The Chief Data Governance and Knowledge Management Officer’s (DG/KMO) role is twofold. The officer’s first role is to design, plan, monitor, and improve the organization’s Data Management functions. The central objective of this role is to ensure that the organization’s Data Management program is running effectively and meeting the business needs of MDT. With the growing push of data and information being viewed as an agency asset, this position must be able to understand both the technical points of Data Management, as well as the business drivers and needs regarding data. This individual must be able to understand the “bits and the bytes” related to the organization’s Data Management and develop a strategy for the technical space considering the business’s perspective and needs.

Typical responsibilities:

The officer is expected to take the lead in developing and implementing MDT’s Knowledge Management Strategy (strategic, tactical, and operational components) within the employment structure; to advise the Director, Deputy Directors and Administrators on knowledge management and information systems; to connect people, technology, and data for effective knowledge management; to oversee the identification, collection, organization, dissemination, and use of critical knowledge through knowledge capture, transfer, and retention techniques; and to ensure that the knowledge needs of the organization are met in a timely, effective and efficient manner.

Typical qualifications:

Certification such as ICCP Certified Data Professional or Certified Information Management Professional (CIMP) in Data Governance. Alternative combinations of work-related experience and education may be considered on a case-by-case basis.