Senior Data Governance Officer

Join the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies as a Senior Data Governance Officer, contributing to digital transformation in humanitarian aid.

• Establish, assign and document organizational data governance structure with clear role definitions (Data Owners, Data Stewards, Data Custodians, Data Users) and create related RACI matrices
• Support in the development of organizational approach to distribute Data, Analytics and AI capabilities and roles, across dimensions back-end, supporting and front-end as well as centralized, decentralized and emerging roles.
• Provide steward training and onboarding covering governance policies, data quality management, compliance, and communication expectations
• Establish governance committees and forums (e.g., Data Governance Council, domain steward groups) to facilitate coordination and decision-making
• Monitor role performance and accountability, providing coaching and support to ensure effective governance execution

• Develop stakeholder communication strategy for data governance initiatives targeting different audiences (leadership, business units, technical teams)
• Deliver data governance training to staff, data stewards, and leadership covering policies, roles, responsibilities, and compliance expectations
• Provide guidance to business units and technical teams on governance policy interpretation and application
• Microsoft Fabric Governance Administration
• Configure governance settings in Microsoft Purview, including domains, roles, and permissions
• Establish data catalog taxonomies and governance domain structures aligned with organizational data strategy
• Define and enforce data quality policies within Microsoft Fabric and other data systems (such as Azure SQL, Dataverse, etc.)
• Develop automated collection of data lineage and utilize data lineage for impact analysis in Microsoft Fabric and other data systems (such as Azure SQL, Power BI, Dataverse, etc.) to support governance decisions
• Ensure sensitivity labels are applied consistently across Fabric workspaces, Power BI, and other data systems
• Manage governance workflows including data product registration and access request approvals