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Data Manager
Data Managers support organisations with the sourcing, acquisition, management, integration and sharing of data to
provide business insights and drive data-based decision making.

Keywords Data Managers carry out a combination of different functions that collectively aim to make sure that the data in corporate
systems is accurate, available and accessible. They work to increase the visibility and interrogability of an organisation’s data
assets, optimise the use of data within the bounds of policy and regulation, ensure reliable data is accessible and aligns with
Data sharing, security, and established guidelines and can be used in scalable and repeatable processes.
privacy Data Managers create, curate, access and update data from multiple sources, ensuring it is stored in an appropriate manner.
They ensure data can be used by other data professionals in a way that balances business need with security and privacy
Quality, governance, and standards, including appropriated archiving and destroying data as required.
risk management
Data managers support the delivery and implementation of enterprise data management activities, oversee the data quality
control process, and record management including archiving and curation. The role informs data policy development, which
supports governance.
Data systems / networks

Data Storage

Data Policy Key Technologies Specialisation Roles Key Relationships

Data Storage (e.g. Data Data Profiling and Data Governance /

Data Quality Analyst
Warehouse, Data Lake) Quality tools Ethics
Data Collection
Open Source Data Clients / IT Data
Data Asset Register Data Policy Meta-Data Manager
Management Users Professionals Professionals

Data Management Body of Meta-Data

Data Portals
Data Standards
Data Maturity Assessor
Knowledge Management Manager

Data Catalogue and

Data Architecture
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Data Manager
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Level 1 | Foundation Level 2 | Intermediate Level 3 | Advanced

• Manage and govern data assets • Manage and govern large, sensitive and high value data assets • Manage and govern multiple large, sensitive and high value data assets
• Assist with the planning, acquisition, storing, organising, destroying and • Manage the planning, acquisition, storing, organising, destroying and • Lead the planning, acquisition, storing, organising, destroying and
archiving of all data archiving of all data archiving of all data
• Utilise existing processes to support data quality and assist with resolving • Maintain and improve processes to support data quality and resolve • Optimise processes, encourage consistency across business areas,
data issues data issues. champion data quality and resolve complex data issues
• Establish networks to drive domain improvements in data management • Drive informed organisational/domain improvements in data • Establish broad networks to drive informed, comprehensive and
and support data across the data lifecycle management and support data across the data lifecycle effective organisational/domain improvements in data management
and support data across the data lifecycle
• Understand regulations, policies and guidelines that are integral to good • Understand and comply with regulations, policies and guidelines that
data management practices. are integral to good data management practices • Influence, shape and comply with regulations, policies and guidelines
that are integral to good data management practices
• Collaborate with other data professionals to support process • Collaborate with other data professionals and business stakeholders to
• Collaborate with other data professionals, business stakeholders, and IT
improvements identify process improvements, recommend system modifications, and
specialists to drive system and process changes that enable the
• Understand business process analysis and mapping and employ apply data governance and data quality frameworks
organisation to realise strategic goals or deliver significant operational
techniques to identify inefficiencies and improve processes • Lead a team to analyse and map business processes, identifying outcomes
inefficiencies and solutions that enable transition to improved end-to- • Lead enterprise wide analysis and review of technology, systems and
end business processes. processes to achieve strategic priorities
• Coach and train less experienced data managers • Coach and train other data managers, and contribute at whole of
agency level to developing Data Management capability

APS DCF SFIA APS DCF SFIA APS DCF SFIA

1 GOV 3 DTAN 2 GOV 2 EDT 4 DTAN 3 GOV 2 USE 5 DTAN

1 USE 3 ACC 2 VAL 5 QUMG

1 ACC 3 QUMG 2 ACC 4 QUMG
1 SRC 3 SRC 2 RSC 6 IRMG
4 IRMG 2 SRC 1 VAL 5 IRMG
1 COL 3 DBDS 3 COL 5 STMG
1 RSC 4 STMG 2 MET
2 COL
1 OUT 4 DATM 3 OUT 5 DBDS
1 MET
2 OUT 4 DBDS
1 MTH 3 STMG 3 MTH 6 DATM
2 MTH 5 DATM
1 MGT 3 MGT 7 GOVN
2 MGT 6 GOVN QUL
1 CLS 3 6 BPRE
1 USE 2 QUL 5 BPRE
3 CLS
1 VAL 3 INT
2 CLS

2 INT 3 EDT