REMOTE Sr Data Governance Consultant to Develop Data Governance Framework, Implementation plan, between Ministry of Health and Health Authorities - 21222 -

S.i. Systems enterprise Ministry of Health client is seeking a Sr Data Governance Consultant to Develop Data Governance Framework, Implementation plan, between Ministry of Health and Health Authorities.

REMOTE - must work PST hours

35 hour work week

Jan 6 - March 28, 2025 contract + 2 x 1 year extensions

• MUST HAVE SKILLS
• 7+ years experience related to data and information governance with a particular focus on data access and data sharing involving large volumes of personal information.
• Demonstrated knowledge of information related to Canadian legislation, regulations and policies. In BC these would be the Ministry of Health Act, the e-Health Act, and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act in British Columbia.
• Demonstrated knowledge of data systems and analytics, including the use of large complex data sets to support analytics.
• Managing with diverse collaborators across the sector in different levels and parts of an organization and leading teams in consensus building with members from across public sector organizations such as ministries, agencies, authorities, crown corporations and other public entities.

BACKGROUND:

The Management Consultant Level One is required to have the following skills and experience:

Management Consultants with Experience Level 1 are Consultants that can demonstrate in their submitted examples that they have led multi-discipline teams in strategic or complex initiatives to improve performance of an organization through analysis of existing business problems and development of future plans from conception to final implementation, including at least five years experience working with senior executive management levels for example within a government body this would be Deputy Ministers, Assistant Deputy Ministers or Government Chief Information Officers and managed effective working relationships with managers up to and including executive level, and/or had individuals performing functions at a management level or senior technical level reporting directly to them.

The consultant will:

1. Develop a draft provincial Data Governance Framework for review and feedback.
2. The Data Governance Framework should be provincial in scope yet applicable at both the Health Authority and Ministry levels and focus on the sharing of data between Health Authorities and the Ministry rather than the internal data management processes within each organization.
3. The Framework should be based on a set of shared principles, some of which have already been identified, and should include the roles, responsibilities and accountabilities, and processes to facilitate the effective and efficient sharing of health sector data amongst all parties. This may or may not include an overarching, provincial governance structure to oversee the implementation and ongoing management of the framework and resolve potential conflicts.
4. The Framework should be developed in such a way as to minimize the implementation impact within each organization while retaining the overall project intent. In other words, this Framework should be able to be embedded into existing Data Governance programs within each organization with as little negative impact as possible, yet still provide the structure required to efficiently share data between parties. To achieve this, an assessment of the Data Governance practices within each organization will be required.
5. The initial draft should be solid enough to allow each organization to understand how they will need to absorb it into their existing Data Governance program, which will also position them to provide valuable feedback.
6. Develop an Implementation Plan for each organization describing, at an elevated level, how to embed this Data Governance Framework effectively and efficiently into their existing Data Governance structures. The initial draft of the Framework and the Implementation Plan should be circulated together for feedback.
7. Produce a final provincial Data Governance Framework after incorporating feedback from all parties.
8. The Implementation Plan should be included as an Appendix.
9. Feedback loops include key contacts within each Health Authority and the Ministry of Health.
10. The deliverable will be considered "final" once all Parties have signed or have agreed to sign the Framework.
11. Develop a PowerPoint deck describing the Framework and Implementation Plan, and the process that led to this final product including the review processes.
12. The presentation should be designed for consumption by, and delivered to, the key contacts within the Health Authorities and Ministry.
13. Develop a Training Program
14. The content for a training program will focus on educating employees about the data governance principles and practices included in the Framework.
15. The objective of this training will help build a data-driven culture and ensure that all employees understand their roles and responsibilities in managing data.
16. The consultant will not be required to deliver the training.

The framework does not require definition or guidance on the following topics which are to be addressed by other sub-working groups:

• Roles and responsibilities of a Chief Data Steward.
• Indigenous data governance.
• Information sharing plans and agreements.

These concepts may still be accounted for or referenced within the framework.

Deliverables:

1. A draft of a provincial data governance framework for review and feedback
2. A final provincial data governance framework after incorporating stakeholder feedback.
3. Presentation and training materials to present to relevant health authorities and Ministry stakeholders.