Data Governance and Quality Analyst

Hyra; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is seeking a Data Governance and Quality Analyst to join our Data Governance team in Poole. This permanent, full-time role offers hybrid working between home and Poole with a salary of £35,853 to £42,181, dependent on experience.

You will ensure data workflows comply with governance standards, monitor data quality, and support transformation initiatives. You will develop dashboards, provide reporting insights, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive

Qualifications

• Experience in data analysis and data quality rules.
• Ability to create visuals depicting data quality and statistics.
• Experience with Power BI and data quality tools.
• Knowledge of relational databases and SQL/TSQL.
• Understanding of data governance principles.

Responsibilities

• Produce reporting, forecasting and capacity planning insights.
• Assess, monitor and improve data quality, governance and compliance.
• Support data migration, readiness and transformation initiatives.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reporting and process documentation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify risks and drive improvements.
• Provide data governance expertise, supporting projects and organisational change.

Skills

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Power BI

SQL

T-SQL

Job description

Data Governance and Quality Analyst

Salary: £35,853 to £42,181 (dependent on experience)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time
Location: Poole, Dorset, England
Location Description: Hybrid between home and Poole
Closing Date: 08-11-2026
Reference: 22137

About Us

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity that provides a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service, seasonal lifeguards, and water safety education and initiatives. Our lifeboat crews and lifeguards need a dedicated, professional and talented team behind them, and that is where you come in. This is your chance to join that team and help save lives every day.

We are looking for a Data Governance and Quality Analyst to join our Data Governance team, who will ensure that data workflows at the RNLI are compliant with processes and requirements, and that quality levels are maintained while using expertise to support continuous improvement and data delivery that underpins effective decision-making.

The RNLI is committed to improving the way that we manage our information and data. This role takes a proactive approach to maintain and deliver a clear and consistent understanding of our current state in relation to the condition of our data and how it is managed. It is critical to shaping our data readiness for organisational change, in terms of data management processes, and ensuring capability to maintain and enhance quality through anticipation of and resolution of issues.

Your Role

In this role, you will

• Produce reporting, forecasting and capacity planning insights.
• Assess, monitor and improve data quality, governance and compliance.
• Support data migration, readiness and transformation initiatives.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reporting and process documentation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify risks and drive improvements.
• Provide data governance expertise, supporting projects and organisational change.

About You

We are looking for someone who is up for the opportunity of taking an amazing institution from a low level of data quality management maturity to understanding the value that good data management unlocks. You will be an experienced user of data with a balance of sound technical data knowledge, great attention to detail and the desire to find and solve problems. You are probably looking for the chance to use your skills in an organisation where you can really make a difference, and you're looking for the satisfaction of knowing that your skills are contributing towards an amazing cause.

The successful candidate will also have experience of:

• Working in data analysis, ideally including experience defining data quality rules and requirements.
• Creating visuals that represent data quality and statistics, and potentially developing business cases for change, ideally with experience of using Power BI.
• Working with data quality tools, and SQL / TSQL code, and an understanding of data structures / relational databases.
• You will have an understanding of the principles of data governance and the challenges to be met in an evolving data management landscape.

If this sounds like you, and you are someone who wants to work in an organisation that is driven by the desire to ensure that no one should lose their life to drowning.

Safeguarding and Referencing

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person's health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out, dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable) and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.