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# Data Migration Specialist

- **Company:** Charity People
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £48,599.0
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Data Cleansing, Data Migration, Data Mining, Standard Sql, Salesforce.Com, SQL Databases, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** August 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.theguardian.com/job/10181368/data-migration-specialist/

## About the Role

* Significant experience using SQL for complex data extraction and selection activities
 * Strong expertise in data migration principles, methodologies, and best practice
 * Experience designing and delivering large-scale cross-system data mappings
 * A track record of leading data cleansing, standardisation, and transformation activities
 * Experience working with CRM platforms, ideally within the not-for-profit sector
 * Knowledge of payment processing, including Direct Debits and Gift Aid

Desirable experience includes Salesforce for Nonprofits, FinDock, Agile delivery environments and recognised data migration certifications.

This is an opportunity to combine your technical expertise with meaningful purpose, ensuring that the data underpinning their work is accurate, accessible, and ready to support their next generation CRM platform. You will be a data professional who enjoys solving complex problems, improving data quality, and delivering successful migration outcomes in challenging environments.

## Description

* Leading end-to-end data migration activities across development, testing, and production environments
 * Extracting and analysing data from legacy systems using SQL
 * Designing complex cross-system mappings and transformation rules
 * Identifying and resolving data quality issues, anomalies, and inconsistencies
 * Creating migration datasets, reconciliation reports, and validation processes
 * Maintaining migration documentation, technical runbooks, and mapping specifications
 * Providing technical guidance and quality assurance support to colleagues and stakeholders
 * Supporting migration cutover planning and execution


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