IA -DOM-DoED-PM5-Data Governance Coordinator
Job Overview
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Date PostedJanuary 5, 2024
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Offered Salary$0 - $0 / hour
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Expiration dateDecember 8, 2024
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Job StatusOpen
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Requisition ID725983
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Working TypeHybrid
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Duration10 Months and 14 Days
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Interview TypeIn Person Only
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Work Address400 E 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319
Job Description
PLEASE SUBMIT LOCAL CANDIDIDATES TO THIS POSITION. OUT OF TOWN CANDIDIDATES MUST AGREE TO RELOCATE. ONLY SUBMIT RESOURCES THAT ARE ABLE TO BE ONSITE DAY 1. THIS POSITION REQURES RESOURCE TO WORK ONSITE A MINNIMUM OF 2 DAYS PER WEEK. NO FULL REMOTE OPTION. THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THIS RESOURCE LIVE/WORK IN THE DES MOINES METRO DURING ASSIGNMENT.
Position Summary
The State of Iowa is seeking a Project Manager responsible for overseeing the establishment,
improvement, monitoring, and training on the data governance initiative for the Iowa Department
of Education.
The Data Governance Coordinator will work with stakeholders across the
Department to ensure data is collected, stored, shared and reported in a manner consistent with
the needs of the organization. The candidate will lead the establishment and implementation of
a Department-wide data governance program, including policies and processes covering data
access and use, data security, metadata management, privacy, and more.
The Coordinator will also seek out program, process, and technological improvements that will (1) foster improved data quality and appropriate use of data; (2) eliminate redundancies; and (3) reduce the data
reporting burden through the use of better data collection and data use processes, supports and
tools. The position requires strong communication, facilitation and project management skills;
experience with data use and policies within an education and/or government agency; as well
as an understanding of IT concepts and systems.
Responsibilities and required skills
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in education, data science, research, statistics or three years experience in research/data (0 years)
Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills. Ability to work with cross-functional groups, coordinate work activities across all lev (0 years)
Strong facilitation skills, including familiarity with facilitation techniques, tools, and best practices (0 years)
Project management experience. (0 years)
Strong organizational skills, with the demonstrated ability to do detailed and accurate work, work independently and adhere to organizational deadline (0 years)
Proficient in authoring, editing and presenting high quality, well-organized technical or business documents (0 years)
Strong interpersonal, problem solving and critical thinking skills, including the ability to mediate multiple perspectives and come to a resolution. (0 years)
Experience using and communicating about data to technical and non-technical audiences and navigating data quality and/or governance issues. (0 years)
Prior work experience in data governance. (0 years)
Certification in project management (e.g., PMP) (0 years)
Previous experience chairing effective/functional committees (0 years)
Training or mentoring experience. (0 years)
Experience in change management or process development. (0 years)
An understanding of IT concepts and systems. (0 years)