Our state government client is hiring . In this role you will be supporting our client’s Data Governance and Information Management uplift program by strengthening enterprise information governance practices, improving information asset visibility, establishing metadata and stewardship frameworks, and supporting compliance with NSW Government information management, classification, privacy and security obligations. The role will accelerate delivery of priority governance initiatives, remediation activities and capability uplift across the organisation.

The Senior Data Governance Officer provides specialist advice and practical support to improve information and data management practices .Working within the Enterprise Architecture, Data & Innovation team, the role supports the development and implementation of data governance frameworks, policies, standards and operational practices that enable trusted, high-quality information management and data-driven decision making. The role works closely with business stakeholders, data owners, data custodians and data stewards to strengthen governance maturity, improve information asset management and embed governance by design across the organisation.

Key Deliverables

- Lead the uplift, maintenance and governance of the Enterprise Information Asset Register and Critical Data Asset Register.
- Support implementation and operationalisation of the Enterprise Metadata Catalogue, including onboarding, metadata governance and business adoption.
- Establish and maintain metadata standards,



business glossaries and information asset management practices.
- Facilitate identification, classification and stewardship of information assets in accordance with NSW Government information classification and handling requirements.
- Develop and implement governance artefacts including policies, standards, procedures, guidance materials and operating models.
- Maintain and enhance information and data governance framework, policies and standards.
- Coordinate governance assurance activities including attestation, compliance reporting, maturity assessments and audit support.
- Support information sharing governance, including review of data requests, governance controls and data sharing agreements.
- Deliver stakeholder engagement, governance awareness, data literacy and capability uplift initiatives.
- Support Data Governance Council activities, governance reporting, issue management and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with privacy, records management, cyber security and business stakeholders to ensure information governance obligations are met.

Skills and Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining Information Asset Registers,



metadata repositories and enterprise data catalogues.
- Experience implementing information and data governance frameworks, policies, standards and operational processes.
- Experience defining metadata standards, business glossaries and stewardship models.
- Experience implementing or supporting Metadata NSW, Microsoft Purview or similar enterprise metadata catalogue platforms.
- Knowledge of NSW Government Information Classification requirements, the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), privacy and information management obligations.
- Proven ability to establish and support Data Owner, Data Custodian and Data Steward accountability models.
- Solid stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills, including resolving ownership ambiguity and driving governance adoption.
- Strong communication skills with experience delivering governance awareness, data literacy and organisational capability uplift programs.
- Demonstrated experience working with information management, records, privacy and cyber security stakeholders.
- Sound knowledge and experience in data governance, information management or a related discipline.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline Security Clearance so you must be a Citizen

Duration- June 2027+extension Location-CBD /WFH option/ you have an option to work from Gosford

We prefer candidates with Previous experience in similar role . If you meet the criteria, please send the resumes directly to deepa.shetty@hays .com.au OR call me at 02 8062 6129

📌 Data Governance Officer (Sydney)
🏢 Hays
📍 Sydney