Data Governance Consultant

Data Governance Consultant

Engagement: Contract

IR35 Status: Outside IR35

Sector: Central Government Consultancy

Location: 2 days onsite to Client Sites

Duration: Initial 12 Months

Overview

iO Associates is currently engaging with an established consultancy on behalf of a key UK Central Government client to secure an experienced Data Governance Consultant. Operating under an outcome-based Statement of Work, you will lead discovery, design, and execution across enterprise data governance, data quality, and metadata management programmes.

Key Deliverables

• Conduct data governance discovery phases: lead business team interviews, map key processes, and establish comprehensive data asset inventories.

• Design and implement data governance strategies, operating models, framework artefacts, and workflow processes aligned to departmental data standards.

• Define technical and business metadata requirements, map end-to-end data lineage, and configure scanning/ingestion schedules for enterprise data catalogs.

• Establish data quality frameworks: build data quality rules, define monitoring metrics/thresholds, design remediation workflows, and implement automated monitoring.

• Support Master Data Management (MDM) enhancements, including key element definition, data cleansing/enrichment logic, match/merge rules, and stewardship approval workflows.

• Upskill client teams through formal stewardship training, embedding policy compliance, data standards, and operational best practices.

Requirements

• Proven background in data governance consultancy, advisory and implementation within UK public-sector or complex multi-stakeholder enterprise environments.

• Hands-on implementation experience with industry-standard governance platforms (e.g., Microsoft Purview, Databricks Unity Catalog, Collibra, Alation, Atlan, or Ataccama).

• Deep practical knowledge across metadata management, lineage, data quality automation, and MDM principles.

• Strong workshop facilitation and client-enablement skills, translating governance policies into operational workflows.

• SC Clearance mandatory