMP), Certified Information Management Professional (CIMP) or related)
Minimum qualification 1 Type of qualification: First Degree
Field of study: Computer Science, Informatics, Information Science or related field.
Other preferred qualifications, certifications or professional memberships Data Management certification (Certified Data Management Practitioners (CDMP), Certified Information Management Professional (CIMP) or related)
Experience
Experience required 1 Job Function: Business Support
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Years: 3-4 years
Experience Description: Experience in a data role with a broad understanding of data and risk as well as data architecture, data governance, data analysis, data validation and metadata management. Sound knowledge and understanding of the data life cycle. Experience in operational execution of data/metric standards and data quality rules. Experience having planned, developed and executed an enterprise information management framework, to improve the accuracy, integrity and accessibility of information.
Experience required 2 Job Function: Business Support
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Years: 1-2 years
Experience Description. Experience in and good understanding of the banking environment, knowledge of relevant regulatory and governance standards and structures.
Experience required 2 Job Function: Business Support
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Years: 1-2 years
Experience Description. Experience in planning, implementing, integrating and controlling activities and processes to provide high quality data that is fit for the organisation’s purposes. The overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, compliance and security of the data employed in an enterprise with knowledge of industry standards and organisational frameworks to produce localised procedures and standards.
Experience required 3 Job Function: Technology
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Years: 3-4 years
Experience Description. Understanding of and experience with root cause analysis and problem-solving skills and awareness of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Understands data flows between systems, ETL and processing of structured and unstructured data within the data architecture.
Total number of years’ experience 4 years
Knowledge/Technical Skills/Expertise Experience required 1 Job Function: Business Support
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Years: 3-4 years
Experience Description: Experience in a data role with a broad understanding of data and risk as well as data architecture, data governance, data analysis, data validation and metadata management. Sound knowledge and understanding of the data life cycle. Experience in operational execution of data/metric standards and data quality rules. Experience having planned, developed and executed an enterprise information management framework, to improve the accuracy, integrity and accessibility of information.
Experience required 2 Job Function: Business Support
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Years: 1-2 years
Experience Description. Experience in and good understanding of the banking environment, knowledge of relevant regulatory and governance standards and structures.
Experience required 2 Job Function: Business Support
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Years: 1-2 years
Experience Description. Experience in planning, implementing, integrating and controlling activities and processes to provide high quality data that is fit for the organisation’s purposes. The overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, compliance and security of the data employed in an enterprise with knowledge of industry standards and organisational frameworks to produce localised procedures and standards.
Experience required 3 Job Function: Technology
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Years: 3-4 years
Experience Description. Understanding of and experience with root cause analysis and problem-solving skills and awareness of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Understands data flows between systems, ETL and processing of structured and unstructured data within the data architecture.
Total number of years’ experience 4 years
Competency Label: Data Management
Competency Description: The ability to effectively and efficiently manage business related data in an accurate manner, through the application of various technologies.
Proficiency Level: SEASONED - Applies concepts without requiring supervision, able to provide technical guidance when required
Competency Description: The ability to effectively and efficiently manage business related data in an accurate manner, through the application of various technologies.
Proficiency Level: SEASONED - Applies concepts without requiring supervision, able to provide technical guidance when required
Competency Label: Business Acumen (Audit)
Competency Description: Understand the Banking industry and the impact that the economic and regulatory environment have on the organisation. Application of this knowledge in the assessment of risks and recommend appropriate control and quality frameworks.
Proficiency Level: PROFICIENT - Clear knowledge and application of the concept
Competency Description: Understand the Banking industry and the impact that the economic and regulatory environment have on the organisation. Application of this knowledge in the assessment of risks and recommend appropriate control and quality frameworks.
Proficiency Level: PROFICIENT - Clear knowledge and application of the concept
Competency Label: Process Governance
Competency Description: The ability to create mechanisms to ensure that designed processes are implemented correctly and that process changes are made thoughtfully, taking into consideration the impacts on people, other processes and technology.
Proficiency Level: SEASONED - Applies concepts without requiring supervision, able to provide technical guidance when required
Competency Description: The ability to create mechanisms to ensure that designed processes are implemented correctly and that process changes are made thoughtfully, taking into consideration the impacts on people, other processes and technology.
Proficiency Level: SEASONED - Applies concepts without requiring supervision, able to provide technical guidance when required
Competency Label: Process Analysis and Redesign
Competency Description: Fundamental rethinking and redesign of business processes, to obtain sustained improvements in quality, cost, service, lead time, flexibility and innovation.
Proficiency Level: PROFICIENT - Clear knowledge and application of the concept
Competency Description: Fundamental rethinking and redesign of business processes, to obtain sustained improvements in quality, cost, service, lead time, flexibility and innovation.
Proficiency Level: PROFICIENT - Clear knowledge and application of the concept
Competency Label: Data Analysis
Competency Description: Ability to analyse statistics and other data, interpret and evaluate results, and create reports and presentations for use by others.
Proficiency Level: PROFICIENT - Clear knowledge and application of the concept
Competency Description: Ability to analyse statistics and other data, interpret and evaluate results, and create reports and presentations for use by others.
Proficiency Level: PROFICIENT - Clear knowledge and application of the concept
Competency Label: Data Integrity
Competency Description: The ability to ensure the accuracy and consistency of data for the duration that the data is stored as well as preventing unintentional alterations or loss of data.
Proficiency Level: SEASONED - Applies concepts without requiring supervision, able to provide technical guidance when required
Competency Description: The ability to ensure the accuracy and consistency of data for the duration that the data is stored as well as preventing unintentional alterations or loss of data.
Proficiency Level: SEASONED - Applies concepts without requiring supervision, able to provide technical guidance when required
Requirements
Min education
University attendance
Required experience
4 Years
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