Data Governance & Assurance Analyst (Hybrid)

National Energy System Operator Limited; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus based on performance

26 days annual leave

Pension scheme with 12% matching

NESO Savings Plan with employer match

Flexible Bank Holidays

Job summary

National Energy System Operator Limited seeks a Data Governance and Assurance Analyst to embed governance frameworks, drive data quality, and provide assurance across data sharing activities. You will partner with the RESP Team and data community to maintain governance artefacts and enable robust management information.

Hybrid role based from Wokingham, Warwick or Glasgow with flexible working options. Open to full-time and part-time applicants, with a focus on data governance, security, and

Qualifications

• Experience in data governance or data management roles
• Hands-on experience in data governance, data quality, or data management
• Experience contributing to process improvement
• Exposure to data governance frameworks in an enterprise environment
• Experience in data issue remediation or control testing and monitoring
• Familiarity with data tools (Power BI, SQL)
• Understanding of data privacy, data security and compliance requirements

Responsibilities

• Support the design, implementation, and operation of standardised data sharing processes, including request intake, triage, approval, fulfilment, review, and closure.
• Support the wider data governance framework, contributing to governance artefacts, standards, and guidance relevant to data sharing and access.
• Act as a process expert for data sharing, supporting the day-to-day handling of data sharing requests and acting as the main point of contact for stakeholders.
• Provide assurance evidence, reporting, insights to governance forums, assurance reviews, and audit activities, highlighting risks, trends, and control gaps.
• Support the maintenance and assurance of a centralised data sharing and data request register, ensuring clear capture of purpose, access, approvals, and decisions.
• Coordinate and support the review, approval, lifecycle management of Data Sharing Agreements (DSAs), working closely with Legal, information Security, and Data Governance.
• Assess data sharing requests for privacy, security, legal, and governance risks, escalating exceptions and supporting mitigation actions as required.
• Ensure all data sharing activities align with data classification, purpose limitation, access control, retention, and onward-sharing principles, methods and procedures.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Data quality

Power BI

SQL

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Job description

National Energy System Operator Limited seeks a Data Governance and Assurance Analyst to embed governance frameworks, drive data quality, and provide assurance across data sharing activities. You will partner with the RESP Team and data community to maintain governance artefacts and enable robust management information.

Hybrid role based from Wokingham, Warwick or Glasgow with flexible working options. Open to full-time and part-time applicants, with a focus on data governance, security, and