Background
| Description | Background |
|---|---|
| Has a systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving with demonstrable verbal and written communications skills. Has a detailed knowledge of the appropriate corporate data standards and of the appropriate professional and/or legal data standards. Has a good knowledge of wide areas of information systems concepts and practices. Is able to plan, schedule and monitor work within set targets for small dedicated teams. | Prior Knowledge and Skills |
Work Activity Components
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Data architecture development (ARCH)(Level 6) | Leads development of data architectures for complex solutions, ensuring consistency with specified requirements agreed with both external and internal customers. Takes full responsibility for ensuring that data architectures balance functional and non-functional (e.g. service quality and systems management) requirements within a significant area of the organisation. |
| Evaluation and selection (ARCH)(Level 6) | Establishes policy and strategy for the selection of data architecture components and takes responsibility for the strategy and methods used in implementing a data architecture in a significant area of the organisation. Manages the organisation's data strategies, policies, standards and practices, ensures that they are applied correctly, and promotes consistency. |
| Technical assurance (ARCH)(Level 6) | Takes responsibility for the technical integrity of designs, ensuring for example that reusable elements are recognised, and that work is not unnecessarily duplicated. Ensures that all changes are managed effectively and contributes to formal reviews and evaluations when projects and programmes end. |
| Coordination (ARCH)(Level 6) | Manages or co-ordinates the applicable architecture function within an organisation. |
| Advice and guidance (DTAN)(Level 5) | Sets standards for data modelling and design tools and techniques, advises on their application, and ensures compliance. |
| Data requirements documentation (DTAN)(Level 5) | Manages the investigation of corporate data requirements, documenting them according to the required standards utilising the prescribed methods and tools. |
| Assurance of data structures and models (DTAN)(Level 5) | Manages the iteration, review and maintenance of data requirements and data models. |
| Corporate data policy (DTAN)(Level 5) | Contributes to the development and maintenance of the corporate data management policy within the organisation. |
| Development needs (Level 5) | Determines development needs for a professional practice area. Aligns development activities with organisational priorities, learning and development strategies and career pathways. |
| Communities of practice (Level 5) | Promotes the establishment and ongoing development of one or more community of practice (CoP). Encourages participation and ensures alignment with organisational needs. |
| Management and leadership (DATM)(Level 6) | Takes overall responsibility for directing the operation of data management within the organisation and ensuring the provision of information that meets the business needs of the organisation. |
Behavioural Skills
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Analytical Thinking | Acquiring a proper understanding of a problem or situation by breaking it down systematically into its component parts and identifying the relationships between these parts. Selecting the appropriate method/tool to resolve the problem and reflecting critically on the result, so that what is learnt is identified and assimilated. |
| Conceptual Thinking | Acquiring understanding and insights regarding the underlying issues in complex problems or situations through the development of abstract representations, the identification of patterns and the analysis of hypotheses. |
| Interacting with People | Establishing relationships, contributing to an open culture and maintaining contacts with people from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. Effective, approachable and sensitive communicator in different communities and cultures. Ability to adapt style and approach to meet the needs of different audiences. |
| Influence, Persuasion and Personal Impact | Conveying a level of confidence and professionalism when engaging with stakeholders, influencing positively and persuading others to take a specific course of action when not in a position of authority. |
| Teamwork | Working collaboratively with others to achieve a common goal. |
Technical Skills
| Title | Details | Depth |
|---|---|---|
| Application Systems | Technical or functional understanding of Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) applications and/or other bespoke software deployed within the organisation in order to provide system configuration, audit, technical, and/or functional support. | Proficient in |
| Database Software | Software that enables the user to capture, create, populate and manipulate data structures and where appropriate unstructured data. | Proficient in |
| Information Modelling Tools | Using tools (manual or automated) to record the structure, relationships and use of information within an organisation. | Proficient in |
| Business Environment | The business environment relating to own sphere of work (own organisation and/or closely associated organisations, such as customers, suppliers, partners and competitors), in particular those aspects of the business that the specialism is to support (i.e. localised organisational awareness from a technical perspective). | Proficient in |
| Database Architecture | Different types of database architecture and the products that use each type. | Expert in |
| Database Modelling and Design Tools | Tools and techniques that assist in creating a logical entity model and/ or generating a physical database. | Proficient in |
| Big Data | The discipline associated with data sets so large and/or complex that traditional data processing applications are inadequate. The data files may include structured, unstructured and/or semi-structured data, such as unstructured text, audio, video, etc. Challenges include analysis, capture, curation, search, sharing, storage, transfer, manipulation, analysis, visualization and information privacy. | Familiar with |
| Data Handling | The ability to harvest, clean, curate, manage, process and manipulate data in a variety of formats. | Expert in |
Other Skills
| Title | Details | Depth |
|---|---|---|
| Information Elicitation Techniques | The selection and application of information elicitation methods, tools and techniques that are appropriate to the information required and the sources available. | Proficient in |
| Function or Department Operations | The activities, structure, and position in the organisation of the functions or departments for which services are provided. | Proficient in |
| Techniques for Effective Meetings | Methods and techniques for running effective meetings and for understanding and influencing the roles played by participants. | Familiar with |
| Coaching Techniques | Methods and techniques for coaching individuals or groups by a balanced combination of support and direction, which could include use of virtual learning environments plus add-ons to augment feedback specific to work items, workflow or career plans. | Proficient in |
| Project Planning and Control Techniques | Methods and techniques associated with planning and monitoring progress of projects. | Familiar with |
Training
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Strategic Planning for Information and Communications Systems | The process of defining the ICT strategic plan of an organisation in a methodical way based on business aims and objectives thereby enabling the specification of options and associated action plans for the use of IT-enabled business processes. |
| Coaching | Concepts, methods and techniques for providing coaching in subject specialisms to individuals or groups (e.g. GROW model). |
