Data Governance Technical Manager

• Function title: Data Governance Technical Manager
• Reference: NOC-NM-2021-AD/371
• Location: Brussels - Information about living in Brussels
• Nature of competition: Internal and external competition
• Applicable regulations: Staff regulations governing officials of the EUROCONTROL Agency
• Grades for publication: AD7-8 - Check salary simulations for the basic grade
• Type of post: Administrator (AD5-AD12 )
• Number of posts: 1
• Duration of appointment: 5 Year (s)
• Security clearance: Security vetting may be required in accordance with the relevant EUROCONTROL security provisions
• Directorate/Service: NMD/TEC/DAD - Development & Delivery Unit
• Competition publication date: 18/11/2021
• Competition closing date: 16/12/2021 (23:59 Brussels time)
• Reserve list: Applicable - See details in the "Useful information" section

Your team

Within the Network Management Directorate, the "Development & Delivery" service ensures the good execution of all IT projects (application & infrastructure projects). The service addresses areas as programme/project management, software development and maintenance, and release management at corporate level. 

Your role

Your role will be to:

• Set up and maintain a data governance framework to allow the formal management of data assets (e.g. better control over data assets, data protection, validation, data quality, etc.).
• Define roles and responsibilities related to data governance, develop and deploy related processes and procedures, and establish a common understanding and visibility of all Agency data assets.
• Oversee the progressive implementation of data governance, ensure adherence to applicable policies, practices and standards (data quality, data protection, etc.), and identify issues and recommend remedial actions.
• Customise an evolving data governance metadata model to cover all aspects of the business technology landscape, including big data and related emerging technologies.
• Develop and maintain an inventory of the enterprise information maps including external data flows, authoritative systems and owners.
• Lead cross-functional data governance activities with the business, IT architects, IT experts, security officers and other key actors, and ensure a common understanding of related business requirements and priorities.
• Constructively challenge requirements and propose value-added solutions in order to meet data governance objectives.
• Carry out any other task in line with the main purpose of the job.

Required qualifications, experience & competencies

• Completed university studies of 4 years in a relevant domain (e.g. Computer Science, Information Technology/Management) or completed university studies of 3 years in a relevant domain plus one year of appropriate professional experience.
• Internal candidates should check on the intranet to see what level of in-house experience is considered equivalent to educational qualifications where appropriate.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience including experience in implementing data governance in traditional data environments as well as in newer cloud based big data environments.
• Professional training and certification in data governance would be a strong advantage.
• Experience in requirements management.
• Understanding of business data.
• (Technical) drafting skills in English.
• Experience in implementing Data governance using Collibra technology would be an advantage.
• Communication: Fosters two-way communication.
• Influencing: Tailors style and approach to impact others.
• Analytical skills: Analyses information and identifies relationships.
• Strategic focus: Aligns action to strategy.
• Problem Solving: Anticipates and solves business issues.
• Customer focus: Adapts services to respond to customer needs.
• Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment.
• Professional conduct in line with the corporate behaviours of the Agency, i.e. result-driven, readiness to change, customer focus, integrity and team-player approach.
• The working languages of the Agency are English and French. For this particular job, candidates must be proficient users of English at level C1/C2. The selected candidate will be required to become a basic user of French at level A1/A2 before the end of the probation period.
  The levels relate to the Common European Framework of References for languages (CEFR).

Useful information

• Applications will be accepted from nationals of EUROCONTROL Member States only.
• Duration of appointment:
  This is an appointment for a determined period of 5 Years. It could be extended up to a maximum of 9 years or converted into an undetermined contract.
• Internal candidates:
  If selected, the person will keep their current type of appointment duration (undetermined or determined).
  The internal staff member with a determined contract will be offered, in principle, an appointment for 5 Years with a maximum total duration of 9 years.
• The successful candidate shall be appointed at the grade in the function group and to the type of post indicated in the vacancy notice, or, if a group of grades has been published, in principle at the basic grade.
• Before being established in the post, the external candidate will be requested to provide certified copies of his/her degrees and to successfully serve a probationary period of 9 months.
• In case of reserve list: Suitable candidates, however not selected to fill the post, will be placed on a reserve list for similar functions. The period of validity of reserve list is 1 year from the closing date of applications .
• Information on salary and benefits can be found on the web page: http://jobs.eurocontrol.int/what-we-offer
• EUROCONTROL is committed to non-discrimination and equal opportunities. In the event of equal merit, preference may be given to the applicant from the under-represented diversity characteristics in order to complement diversity of teams and rebalance the workforce.
• Candidates should read the tips on how to apply. Item 1 includes information on the EUROCONTROL competency models (technical & behavioural) – Candidates should refer to the behavioural competency model to know the behaviours expected for the different levels.