Data Governance Officer

Data Governance Officer | Microsoft Fabric & Purview | Fully Remote Across Europe

What if your next governance role helped shape how critical data is managed, protected, and ethically used across one of the world's largest humanitarian networks?

This is an opportunity to join an organisation whose mission reaches millions of people every year, where responsible data governance is not simply a compliance requirement, but a vital safeguard protecting privacy, dignity, and trust.

You'll play a pivotal role in building the foundations that enable secure, ethical, and effective use of data across a complex international organisation operating in diverse countries, cultures, and regulatory environments.

✅ Fully Remote

✅ Based Anywhere Across Europe (Right to Work Required)

✅ 12-Month Initial Contract

✅ c. £260 per day / €311 per day (or local equivalent)

✅ Outside IR35

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Governance Officer to lead the development and implementation of enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and controls.

This is a highly visible role, sitting at the intersection of data, compliance, security, privacy, and organisational strategy.

You will help establish the governance foundations needed to support modern data, analytics, and AI capabilities whilst ensuring data is managed responsibly, securely, and in line with global best practices.

Key Responsibilities

🔹 Design and implement enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and operating models

🔹 Define data ownership, stewardship, accountability structures, and governance committees

🔹 Develop governance strategies covering data quality, classification, access management, security, and lifecycle management

🔹 Lead implementation and adoption of Microsoft Purview governance capabilities

🔹 Establish sensitivity classification and labelling approaches using Microsoft Information Protection technologies

🔹 Define and monitor data quality standards, KPIs, and governance controls

🔹 Support privacy-by-design initiatives, DPIAs, compliance frameworks, and data protection requirements

🔹 Build and maintain enterprise data catalogues, lineage capabilities, and metadata management practices

🔹 Deliver governance training and stakeholder engagement programmes across technical and business teams

🔹 Partner with security, privacy, and data platform teams to ensure governance controls are embedded throughout the data lifecycle

What We're Looking For

✔ Proven experience in Data Governance, Information Governance, Data Management, Risk, Compliance, or Data Protection roles

✔ Strong understanding of governance frameworks, stewardship models, data quality management, and metadata management

✔ Experience working with Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Information Protection, and broader Microsoft Data & AI technologies

✔ Knowledge of privacy regulations, data protection principles, and governance best practices

✔ Ability to influence stakeholders across executive, operational, and technical teams

✔ Experience developing governance policies, standards, and organisational operating models

✔ Passion for building a culture of responsible and ethical data use

Why Apply?

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of data governance within an organisation where the consequences of getting data right genuinely matter.

Your work will directly contribute to improving trust, accountability, privacy, and decision-making across a global network that supports communities facing some of the world's most challenging situations.

If you're passionate about data governance, Microsoft technologies, and using your expertise to create meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you.

📩 Apply today or contact me directly for a confidential discussion.