The selection process took place on Sunday morning in coordination
with representatives from the State Administrative and Recruitment Organization
(SARO) as well as the Ministry of Petroleum's Directorate for Information
Technology, Security, and Smart Government.
Behavioral and Competency-Based Assessment
Candidates nominated from various administrative and technical
departments underwent competency-based interviews and behavioral evaluations
conducted jointly by SARO and NPC assessors.
- Assessment
Framework: Candidates were evaluated against the
operational requirements of NPC, unit-specific data needs, existing IT
systems, and standards required for deploying a comprehensive data
governance framework.
- Selection
Goals: Chosen stewards will oversee data quality improvement,
information standardization, cross-system interoperability, and the
expansion of data-informed decision-making within their respective
departments.
Strategic IT Vision
Prior to the interviews, Shahram Rezaei, Director of Information and
Communications Technology (ICT) at NPC, delivered an overview of current IT
operations and outlined the company's long-term digital strategy.
The identification, training, and ongoing evaluation of Data Stewards
are core objectives under NPC's approved operational roadmap for data
governance and smart government implementation, managed directly by the ICT
Directorate's Data Governance Unit.