Data Governance Officer

Job Title: Data Governance Officer
Location: Kent Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Maidstone
Salary: Grade 6: £35,026 - £39,508 per annum, depending on experience
Full time: 37 Hours per week, hybrid working available (3 days per week on site attendance)
Ref: VR1266
Being a part of Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Everyone is unique. Everyone has value. Everyone helps to make Kent Fire and Rescue Service a great place to work. We are one team. Together with our customers we are creating a safer future for Kent and Medway.
Being a ‘Data Governance Officer’
We are looking for a Data Governance Officer to join the Data and Intelligence Team; a post created to ensure data integrity of our risk information which is used by firefighters when responding to an emergency incident, is of the highest standard.
What you’ll do
Be responsible for the premises/location data in the mobilising system and the risk database.
Be responsible for the management and correction of premises/location data across multiple systems ensuring that risk critical information is consistent and up to date.
Assess data quality issues and continuously seek improvements to policy and practices.
Create, embed and maintain a robust quality assurance process.
Maintain the base level data that underpins the incident recording system using SQL server management studio.
What you’ll bring
A comprehensive knowledge of data quality principles and practices.
Excellent verbal and written skills in order to communicate to a range of audiences and to produce written documentation that can be easily interpreted.
The ability to analyse information in order to recommend actions that are based on relevant data, meets the need of the organisation and evaluates potential risks/benefits. An exceptional eye for detail and ability to spot inconsistencies and errors.
Be a team player who contributes to the team’s activities in a positive and effective manner, building positive and effective working relationships.
An awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion issues together with a commitment to ensuring appropriate policies are implemented in the context of the duties and responsibilities associated with the post.
Benefits:
Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
Generous annual leave entitlement
Blue Light Card discount scheme
A range of family friendly policies including promoting work-life balance
Access to health and wellbeing services and advice
Access to LinkedIn Learning online training
How to apply
Please complete an online application and CV by midnight on 15th May 2024.
Interviews are likely to take place on 28th, 29th and 30th May 2024 (subject to change) and will include a presentation.
We reserve the right to close applications at any time prior to the closing date.
Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We know that great minds don’t think alike, so we rely on diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and backgrounds to cdreate the best working environment that we can possibly offer.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service, its employees and volunteers, are committed to safeguarding, protecting and supporting children, young people and adults at risk. As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify your suitability for the role. These checks will include your references and a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced DBS check with barred lists are carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people and adults at risk. Risk assessments will be undertaken on any disclosures identified as part of the pre-employment checks.
As a Public Sector organisation with added responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 the candidate must demonstrate an understanding of what is meant by Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and how this fits in with their everyday work.
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