Data Manager

As Data Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the development, implementation, embedding, and improvement of data governance and assurance processes in Dstl, with alignment to wider Defence and cross government standards., Influence the design and implementation of practical data governance solutions to support organisational needs, improve the quality and trustworthiness of data throughout the organisation, by proactively identifying opportunities improvement and influencing change and apply and promote the use of data governance standards, tools, and policies across the data lifecycle, ensuring data remains findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) while meeting organisational and regulatory requirements., We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

You will have strong communication and influencing skills, including storytelling across different media such as oral, written, and visual, as well as displaying creative and critical thinking, and analytical and problem-solving skills and strong networking and collaboration skills., Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

£31,633 - £36,527 Salary will be dependent on skills and experience A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% GBP, Alongside your salary of £31,633, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contributes £9,164 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides ., Dstl’s full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:

• Financial: An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution (find out more here). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.
• Flexible working: Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours, job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term-time only).
• Working hours: Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finish time). Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.
• Where you work: Depending on your role, blended working may be available including remote working to suit you and your team. This can be discussed at interview.
• Annual leave: 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.
• Family: Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid
• Learning and Development: Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning.
• Facilities: Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.