The U.S. Department of State is searching for a Data Officer (Program Manager), according to a job posting on USAJobs.gov.
The DoS Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) is the real property manager for the planning, acquisition, design, construction, operations, maintenance, and disposal of U.S. governmental diplomatic and consular property overseas. OBO provides the most effective facilities for U.S. diplomacy abroad.
According to the posting, duties for the Data Officer include:
- Strategically manages Bureau data assets, removes barriers and bottlenecks in accessing data, and helps leadership leverage data for foreign policy and management decision making.
- Cultivates data habits and establishes data culture within the bureau to include talent initiatives, training, and communications.
- Provides oversight and accountability for the development and maintenance of data programs, platforms, and tools in the assigned Bureau.
- Advises Bureau leaders on data-related matters, including lending subject matter expertise on issues such as data visualization, data insights, automation, and artificial intelligence applications; leads and advances the Bureau’s data maturity.
- Facilitates and participates in discovery processes with business owner teams and stakeholders to identify requirements, expected outcomes for new or existing initiatives, and the measurements of success.
