Overall Job Responsibility
As a Senior Manager / Assistant Director (Data Management and Analysis), you will play a critical role in driving and implementing the organisation’s data strategy to strengthen decision‑making, service delivery and innovation. You will lead efforts to establish robust data governance frameworks, improve data quality, and build organisational data capabilities. Working closely with cross‑functional teams, you will translate strategy into action — implementing practical workflows, tools, and standards to enable reliable and secure use of data across the organisation.
This role combines strategic planning with hands‑on implementation, supporting the organisation’s broader digital and data transformation journey.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Data Governance & Quality Assurance
- Implement data governance frameworks and processes to ensure data is managed consistently and securely across divisions.
- Operationalise data quality improvement strategies to maintain accuracy, consistency, timeliness and compliance with data protection and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct regular data quality assessments, audits and health checks to identify and address data gaps and errors.
- Review and enhance data management workflows — including collection, storage, processing and archival — in alignment with government standards and best practices.
- Monitor and analyse data quality metrics; prepare regular reporting and dashboards for management review.
2. Data Strategy Implementation & Integration
- Support the development and implementation of a centralised data management framework to enable integrated planning, operations, and service delivery.
- Collaborate with ICT teams and external partners to design and deploy digital solutions that enhance data access, interoperability and insight generation.
- Translate data strategy into practical implementation plans, tools, and guidelines for end users.
3. Analytics & Insight Generation
- Work with internal teams and the Data Community of Practice members to identify analytical needs, define KPIs, and deliver actionable insights to inform policy, planning and operations.
- Design and maintain dashboards, reports and data visualisations to support timely decision‑making.
- Support pilot projects and use cases that demonstrate the value of data for innovation and improvement.
4. Capability Building & Change Management
- Build data literacy and capability across divisions by working with Human Capital and Organisation Development Division to curate relevant training and best practice sharing sessions.
- Cultivate a network of data stewards/champions via the Data Community of Practice to embed data practices in everyday workflows.
- Provide guidance and technical support to staff in applying data standards, tools and analytical methods.
5. Stakeholder Engagement & Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with service delivery, corporate and enabling functions to operationalise data initiatives.
- Partner with external agencies and sector partners on data‑sharing protocols, governance and alignment with national data strategies.
- Represent the organisation in inter‑agency or sectoral data transformation workgroups where relevant.
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
- At least 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in data management, analytics, digital transformation or related domains.
- Strong understanding of data governance, quality assurance and analytics frameworks.
- Proven ability to translate strategy into practical implementation — including policy, process and system‑level changes.
- Experience with data quality tools, business intelligence or data visualisation platforms.
- Good knowledge of data protection regulations and government data policies.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams and work collaboratively across functions.
Additional Information
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