Grants Data Steward & Governance Specialist (Hybrid)

Kids for the Future; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Flexible time off

Professional development

Job summary

VPD Government Solutions in Arlington, VA seeks a Data Management Specialist to maintain data quality and governance across Head Start grants and operations. You will collaborate with Federal staff, data engineers, and program support specialists to ensure accurate, secure data management and timely reporting.

The role emphasizes records management, metadata maintenance, and workflow coordination with Smartsheet and related tools. Requires a 4-year degree and relevant experience.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of relevant post-baccalaureate professional experience directly related to the task activities.
• Data quality assurance and validation.
• Data governance principles knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Maintain data assets supporting Head Start grants management and program operations.
• Perform data quality assurance reviews to ensure accuracy and integrity of information.
• Support maintenance of SmartFlow and workflow solutions (Smartsheet, etc.).
• Maintain records supporting grant administration, workflow tracking, and reporting.
• Create and validate metadata for enterprise data management.
• Review data from multiple federal systems to identify inconsistencies and suggest fixes.
• Support data integration activities by validating imported data.
• Perform data cleaning, reconciliation, and quality control tasks.
• Document data governance, records management, metadata standards, and processes.
• Prepare source data for recurring and ad hoc reporting.
• Assist with dashboards, reports, and management information products.
• Support development of data governance policies and QA procedures.
• Coordinate with technical and program staff to resolve data discrepancies.
• Maintain official electronic records per federal requirements.
• Contribute to business process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Data quality assurance

Data governance

Data validation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Management, Library Science, or related field

Job description

VPD Government Solutions in Arlington, VA seeks a Data Management Specialist to maintain data quality and governance across Head Start grants and operations. You will collaborate with Federal staff, data engineers, and program support specialists to ensure accurate, secure data management and timely reporting.

The role emphasizes records management, metadata maintenance, and workflow coordination with Smartsheet and related tools. Requires a 4-year degree and relevant experience.