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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Governance Officer - **Company:** gb Cabinet Office - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Salary:** £37,655.0 - £40,850.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Data Governance, Information Management, Technical Data Management Systems, Data Management - **Published:** October 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/data-officer/cabinet-office-job108196075 ## About the Role The right person will join a well-motivated and dynamic multi disciplined team working to deliver on our commitments and roadmap., * workload management and delivery focus Proven ability to manage competing priorities, maintain control of a varied workload and meet statutory or operational deadlines. Experience of working effectively in fast-paced environments where priorities can change * communication and stakeholder engagement Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal and technical data protection requirements clearly and pragmatically to non-specialists. Experience of working with a range of stakeholders with competing priorities, and of building positive, effective working relationships * teamworking and professional behaviours Experience of working collaboratively as part of a team, sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues. Enthusiasm to learn, take feedback and develop data protection and governance skills at pace * interest in data protection and information management An awareness of why data protection and information management matter in a public sector or digital delivery context, and a clear commitment to building specialist knowledge in post. No prior specialist experience or qualification is required * awareness of risk management and data governance An awareness of foundational principals of risk management and data governance including how to articulate and manage data related risks, and how to communicate these risks to senior leadership to enable effective risk management * data literacy improvement An ability to communicate and influence stakeholders and colleagues across the organisation to improve local data handling practices with a commitment to developing expertise in this area in post * privacy enhancing approaches and data literacy Awareness of privacy enhancing technologies and techniques, such as pseudonymisation and other privacy-preserving approaches, and a commitment to developing skills and knowledge to improve data, privacy or information management literacy across the organisation * applying data standards and improving data maturity: Able to apply data and information standards, policies and procedures consistently, and to help colleagues understand and follow them. Interested in helping to assess how well teams manage data and information, and in finding practical ways to improve their data maturity over time * strategic awareness and professional development: Able to see how data governance supports wider organisational and government objectives, and to keep up to date with changes in legislation, guidance and user needs. Clearly committed to building specialist knowledge in post, including working towards a relevant qualification with support, Proven ability to manage competing priorities, maintain control of a varied workload and meet statutory or operational deadlines. Experience of working effectively in fast-paced environments where priorities can change In the Civil Service, we use Success Profiles to evaluate your skills and ability. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, increases performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. We?ll be assessing your technical abilities, skills, experience and behaviours that are relevant to this role. For this role we?ll be assessing you against the following Civil Service Behaviours: * working together * changing and improving * communicating and influencing * delivering at pace We?ll also be assessing your experience and specialist technical skills against the following skills defined in the Government Digital and Data Capability Framework for the Data Governance Manager role at HEO grade: * data ethics and privacy * data literacy improvement * data management * enabling and informing risk based decisions * data standards * communicating between the technical and non-technical * communicating analysis and insight, Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. ## Description The Data Governance Team, as part of the Digital Products Directorate, provides specialist expertise and leadership across the Government Digital Service. GDS has specialist data protection and information management requirements and requires extensive data governance controls to be designed and incorporated into product development., Digital Products Directorate is seeking to recruit a Data Governance Operations Officer to help the team deliver data governance and privacy excellence across GDS products and services including GOV.UK and One Login, which is one of the most innovative and exciting programmes in government. The role is aligned to the Data Governance Manager role on the Government Digital and Data (GDaD) Capability Framework, which is performed at working level. You do not need to arrive as a fully formed data governance specialist: we will support you to build capability against the full set of working-level skills in post. You will play a critical role in ensuring that data protection and information management compliance is embedded into the programme to enable GDS to protect public data and manage its information assets, whilst enabling innovative digital solutions. You will build outstanding relationships with the programme team to help embed privacy by design and uphold the highest standards. This role provides an exciting opportunity to become a key part of one of the most impactful programmes in government. This is a development role. You should have a genuine interest in data protection and information management and a foundational understanding of why they matter, but you are not expected to be an expert at the point of appointment. You will work with close support from the Data Governance and Privacy Leads and the Knowledge and Information Management Lead, and will be given structured development, training and hands-on casework to upskill at pace in both areas. As a Data Governance Operations Officer, you will support: * data Protection and Information Management Compliance: Support the Data Governance and Privacy Leads, and the Knowledge and Information Management Lead, to ensure GDS products and services comply with data protection and information management law. With guidance from the Leads, you will apply the GDS data governance framework and internal governance standards, support Data Protection Impact Assessments and lawful, proportionate processing, and monitor adherence through casework, registers and accurate record-keeping ? delivering flexible and pragmatic data governance practices that enable delivery at pace * data Subject Rights management: Support the end-to-end management of Data Subject Rights (DSR) requests, as defined under UK GDPR and DPA 2018, ensuring timely, legally compliant, and high-quality responses, upholding privacy rights of data subjects * data breach management: Support in the end-to-end management of actual or suspected personal data breaches in line with GDS policy and UK GDPR/DPA 2018 requirements, ensuring timely investigation, containment, risk assessment, and reporting to the Data Governance and Privacy Lead, senior management, and the Information Commissioner?s Office (ICO) where legally required. You will apply risk assessment throughout casework, helping assess whether risks are acceptable or require escalation, escalating to the Leads where appropriate, so that decisions are proportionate and risk-based * triage and Case Management: Manage and monitor the Data Governance Team inboxes for incoming data protection and information management queries and requests. Facilitate an effective triage and allocation system to ensure all work is promptly and appropriately assigned, tracked, and actioned by the relevant team member or escalated to the Data Governance and Privacy Lead or Knowledge and Information Management Lead, maintaining detailed records of case progression and outcomes * information assets and the data life cycle: Support the safe handling, retention and secure disposal of personal data across the data life cycle, helping GDS manage its information assets in line with legal and records management obligations, and improve life cycle practice through casework and lessons learned * excellent Communication and Relationship Management: Work positively with colleagues across the Data Governance team and with delivery, legal and policy teams, supporting them in the execution of their tasks and in their development of high-quality advice and guidance. With support, you will learn to translate complex legal and technical compliance requirements into plain English for non-technical audiences, present case and risk information clearly to inform decisions, and manage differing stakeholder perspectives so that compliance keeps pace with delivery. You will be a trusted partner in keeping the work of the team in progress and ensure that decision making is recorded * support the Data Governance and Privacy Leads and/or the Knowledge and Information Management Lead: Provide proactive support to the Data Governance and Privacy Leads to manage compliance, identify risks and deliver strategic objectives. You will contribute to advocacy for the introduction of privacy enhancing technologies and techniques, such as pseudonymisation and other privacy-preserving approaches, recognising where new tools and approaches improve the efficiency and quality of data governance. You will identify opportunities to improve data, privacy and information management literacy across the organisation, and help ensure governance practices keep pace with evolving legislative and user needs, * a simple application screening process - We only ask for a CV and cover letter of up to 500 words. Important tip - please ensure that your cover letter includes how you meet the skills and experience listed in the ?person specification? section above * if you make it through the sift, you will be invited to a 20 minute screening call * successful candidates will then be asked to attend a 45 minute video interview Depending on how many applications we get, there might also be an extra stage before the video interview, for example a phone interview or a technical exercise. In the event we receive a high volume of applications, we will conduct the initial sift against the lead criteria which is, A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made. The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy. Sponsorship DSIT cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. DSIT holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment., * UK nationals * nationals of the Republic of Ireland * nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK * nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) * nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) * individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 * Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service