Data Governance Senior Manager

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Policing London is a hugely complex challenge that evolves every day. To make sure the Met is up to the task, we need the right IT and systems across our organisation. As a data Governance Senior Manager, you will help to enable us to do our best for the London area. Join us and play your part in making London the safest capital in the world and delivering ‘More Trust, Less Crime and High Standards’.

As a member of the Met, you will also enjoy great benefits including annual leave, civil service pension arrangements, maternity/paternity support, as well as being part of a continuous learning culture.

Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT)

The mission of Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) is to provide the Met with information (and specifically data), communications and technology to help frontline officers and Met staff do their jobs more efficiently, in order to deliver the New Met for London plan. In other words, DDaT is about “passionately delivering trusted technology for precise data driven policing”.

As well as keeping up to speed with developments in technology and making recommendations for new equipment and systems that will help modernise policing, DDaT also comprises the Data Office which:

• Owns and drives the data compliance and analytics agenda.
• Brings together the accountabilities that are currently dispersed across the Met business areas.
• Consolidates and further develops existing Met data and insight services.
• Enables data sharing and collaboration to serve the public and external partners.

DDaT is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We support hybrid working, and the hiring manager will be happy to discuss arrangements for this role.

Job Purpose

The team operates as an enabling function to validate that Data Office products and services are delivered in line with the appropriate frameworks and legislation.

Data Governance has product owner responsibility for the Data Capability Assessment Framework (DCAF) tool, which is an interactive, proactive and ongoing assessment of data capability, risks and sharing, designed to support the Met deliver its data processing projects and initiatives whilst complying with statutory obligations, and ensure projects do not become vulnerable to external threats.

The team supports management of the Met’s Information Assets, through the Information Asset Register (IAR), in line with the Information Commissioner’s Office, DPA, UK-GDPR and other key policing regulations, ensuring new or decommissioned Information Assets are recognised, identifying and tracking risks aligned to Information Assets, and supporting the Met with projects or change to identify variations to Information Assets and the corresponding actions required.

Data Governance has responsibility for the Open Data Strategy (ODS), which allows the Met to create the broadest possible access to data to engender public trust, enabling others to derive value from that data, and reduce the volume of data requests coming into the Met. Data Governance (taking inputs from across the Met) manage the underlying process to ensure that data entering the public domain aligns to the appropriate standards with consideration of risk, data quality, and data protection responsibilities.

Data Governance own the Met’s Data Principles and Ways of Working to advise on best practise and the standards required to deliver data services across the organisation. The principles exist as a reference to highlight particular standards and expectations when managing data, professionals or capabilities - The principles act as an assurance framework which DDaT use to assess maturity, risk and value-for-money in the use of data.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Custodian of the data capability assurance framework (DCAF) (process and tooling) which assesses the organisations level of data processing and assurance (including Data Protection Impact Assessments),
• Provide insight into performance metrics and compliance of the assurance framework.
• Support the maintenance and sharing of DDaT Data Principles and Ways of Working and collaborating around these.
• Provide guidance on the aspects of legislation that governs the use of personal data, and where required, empower and support Met business groups demonstrating their compliance for audit purposes.
• Manage all data sharing requirements, corporate measures and support of this work.
• Collaborate and input into the Information Asset Health Checks, Information Asset Register and Information Asset Owner Portfolio Group.
• Assist in data protection, information asset and ODS awareness, training both local and Met-wide - supporting data literacy within the organisation.
• Ensure the Open Data Strategy (ODS) Advisory Group maintains the organisational wide view of open data, and the monitoring assuring target aims are met and reviewed accordingly.
• Engagement with all areas and functions across the organisation, as required, to enable effective and compliant capability assurance and information asset management, including but not limited to the Directorate of Legal Services, Commercial, Transformation and DDaT.
• Provide assistance to key stakeholders in relation to data capability assurance requirements, data sharing and associated documentation.
• Build and maintain working relationships across the organisation to fulfil data capability services, IAR and ODS advisory functions, and externally with key partners for effective collaboration (including National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), College of Policing, and Information Governance for London)
• Supervise the administration of project and business justification reviews to support the shaping of policing priorities.
• Manage the promotion and revision of Data Principles and Ways of Working and Data Governance services.
• Monitor staff skills development, learning, and manage career pathways as part of ongoing performance practises.

Additional Information

Vetting Clearance

For this role the Vetting Clearance is Force Clearance Level, Recruitment Vetting (RV), and National Security Vetting (NSV) Level, Counter Terrorism Check (CTC).

Hybrid Working

Hybrid Working available in line with the Metropolitan Police Service hybrid working policy.

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply now" button below. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement (1000 words maximum) you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experience (see stated criteria) make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and/or Personal Statement.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 5th June 2025.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence W/C 16th June.

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence W/C 30th June.

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Key Skills

• Highly organised, capable to prioritising and tracking multiple demand within a busy environment to achieve positive outcomes.
• Manage own workload and, develop effective working relationships with staff at all levels in the Met and with our partners as part of this.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to deliver updates to colleagues and senior managers.
• Analyse complex information and circumstances to reach a logical, rational decision.
• Articulate complex lawful responsibilities in a clear and user-friendly way/format.

Essential Criteria:

• Understanding and knowledge of the DPA and UK-GDPR.
• Knowledge of FOIA, Human Rights Act 1998, European Convention on Human Rights, Protection of Freedom Act 2012.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to write in a concise and accurate manner.
• Negotiation skills to navigate project management issues.
• Proven ability to work within a pressurised environment, be resilient and prioritise competing requirements effectively.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of working in a partnership/multi-agency environment.
• Awareness of PACE, Common Law, Environmental Information Regulations 2000.
• Knowledge of EU requirements & the Law Enforcement Directive.
• Knowledge of Police Information and Records Management (PIRM).
• Knowledge of associated legislation relevant to data assurance and information asset management.