Overview
Senior Data Governance Professional – Bristol
About the job
Job summary
Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you’re seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it’s really like to work at HMRC.
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Do you have a passion for building a strong data governance framework to enable an organisation to better exploit its data assets? Would you want to be part of a team to lead on implementation of HMRC’s Data Strategy?
If so, continue reading to find out more about this fantastic opportunity to join HMRC – one of the largest and most dynamic IT infrastructures in Europe, and we are now one of the most digitally advanced tax authorities in the world.
HMRC is a data organisation. It has one of the largest customer bases and most complex IT estates in the UK. We run the biggest digital operation in Government, providing digital services for 45 million individuals and 4.9 million business customers.
This an exciting time for digital and technology in HMRC. We are in the middle of a major transformation process, using the latest technology available, that will fundamentally improve the department’s data handling for the benefit of our customers and colleagues. The Chief Data Office (CDO) is at the heart of this work, and we are looking for motivated and experienced individuals to play a key role in a new Data Strategy and Governance team. Working to a Principal Data Strategy & Governance Professional, you will be part of a professional, experienced, and engaged team to provide strategic leadership and governance to ensure we govern, manage, and exploit our data to improve customer experience and revenue.
Job description
The Data Strategy and Governance Team supports the strategic oversight, governance, and integrity so that data can be exploited more effectively and efficiently. The team work closely with data, strategy and governance experts across CDIO and the wider HMRC to drive the execution of the Enterprise Data Strategy, including measuring progress through data maturity assessment and providing expert advice.
We welcome applicants who are excited by what is happening in Data Governance across the world, understand how data can be governed and exploited and technology products used to counter such risks.
You will have a background in data governance, data analytics or data management and have energy and passion complemented by brilliant engagement and communication skills. You will be:
• Capable of working autonomously, driving change and taking people with you.
• Level-headed, calm under pressure and pay attention to details.
• Keen to work with others to achieve progress against shared objectives.
• Capable of thinking on your feet and take initiative, making decisions when needed and are accountable for your actions and your own and teams’ performance.
The post holder will find themselves in a genuinely dynamic and challenging department.
Person specification
As a Senior Data Strategy & Governance Professional you will be:
• Leading on data discovery activities as part of a wider team working across HMRC to identify, recommend and evaluate data improvement activities.
• Working on the design and implementation of practical data governance solutions to support HMRC needs.
• Identifying opportunities to make recommendations to improve the quality and trustworthiness of data throughout HMRC.
• Implementing and establishing wider data management competencies within HMRC (such as data quality, metadata management, master data management, data modelling, and development of data standards and data strategy).
• Working across HMRC to minimise data risks and increase data literacy.
• Carrying out data maturity assessments for HMRC and working with Data Maturity Champions across the organisation to support improving maturity.
• Using technology to deliver all aspects of your work including reporting data maturity results.
• Maintaining data and other sources of information ensuring that the UK GDPR and Information Management Standards are adhered to.
• Potentially managing Data Governance Professional staff, supporting their technical and personal needs in line with HMRC policy.
Essential Criteria:
• Experience of data governance or data management and improving data literacy across an organisation.
• Ability to communicate accurately, clearly and effectively at all levels to influence decision making.
• Ability to establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Project Management with a successful track record of collaboration to deliver shared objectives across a Business Group or wider.
Desirable Criteria:
• Relevant professional or academic qualification, such as degree, apprenticeship, and/or DAMA or similar industry recognised qualifications.
• Experience of data discovery activities to identify, recommend and evaluate data improvement activities.
• Knowledge of GDPR and solid understanding of compliance and controls.
• Data literate with experience of the wider Power Platform (including PowerBI, PowerApps and Power Automate)
• Experience of line management.
Transitional Sites
For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.
If your location preference is for one of the following sites, it’s important to note that these are not long-term sites for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.
These sites are:
- Telford Plaza, Telford – moving to Parkside Court, Telford
You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £45,544, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £13,194 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.
We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.
- Pension – We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
- Family friendly policies.
- Personal support.
- Coaching and development.
To find out more about HMRC benefits and find out what it’s really like to work for HMRC hear from our insiders or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
How to Apply
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:
- A name-blind CV including your job history and previous experiences. Please provide your most recent and relevant experience on how you meet the Job Description and Personal Specification. Please anonymise your CV and list under each section of Job History, what your achievements were in that role. You will be assessed on this.
- A 500-word Personal Statement. Please provide in 500 words or less how you meet the Essential Criteria, with impacts, outcomes and results. You will be assessed on this.
We will score you on both the CV and Personal Statement inviting those scoring highest to interview. Sifting will commence and complete within 5-7 working days from advert closing, with details on interview to be provided in good time.
Please complete a separate statement (Max 250 words) for the Desirable Criteria where applicable. This is not essential for the role but may be considered by the vacancy-holder where candidates have the same scores at sift or interview.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Sift
At sift, your CV and Personal Statement will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.
We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.
Interview
During the panel interview, your Behaviours will be assessed, in order to determine your suitability for the role, what you enjoy, and what motivates you.
Interviews will take place via video link.
Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.
Eligibility
Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. We understand mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days(Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we will not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, please contact us via:
unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk – Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example – ‘Please re-open my application – [insert vacancy ref] & vacancy closing date [insert date]’.
To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application.
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles – if this applies to you, we’ll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.
Merit List
After interview, a single merit list will be created, and you will only be considered for posts in locations you have expressed a preference for. Appointments will be made in strict merit order in line with the set number of roles in each location.
Criminal Record Check
Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact the UBS Recruitment team via unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers
This role may be suitable for existing HMRC employees who are contractual homeworkers. Occasional attendance to the office will be required where there is a business need. Please consider the advertised office locations for this role when applying and only select locations from the ‘location preferences’ section that you can travel to.
Terms and Conditions
Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process.
HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.
Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application(s) will be withdrawn from the process.
Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations.
Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band.
Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract.
If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
For more Information for people applying for, or thinking of applying for, roles at HM Revenue and Customs, please see link: Working for HMRC: information for applicants – GOV.UK.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- 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) (opens in a new window)
- 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
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
