Position Overview

The Data Management Officer is responsible for ensuring the efficient and secure handling of data across the company. This includes data collection, cleaning, entry, validation, storage, analysis support, and reporting. The role requires strong attention to detail, understanding of data systems, and the ability to support data quality, protection, and accessibility..

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and support the implementation of the organization’s data governance framework, including data strategy, data ownership, and accountability structures
• Maintain and update the data catalog, ensuring documentation of metadata and data lineage
• Oversee data classification practices, including labeling, tagging, and access control mechanisms in line with organizational security policies
• Ensure compliance with data privacy laws and policies and local regulations, advising departments on best practices
• Define and implement data retention and disposal policies, ensuring secure and lawful management of data lifecycles
• Monitor and promote data quality and integrity, establishing rules, validations, and continuous improvement mechanisms
• Identify opportunities for data monetization or strategic use of data to drive organizational value
• Design and deliver training and awareness programs for staff to promote data literacy, governance responsibilities, and compliance
• Serve as a key liaison between technical teams, legal, compliance, and business units on data-related governance issues
• Design and manage data collection tools and processes
• Collect, clean, and input data from various sources into databases or management systems
• Ensure timely and accurate data entry in line with organizational standards
• Maintain databases and ensure data is up to date, accurate, and securely stored
• Identify and correct data inconsistencies or errors
• Support teams with data extraction and basic analysis
• Generate regular reports, dashboards, and data visualizations as needed
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of data management processes and procedures
• Support monitoring, evaluation and reporting activities
• Provide technical support to ensure effective use of data tools and systems
• Ensure to adhere to Company’s policies and procedures
• Ensure to comply to the information Security policy of the company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in data management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Statistics or a related field
• Minimum of [3–5] years of relevant experience in data management
• Experience designing data collection tools that support statistical analysis

Job Specific Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, data management software and databases
• Experience with data visualization tools
• Strong understanding of data quality principles and data protection regulations
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Fluency in Arabic and English is highly preferred.
• Understanding of data modeling, data normalization, and variance analysis