Data Governance Analyst

Together
Greater Manchester
1 month ago
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As a business we strive to ensure the consistent quality integrity and usability of our data. As such we have a highly skilled data team which continues to grow and develop as we implement our business wide Tech Transformation and introduce multiple new data related technologies and systems. this is an exciting time of growth for us and as such we have two new Data Governance Analyst positions available to support a wide variety of work.


As a core member of Data & BI function you will be supporting all initiatives in delivering Togethers Data Strategy - specifically activities related to Data Governance Data Quality Data Profiling Change Delivery with elements of Data Architecture and / or Business Intelligence.


In these roles you will be building relationships and working closely with stakeholders across the business and the wider Data Teams to provide support / analysis reporting data modelling etc etc when data quality issues occur. What will set you apart in this role is yourkeen eye for detail an enthusiasm for governing and managing data and a determination and resilience to drive improvements.


Typical duties include

  • Working within the Data Governance Framework to evolve the maturity of data management practices within all business functions using the Data Ownership and Stewardship model.
  • Implement and maintain data policies and processes; and provide ongoing monitoring and reporting on those processes.
  • Investigative analysis of data quality issues and working with all required parties to facilitate their resolution.
  • Identify business opportunities to improve data. Assist the process of bringing common data together to perform standardisation.
  • Collaborate and support change delivery initiatives to ensure business data management requirements are met and downstream impacts on data are understood.
  • Support the documentation of data definitions using data modelling and data dictionaries / data catalogues.
  • Support with data analysis and reporting services to our business stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with Risk and Control owners to understand business risks caused by limitations in data and formulate implementation of preventative controls and solutions to mitigate risks.
  • Support in activities to deliver Togethers Data Strategy.

Qualifications

We dont expect you to have all of the following skills but if you have a fair blend then were keen to chat!



  • Previous experience in a similar Data Governance MI or analytical role would be preferred but we are equally happy to speak to you if you haveexperience in either;data management role such as Data Governance / Data Quality / Business Intelligence / Data Engineering orData Science.
  • Strong analytical and report building skills
  • Experience of using Power BI to build dashboards for analysis and data visualisation.
  • Highly proficient in the full Microsoft Office suite
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills with stakeholders at all levels
  • Highly organised with a flexible approach to work and the ability to multi-task effectively as part of a team
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Advanced Excel and SQL skills are highly beneficial. It is important that you can evidence that you have learnt coding in any of the major programming languages.
  • Experience of / has the mindset of working within a change delivery framework (Agile / Waterfall).
  • Use of data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau
  • Data modelling experience
  • Data governance or quality tooling experience

Additional Information

If you feel you have some of the skills mentioned above but not all please do still apply and we would be happy to have a further discussion with you in regards to your suitability for the role.


Together embraces diversity and inclusion and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference we celebrate it support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills.


If you feel youd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process please dont hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.


Click here for more information on our Recruitment Process


Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference financial and criminal record checks.


Remote Work : No


Employment Type : Full-time


Key Skills Data Analytics,Microsoft Access,SQL,Power BI,R,Data Visualization,Tableau,Data Management,Data Mining,SAS,Data Analysis Skills,Analytics


Experience : years


Vacancy : 1


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