The Manager – Data Quality & Master Data Management is responsible for implementing the organization’s data quality, stewardship, and Master Data Management strategies, ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and consistency of data across all systems. The Manager will drive the implementation of MDM frameworks, policies, and procedures to support business objectives and regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Frameworks: Define and implement the MDM strategy and Data Quality Management (DQM) frameworks aligned with KRA's corporate goals.
Data Standards: Establish "Data Golden Rules" and standards for data entry, maintenance, and archiving across systems.
Data Stewardship: Lead a network of data stewards across different departments to ensure accountability at the source.
Golden Record Creation: Oversee the "Golden Record" creation for taxpayers and staff, ensuring that a single identifier identifies a unique entity across all systems.
Data Integration: Manage the complex deduplication, matching, and merging processes when integrating data from third parties.
KPIs & Monitoring: Define, monitor, and report on data quality and MDM KPIs, metrics, and assessments to ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity.
Automation: Automate data quality processes and use automated tools to constantly monitor the "health" of KRA data, identifying missing, incomplete, or inaccurate records.
Analysis & Remediation: Perform investigative root cause analysis for data quality issues, propose and monitor implementation of remediation measures at source.
Data Cleansing: Lead data cleansing exercises to ensure that datasets have the right quality for use in advanced analytics and AI-driven use cases.
Optimization: Oversee the implementation and optimization of MDM and Data Quality solutions.
Compliance: Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements, governance policies, and corporate initiatives including Audit, Integrity, QMS, and Risk Management.
Leadership: Support staff career development and performance enhancement within the unit, ensuring alignment with departmental goals.
Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology/Business Information Technology, Mathematics, Data Science, Business, Economics, Communications, Information Science or related and equivalent qualification from a recognized university.
Advanced Degree: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Data Science, Business, or related field is an added advantage.
Training: Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution (added advantage).
Membership: Membership to a relevant professional body.
Experience: Cumulative service period of five (5) years relevant work experience, two (2) of which should have been in a first-level management position or comparable position.
Key Competencies
Sound decision-making capabilities.
High ethics and integrity.
Professionalism and accountability.
Ability to work under pressure.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Analytical and creative thinking skills.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online via the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) recruitment portal. Visit www.kra.go.ke to submit your application. Alternatively, use the direct application link: https://www.myjobmag.co.ke/apply-now/1166993.
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