Data Steward at South African Reserve Bank

Brief Description        

• The main purpose of this role is to act as a Data Steward and provide support to the information management function in the management and oversight of data and information assets in order to provide business with high quality and consistently accessible data and information.

Detailed Description        
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

•      To prepare and provide accurate and reliable data and information in support of strategic decisions.
•      To create and maintain business metadata for published data sources to ensure that it is easily discoverable and meaningful to information consumers.
•     To create and maintain consistent meta data in a manner that allows for clear and unambiguous data definition and meets legislative, quality and security requirements.
•      To acquire new data sources in order to enable effective departmental decision making.
•   To prepare relevant data for appropriate consumers in the SARB Group and relevant stakeholders and monitor the published data sources for usage/relevance/quality feedback.
•      To ensure that the assigned data element is current and does not conflict with other data elements in the metadata registry and ensure consistency in data usage across various systems.
•      To proactively identify and resolve data integrity and quality issues.
•      To stay current with developments in all functional areas relevant to information management and ensure appropriate application thereof.
•      To propose and implement the refinement and continuous improvement of systems, tools, methods and processes in own area.

Job Requirements        
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

•      A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Mathematics OR equivalent at NQF 7; and
•      A minimum of 5-8 years’ experience in relevant environment (e.g. Master data management or Data governance).

The following would be an added advantage:

•      Relevant certifications (e.g. Certified Data Steward)   

Additional requirements are as follows:

•      EIM legislation and governance, risk and compliance knowledge and skills.
•      EIM Reporting knowledge and skills.
•      Information Governance knowledge and skills.
•      Data Security knowledge and skills.
•      Reference and master data knowledge and skills.
•      Metadata management knowledge and skills.
•      Data Quality Management knowledge and skills.
•      Competence in Microsoft office software packages (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
•      Proficiency in verbal and written communication skills (including presentation and report writing skills).
•      Continuous improvement knowledge and skills.

Job Related skills and attributes

•      Effective communication skills.
•      Analysis and problem solving skills.
•      Drive for results.
•      Building and manage relationships.
•      Planning and organising.
•      Stakeholder and client focus.
•      Impact and influence.
•      Flexibility.
•      Judgement and decision making.
•      Innovation and creativity.