Data Integration Lead

Lewisham Youth Service; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension scheme

Flexible working and family friendly

Season ticket and bicycle loans

Staff discounts

Job summary

Lewisham Council is seeking a Data Integration Lead to drive the data strategy for the Elevate 100 programme, ensuring data informs service design and system-wide change.

You will lead data sharing across partners, piloting cross-system work between the Council, NHS and DWP, and generate insights to support performance reporting and data-led improvement. The role blends office and hybrid working with ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical capability with the ability to translate data into practical recommendations.
• Experience working across partners, building relationships and aligning different data needs into shared approaches.
• Solid understanding of information governance and data sharing principles in a multi‑agency context.
• Confident using Excel and Power BI to produce high-quality reporting and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the data strategy for the Elevate 100 programme and influence service design and system-wide change.
• Coordinate data sharing and integration across partners, piloting cross-system working between the Council, NHS and DWP.
• Generate insights to support performance reporting and embed data-led improvement across teams.
• Explore new technologies, including AI, to enhance reporting and decision‑making.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Cross-agency collaboration

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Data visualization

Tools

Excel

Power BI

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Job Info

• Job Identification 2120
• Job Category Officer
• Job Schedule Full time

Job Description

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Introduction

Are you a strong analytical thinker who can turn complex data into clear, actionable insight?
Do you have experience working across multiple organisations to coordinate data sharing and integration?

Are you confident using tools like Excel and Power BI to generate meaningful reporting and dashboards?

Can you navigate information governance confidently, ensuring data is used ethically, securely and effectively?

What’s the role?

As Data Integration Lead, you will drive the data strategy for the Elevate 100 programme, ensuring data is used to inform service design, delivery and system-wide change.
You will lead data sharing and integration across partners, including piloting cross-system working between the Council, NHS and DWP.
Working closely with delivery teams and evaluators, you will generate insight, support performance reporting, and embed data-led improvement.
You’ll also explore the use of new technologies, including AI, to enhance reporting and decision-making.

What’s in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we’re looking for

You will bring strong analytical capability and the ability to translate data into practical recommendations that improve services.

You’ll be experienced in working across partners, building relationships and aligning different data needs into shared approaches.

You will have a solid understanding of information governance and data sharing principles in a multi-agency context.

Confident using Excel and Power BI, you will produce high-quality reporting and dashboards that support decision-making.

You’ll be organised, collaborative and able to manage competing priorities while maintaining strong attention to detail.

A commitment to equality, inclusion and using data responsibly to avoid bias will be central to how you work.

Location

The job is primarily based at Elevate 100 in Downham Health and Leisure Centre, but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.

Special conditions

• Weekend working might at times be required for this job
• The job is subject to an basic DBS check

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Philip Jolly, Strategic Systems and Partnerships Manager via [e-mail]

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available atwww.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.