Lead Data Governance Manager

Office For National Statistics; Funtley; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A government statistical agency is seeking a Lead Data Governance Manager to lead data governance processes and establish agreements for data acquisition. This role supports the development of ethical frameworks and promotes best practices across the organization. The position offers a market leading pension scheme, flexible working hours, and generous annual leave.

Benefits

Market leading pension scheme

Flexible working and flexi-time

Generous holiday allowance

Employee Assistance Programmes

Diversity Network Groups

Qualifications

• Strong stakeholder relationship building and ability to influence.
• Ability to work effectively with subject matter experts across the organisation.
• Knowledge to improve data maturity and set best practice across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead role within the Data Acquisition Division.
• Support development of agreements with external parties for data acquisition.
• Apply relevant data and ethical frameworks to work.

Skills

Stakeholder relationship building

Influencing

Data maturity improvement

Job description

Lead Data Governance Manager

• Posting date: 12 November 2025
• Salary: £56,020 per year
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 25 November 2025
• Location: Segensworth Road, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 5RR
• Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week
• Company: Office for National Statistics
• Job type: Permanent
• Job reference: 437291

Summary

Location: The locations for this role are Newport, Titchfield (Fareham), London and Manchester.

We operate a flexible hybrid working model across the UK, with colleagues linked to one of our contractual locations and working between office and remote throughout the week. As part of the hybrid working arrangement there is a 40% minimum office attendance requirement.

Salary: £56,020 min (National) / £59,311 min (London)

Working Patterns: All our vacancies are offered as a flexible option of Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Job Share.

Closing Date: Apply before 11:55pm on Tuesday 25th November 2025.

We're looking for someone to take a lead role within our Data Acquisition Division, leading and supporting on the development of agreements with external parties and enabling bringing these data into ONS, working to deliver mature data governance processes that deliver sustainable data for ONS' need.

You will apply relevant data and ethical frameworks and standards to your work, understanding data governance good practice. Specifically, you'll provide advice to users on the technical, ethical, data protection and security, and legal aspects (e.g. GDPR) of using administrative data, and the benefits of using it.

What are we looking for?

• Strong stakeholder relationship building and ability to influence
• Ability to work effectively with subject matter experts across the organisation
• Knowledge to improve data maturity and set best practice across the organisation

In return we offer you:

• Hybrid working and flexi-time so you can work around your life, not the other way around!
• A market leading pension scheme - our employer contribution rate is around 29%
• A choice of working patterns for every role: full-time, part-time, job-share.
• Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of 26 weeks full pay (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Opportunities to learn new technology & skills on the job, utilising blocked out Protected Learning Time in your weekly schedule and taking advantage of the support of our Communities of Practice
• Employee Assistance Programmes
• Diversity Network Groups
• Mental Health Allies
• Civil Service Sports and Social club
• Generous holiday allowance - 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years service in addition to 9 public holidays