Director of Data & Information Governance Services

About the role

The University seeks a senior leader to head its Data and Information Governance Services. This role will shape the governance framework for data, records, archives and museum services, ensuring ethical, effective and compliant management aligned with King V Principle 10.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for enterprise data and information governance in line with institutional strategy.
• Advise the Registrar, executive management and governance bodies on data governance, analytics governance and responsible AI use.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including faculties, regulators and partners.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to enable data‑driven transformation and position data as a strategic asset.
• Lead the implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of the Data and Information Governance Framework, policies, standards and procedures.
• Oversee ethical, effective and compliant management of data, information, records, archives and museum services.
• Ensure legislative compliance and alignment with King V Principle 10 on data, information and technology governance.

Required profile

• Master’s degree (NQF level 9) in Information Governance, Information Science, Records Management, Data Governance, Information Systems, Business Administration, Law or a related field.
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in a strategic, middle‑management or senior‑management role.
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in higher education or a similarly complex environment.
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in people, project and resource management.
• Minimum three (3) years’ relevant experience in data and information governance services.
• Eligibility to serve, where required, as a designated or delegated information governance lead and/or Deputy Information Officer.

Required skills