Data Sharing Manager

We’re recruiting for Data Sharing Managers here at Justice Digital, Data and Science to be part of our warm and collaborative Data Sharing team.

The Service Transformation Group brings together, for the first time, our digital, data, AI, security, project delivery and transformation teams alongside our three fantastic agencies: the Legal Aid Agency (LAA), the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA).

Justice Data Directorate sources, fixes and links data from across the justice system to develop products, tools and insights for leaders, policy makers, and front-line staff. We deliver the right high-quality data at the right time to the right people to improve decision making.

Public services collect a large amount of data which is intended to be used to improve their quality, but it is often not shared between organisations, making it difficult to understand effectiveness and impact of policies.

The Data Sharing Hub sits within the Justice Data Directorate and provides clear guidance, templates, and tools to support colleagues to complete data sharing activities responsibly and efficiently. We serve as a single point of contact for all data sharing enquiries in Justice Data, Justice Digital, Data and Science (JDDS), and the Policy & Analysis Directorate, providing guided support throughout the process.

The post-holder sits within the Data Sharing Hub, one of the most important workstreams of Justice Data Directorate. Facilitating cross-government negotiations to share data and drive the evidence base for effective public services., * Managing team information repositories that support the delivery of data sharing activities.

• Managing the front door process (enquiries forms and central mailbox), conducting an initial triage of data sharing documentation and facilitating the onward allocation to team members in adherence with Service Level Agreement timescales.
• Translating complex governance processes into clear, user-friendly documentation (user guides, process flows and training materials)
• Tracking and reporting key data sharing hub metrics for senior leaders using Microsoft 365 products (MS Lists, PowerBI and Power Automate).
• Collaborating with the Data Sharing Senior Managers to support the delivery of data sharing activities.
• Managing and delivering the communication strategy to promote the Data Sharing Hub’s services using various communication channels (written and oral/visual presentation).
• Championing the Data Sharing Hub’s strategy and vision, and the needs of the virtual team and wider stakeholders.
• Sharing insights and best practices, helping to build a culture of continuous learning and collaboration.

If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!

• Adapts approach to address emerging issues and risks while staying aligned with strategic objectives.
• Capable of promoting a culture that follows appropriate procedures to deliver timely results while enabling innovation.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholder relationships and collaborate effectively to deliver shared goals.
• Applicants with experience of utilising Microsoft 365 platforms (PowerBI and Power Automate) to support collaboration and productivity.

Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance.

You’ll receive a range of excellent benefits when you join our department, including:

• A generous employer pension contribution of 28.97% through the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
• 25 days of annual leave, (increasing to 30 days once you have reached 5 years of service), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday.

• Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working, working part time or compressed hours. Designed to support a positive work-life balance.

• Employees are allocated 10% of their working time for personal and professional development.
• A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best-in-class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms.
• Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!

You can find more details of the Benefits we offer here. To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital, Data and Science please take a look at our blog., Base salary for this role is from £35,335 - £37,847 (National), Or £40,014 - £42,859 (London)

• New entrants to the Civil Service joining the MoJ are expected to start at the minimum of the pay band.
• Existing Civil Servants moving on a level transfer will retain their current base salary or move to the minimum of the pay band for the role, whichever is higher.
• Existing Civil Servants who are promoted will either move to the bottom of the new grade’s pay band or receive a 10% uplift, whichever provides the greater increase.