Data Governance - Develop an enterprise data governance framework for data practices, policies, and standards both at a technical and functional level. Define and implement data standards, policies and procedures (guide policy and regulate compliance). Enforce data practices in line with changing regulation in the organization and meet compliance requirements to minimize the risk of regulatory fines. Define data ownership and stewardship (including the data governance structures, roles and responsibilities). Define the roles and responsibilities related to Data Governance and ensures accountability for the data stewardship and master data assets of the organization. Define the data governance maturity model and scorecard. Design and implement governance and service level agreements for the function. Develop, implement, and manage the data management and automation policies and processes aligned to the overall business strategies. Ensure compliance with all company policies, standards, and applicable legislative and policy framework. Develop processes and techniques that enable the collection of relevant accurate data. Develop, implement, and manage procedures and processes relating to the security, legal handling and sharing of data. Analyze and interpret large amounts of data. Ensure training of all relevant data management and automation product and service users on the applicable compliance and governance requirements. Develop and implement a data risk management and automation risk log. Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., POPIA, HIPAA) and industry-specific requirements and conduct regular data security audits and risk assessments. Ensure timely compilation and submission of all the required reports (internal and external) to ensure compliance. Support the acceleration of data-driven digital transformation. Develop and maintain inventory of the enterprise data. Facilitate the development and implementation of data protection and data quality standards across the enterprise. Assign roles to the Data Users, Data Owners, and Data Stewards. Manage and ensure compliance with relevant data legislation and adherence to industry standards and emerging best practice. Resolve end-to-end issues regarding Data Governance that may arise in the organization. Design and develop a data governance road map and report progress

Governance, Compliance, Risk Management, Security, and Reporting - Develop, implement and communicate Data Governance policies and processes to enable effective management of data. Implement data practices in the organization in line with changing regulatory policies and ensure compliance. Identify key risks and develop and implement effective mitigating plans and actions. Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., POPIA, HIPAA) and industry-specific requirements. Ensure that effective data recovery plans are in place to ensure business continuity in case of a disaster or potential threats. Provide the required documents to support effective auditing processes. Ensure adherence and compliance with the ATNS regulatory framework

Stakeholder Relationship Management - Develop and manage strategic relationships with key IT product and service providers. Manage and provide regular reports on SLA compliance while identifying inefficiencies. Develop and maintain sound relationships with key stakeholders to support alignment and collaboration

Financial Management - Provide input into the development of the departmental budget. Manage delegated expenditure in line with business objectives and priorities, and within approved financial parameters. Report expenditure including any possible deviations to the budget on a monthly basis. Ensure compliance with the PFMA and ATNS Finance policy and Delegation of Authority. Provide the required supporting documents to enable effective auditing processes

Interested applicants are requested to register their CV’s and apply on https://atns.ci.hr/ by no later than 28 February 2025.

If you have not been contacted within 3 weeks of the closing date of this advert, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. 

ATNS is an equal opportunity employer that strives to achieve a diverse workforce broadly representative of our people. This position will be filled in line with the objectives of ATNS’ Employment Equity Plan and therefore candidates from designated groups, as per the Employment Equity Act of 1998, are encouraged to apply.

People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.