Lead Data Governance Manager


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£44,241 - £44,241
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Southampton
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	18 Aug 2026
Closing date:	28 Aug 2026

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Summary

Do you have experience advising on data governance approaches, setting standards and collaborating across teams with multiple stakeholders.

Do you have experience of communicating and presenting complex data governance technical information to a non-technical audience.

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Join the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) as a Lead Data Governance Manager and help shape the future of data across the organisation. You will work with MCA colleagues and partners to ensure data is trusted, accessible and effectively governed, empowering better decisions that support our mission to save lives and create safer, more sustainable seas.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here

25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday.

Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

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As a Lead Data Governance Manager, your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

Lead on the implementation of a data governance framework of the organisation’s data assets throughout their capture, retention, archiving and deletion lifecycle.

Develop and champion best practice and guidance in data governance. Document and implement data governance frameworks, policies and standards.

Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve data quality management across all MCA data assets. Report on the integrity of the organisation’s data assets.

Ensure that all guidance and policy for data governance is aligned with legislative requirements.

Work with data owners across the organisation to minimise data risks and increase data literacy.

Support Data Ethics and data governance for AI.

Represent the MCA at cross-government data forums.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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