The starting salary for this role is £52,047 per annum for working 36 hours per week.
At Surrey, our vision is to help create better lives, a better place, and a county where no-one is left behind. We know that delivering this vision starts with how we manage our data and so we're on a mission to revolutionise our approach to data governance and management.
As the Senior Data Quality Steward for our data quality initiatives, you'll be the champion of change, working across the council to lead data quality projects and drive adherence to data governance policies which will enable Surrey County Council to get greater value from its data.
This is a hybrid role, and you will have the option of working from home for some of your week. You will be expected to attend the office when business need requires you to do so; we anticipate this will be about 2 days a week. Many of our staff also work flexibly, including term-time only, so we welcome a conversation as to what might work best for you.
Rewards and Benefits
- 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
About the Role
Our Data Strategy Programme has made some great progress over the last couple of years and is moving into an important delivery phase.?It's an exciting time to join our dedicated team and be involved in this ambitious transformation as well as transformation programmes across the organisation.
In the role of?Senior Data Quality Steward,?you will work collaboratively with technical leads, project managers and stakeholders across the organisation to build data quality solutions that help them to understand specific data issues, manage data quality as part of their operational activities and understand how issues with process, technology or training contribute to data quality.
The role will have an essential part to play in leading projects that help teams understand the data quality measures that will add value to their service, as well as the importance of undertaking work to address known data quality issues.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
- You are a motivated and highly collaborative individual, with experience in one or more of the following roles: Data Steward, Business Analyst, Data Governance Analyst, or within a Data Governance team
- Significant experience of performing data quality measurement utilising industry standard toolsets e.g. Collibra, Experian, Informatic
- Ability to identify and understand gaps in business process and facilitate a programme of improvement
- Experience of working on data migration projects and a solid understanding of the role of data cleansing
- A good level of knowledge around API development (REStful services) to connect to hosted 3rd party systems, cloud and on-premise applications, as well as be proficient with Python, SQL, and other programming languages for data manipulation as well as data modelling principles
- Excellent communication skills, ability to build strong relationships across the organisation and work across organisational boundaries and educate and influence those around you on the value of data quality management
Please submit your CV and a statement of interest (no longer than 1 A4 page) that clearly evidences that you have the right skills for this role.
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills, or any barriers to employment.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 8th September 2024 with interviews to follow.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.