Senior Data Governance Officer

Leads organisational data governance for IFRC, translating strategy into policies, standards, stewardship roles and controls that support secure, ethical and compliant use of data across the Secretariat.

Department: AI and Data Unit

• Design and implement the organisational data governance framework
• Develop policies for data classification, ownership, stewardship, quality, security, access and lifecycle management
• Create data classification and sensitivity labelling guidance
• Support data protection impact assessments, incident response and breach protocols
• Establish data governance roles, RACI matrices, committees and steward training
• Define data quality standards, metrics, validation checks and escalation processes
• Administer Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Fabric governance settings, catalogues and lineage

• Degree in computer science, software engineering, data science, statistics, mathematics or a related field
• At least 5 years of professional experience developing and implementing data governance frameworks, policies or standards in enterprise environments
• Experience establishing data governance in organisations with complex data environments or regulatory requirements
• Experience working in at least one regulated industry sector
• Experience with diverse stakeholder management including executives, technical teams and business units
• Familiarity with data classification, sensitivity labelling and access control concepts
• Knowledge of data quality dimensions, metrics and assessment approaches
• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, data catalogue and governance tooling

• Duty station to be confirmed; position may be based in any country where IFRC has a legal status agreement
• Applications must be submitted in English only