We are working with a Federal Government service delivery agency to secure a Senior Metadata Officer (APS 6 equivalent). In this role, you will take operational leadership of metadata development across enterprise datasets, supervise metadata developers, and lead quality assurance to prepare mission-critical data assets for official registration and AI readiness.

Key Responsibilities
Workstream Leadership: Plan and coordinate metadata development work packages for assigned enterprise datasets, track blockers and delivery milestones, and mentor/supervise metadata developers.
Metadata Curation & Assurance: Curate and assess metadata records, data models, Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) artefacts, data dictionaries, and lineage documentation.
Harmonisation: Resolve duplication, data gaps, and terminology inconsistencies across related assets; author explicit, plain-English definitions and standardised data element descriptions.
Standards Compliance: Apply formal metadata standards (primarily ISO/IEC 11179), alongside frameworks such as ONDC, DCAT,



and National Archives of Australia (NAA) requirements.
Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate workshops with business SMEs, data stewards, data engineers, and AI project leads to validate definitions and drive data asset registration.

What You Bring
Demonstrated expertise implementing the ISO/IEC 11179 metadata standard for metadata registries and dictionaries (essential).
Working knowledge of ONDC metadata attributes, DCAT, or NAA standards.
Proven experience leading metadata development, quality assurance, or related enterprise data management work.
Solid profiling and technical capability (advanced Excel, SQL, data model/lineage analysis).
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to bridge technical engineering and non-technical policy/business teams.
Mandatory: Australian Citizenship (AGSVA Baseline or NV1 clearance held or checkable history required).

📌 Senior Metadata Officer Melbourne
🏢 Motion Recruitment
📍 Melbourne