Consultant - Data & AI

PACT Solutions; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

PACT Solutions is a specialist management and digital transformation consultancy working with UK higher education institutions. The role focuses on delivering structured data workstreams, combining hands-on analysis with stakeholder engagement to drive better decisions across transformation programmes.

You will lead data quality activities, develop dashboards in Power BI, and ensure governance across projects. The role offers opportunities to grow within the Data career pathway.

Qualifications

• Experience in data analysis, reporting or data quality roles.
• Strong SQL and experience with structured datasets.
• Experience using Power BI or similar dashboards.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Organised and able to manage workstreams independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of data workstreams (planning, coordination, reporting).
• Conduct data quality assessment, cleansing and validation.
• Translate data into insights and actionable recommendations.
• Develop dashboards and reporting to support programme oversight.
• Engage stakeholders to understand requirements and resolve issues.
• Maintain governance (RAID, documentation, reporting).
• Support coordination across projects and workstreams.
• Contribute to internal tools, methods and continuous improvement.

Skills

Data analysis

Data quality

Stakeholder engagement

Dashboards

Problem solving

Organization

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Role Summary

Deliver structured, insight-led data workstreams that improve data quality, support readiness and enable better decision-making across transformation programmes.

About PACT Solutions

PACT Solutions is a specialist management and digital transformation consultancy working exclusively with higher education institutions across the UK.

We help universities solve complex challenges across strategy, student records, data, change and delivery. As we grow, we want to strengthen the way we run the business internally while protecting the quality, culture and partner focus that have made us successful.

The Role

Own delivery of defined data workstreams, combining hands-on analysis with stakeholder engagement and structured delivery.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead delivery of data workstreams (planning, coordination, reporting)
• Conduct data quality assessment, cleansing and validation activity
• Translate data into insights and actionable recommendations
• Develop dashboards and reporting to support programme oversight
• Engage stakeholders to understand requirements and resolve issues
• Maintain governance (RAID, documentation, reporting)
• Support coordination across projects and workstreams
• Contribute to internal tools, methods and continuous improvement

Our Values

Partnership:We work with you, not for you.

Integrity:We do the right thing, even when it requires difficult conversations.

Inquisitive:We dig deeper to uncover what will truly deliver value.

Transformative:We focus on outcomes that create lasting, measurable improvement.

Why join PACT?

Build your consulting and data delivery capability across impactful transformation programmes, with opportunities to take increasing ownership and grow within the Data career pathway.

This role sits at the Consultant level within PACT's consulting career pathway (Analyst → Consultant → Senior Consultant → Lead → Principal), with increasing ownership of delivery, stakeholders and outcomes.

Requirements

• Experience in data analysis, reporting or data quality roles
• Strong SQL and experience working with structured datasets
• Experience using tools such as Power BI (or similar)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Organised and able to manage workstreams independently

Desirable

• Higher education or transformation experience
• Data migration, integration or governance exposure
• Consultancy or project-based delivery experience