Lead Data Governance Manager
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Job summary
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a Lead Data Governance Manager to shape data governance across the organisation. You will implement governance frameworks and collaborate with MCA colleagues and partners to ensure data is trusted and accessible, enabling better decision making to support safer seas.
The role offers civil service benefits including a pension contribution and generous leave, with flexible working options.
Qualifications
- Experience advising on data governance approaches and setting standards.
- Ability to communicate complex governance concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Collaboration across teams with multiple stakeholders to drive governance.
- Develop and champion governance policies and data standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead on implementing a data governance framework across data assets lifecycle.
- Develop and champion best practice in data governance; policy and standards.
- Identify opportunities to improve data quality and report on data integrity.
- Work with data owners to minimize data risks and increase data literacy.
- Represent MCA at cross-government data forums.
Skills
Job description
Do you have experience advising on data governance approaches, setting standards and collaborating across teams with multiple stakeholders.
Do you have experience of communicating and presenting complex data governance technical information to a non-technical audience.
If so, we'd love to hear from you!
Join the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) as a Lead Data Governance Manager and help shape the future of data across the organisation. You will work with MCA colleagues and partners to ensure data is trusted, accessible and effectively governed, empowering better decisions that support our mission to save lives and create safer, more sustainable seas.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensionshere
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King's birthday.
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about whatit'slike working at MCA Homepage | Civil Service Careers
As a Lead Data Governance Manager, your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
- Lead on the implementation of a data governance framework of the organisation’s data assets throughout their capture, retention, archiving and deletion lifecycle.
- Develop and champion best practice and guidance in data governance. Document and implement data governance frameworks, policies and standards.
- Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve data quality management across all MCA data assets. Report on the integrity of the organisation’s data assets.
- Ensure that all guidance and policy for data governance is aligned with legislative requirements.
- Work with data owners across the organisation to minimise data risks and increase data literacy.
- Support Data Ethics and data governance for AI.
- Represent the MCA at cross-government data forums.
For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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Company: Government Recruitment Service Salary: £44,241 - £44,241 Hours: Full-time Location: Southampton Job type: Permanent Posting date: 18 Aug 2026 Closing date: 28 Aug 2026
Do you have experience advising on data governance approaches, setting standards and collaborating across teams with multiple stakeholders.
Do you have experience of communicating and presenting complex data governance technical information to a non-technical audience.
If so, we'd love to hear from you!
Join the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) as a Lead Data Governance Manager and help shape the future of data across the organisation. You will work with MCA colleagues and partners to ensure data is trusted, accessible and effectively governed, empowering better decisions that support our mission to save lives and create safer, more sustainable seas.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensionshere
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King's birthday.
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about whatit'slike working at MCA Homepage | Civil Service Careers
As a Lead Data Governance Manager, your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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