| Advanced Techniques for Business Process Improvement | More complex tools and techniques associated with the analysis, modelling and streamlining of business processes. |
| Human Resource Planning | Techniques and practices involved in planning the numbers and types of personnel needed over time by a particular skillset, department or function within an organisation. |
| Mentoring | Methods and techniques for providing mentoring support to less experienced individuals. |
| Security Awareness | Tools and techniques to help users and employees understand the role they play in helping to combat information security breaches and for IT and security professionals to prevent and mitigate risk. |
| Solution Architecture | Methods, tools and techniques for architecture design and development to provide an understanding of the critical architecture terms and concepts and how to apply them across typical architecture domains business, applications, data and infrastructure. |
Professional Development Activity (PDA)
| Title | Details | PDA Group |
|---|---|---|
| Deputising | Standing in for supervisor or manager on a temporary basis during periods of absence. | Broadening Activities |
| Job Shadowing and Special Assignments | Undertaking temporary periods or secondments in other roles, particularly those that offer a new perspective on own function or exposure to other environments and cultures. | Broadening Activities |
| Project Assignments | Participating in a project team, working group or task force established to deliver a solution to a specific problem or issue - especially valuable if the group is inter-disciplinary. | Broadening Activities |
| Mentoring | Acting as a mentor, advising those for whom there is no direct responsibility, on matters to do with their job role, career and professional development. | Broadening Activities |
| Research Assignments | Exploring a topic which is not part of own normal responsibilities and presenting findings to colleagues and/or management | Increasing Knowledge |
| Gaining Knowledge of Broader IT Issues | Increasing and maintaining currency of knowledge of broader IT issues through reading, attending and participating in seminars or conferences, special studies, temporary assignments etc. | Increasing Knowledge |
| Gaining Strategic Knowledge of Employing Organisation | Developing a comprehensive understanding of the business environment in which the employing organisation operates and its position, policies and direction in relation to health and care, country and global issues. | Increasing Knowledge |
| Participation in Professional Body Affairs | Taking an active part in professional body affairs at branch, specialist group, committee or board level. | Participation in Professional Activities |
| Negotiating and Influencing | Undertaking learning and practice of negotiating with and influencing others. | Developing Professional Skills |
| Management Development | Undertaking learning and best practice of the skills appropriate to managing all or part of an organisation, including business and financial management, benefits management, people management, management of change and strategic planning. This will require both on and off the job learning and may include participation in an appropriate development programme such as MBA or DMS (Diploma in Management Studies). | Developing Professional Skills |
Qualification Components
| Title | Awarding Bodies |
|---|---|
| Certified Data Management Professional Master | DAMA |
| Chartered IT Professional (CITP) | BCS The Chartered Institute for IT |
| FEDIP Leading Practitioner | The Federation for Informatics Professionals |
Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework Skills
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Communicating between the technical and non-technical |
Expert Communicating between the technical and non-technical You can: mediate between people and mend relationships, communicating with stakeholders at all levels manage stakeholder expectations and moderate discussions about high risk and complexity, even within constrained timescales speak on behalf of and represent the community to large audiences inside and outside of government |
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Communicating data |
Practitioner Communicating data You can: turn complex data into clear and well understood solutions, which can be acted upon share data communication skills with the team and organisation understand and communicate different options, taking into account risks and uncertainties |
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Data analysis and synthesis Customer service management involves managing customer service functions, such as responding to issue reports, information and access requests. |
Working Data analysis and synthesis You can: undertake data profiling and source system analysis present clear insights to colleagues to support the end use of the data |
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Data governance (data architect) Data governance involves the set of standards, processes and policies that ensures your data is consistent and reliable throughout the data life cycle. |
Expert Data governance (data architect) You can: ensure data governance supports changes to the organisational strategy align data governance with wider governance (for example, budget) assure corporate services by understanding important risks and providing mitigation through assurance mechanisms |
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Data innovation Data governance involves the set of standards, processes and policies that ensures your data is consistent and reliable throughout the data life cycle. |
Practitioner Data innovation You can: identify areas of innovation in data tools and techniques, and recognise appropriate timing for adoption |
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Data modelling Data maturity involves measuring how set up your organisation is to make the best use of its data. |
Expert Data modelling You can: understand the concepts and principles of data modelling and can produce relevant data models work across government and industry, recognising opportunities for the reuse and alignment of data models in different organisations design the method to categorise data models within an organisation |
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Data standards (data architect) Data standards involve established practices to make it easier and more effective to share and use data across government. |
Expert Data standards (data architect) You can: develop and set data standards for an organisation communicate the business benefit of data standards, championing and governing them across the organisation understand where standards need to be set across an organisation, and how to set the standards within an organisation in the wider context of government |
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Metadata management Metadata management involves establishing policies and processes that ensure data can be accessed across an organisation. |
Expert Metadata management You can:
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Strategic thinking Strategy involves creating a plan to achieve a team or organisation's objectives. |
Practitioner Strategic thinking You can: define strategies and policies, providing guidance to others on working in the strategic context evaluate current strategies to ensure business requirements are being met and exceeded where possible |
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Turning business problems into data design |
Expert Turning business problems into data design You can: design data architecture that deals with problems across the enterprise work across all organisational subject areas and internal and external programmes |
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