Data Lead & Insight Champion

Morgan Hunt; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension contributions

Flexible working arrangements

Learning and development opportunities

Supportive and collaborative working

Job summary

Morgan Hunt is recruiting a Data Lead to oversee data across a national charity’s Derby service. You will ensure data quality, governance, and timely reporting to support operational delivery, contractual performance, and strategic decisions.

Working with service managers and central teams, you will implement the One Data Platform, embed data standards, and transition to Power BI-based reporting to drive improvements and KPI achievement.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in data, analytics, information management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in a Data Lead, Performance Analyst, Data Analyst, or similar role.
• Experience managing, analysing, and reporting operational or service-level data in a complex environment.
• Experience improving data quality, supporting audits, and managing performance reporting.
• Experience delivering training and supporting change initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Act as the local lead for data management and reporting within the Derby service.
• Support implementation of the One Data Platform and ensure high-quality source data.
• Embed common data standards and ensure consistent recording of interventions, outcomes, and service user journeys.
• Liaise between operational teams and central data functions to support organisation-wide data development.
• Produce, validate, and interpret performance reports for commissioners, operational management, internal governance, and national datasets such as NDTMS.
• Support managers in using data to improve performance and achieve KPIs.
• Ensure timely and accurate contractual and statutory reporting.
• Respond to ad hoc reporting requests and support the transition to Power BI-based reporting.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Power BI

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in data/analytics

Tools

Power BI

Data warehouses

Data lakes

Common data models

Job description

Morgan Hunt is recruiting a Data Lead to oversee data across a national charity’s Derby service. You will ensure data quality, governance, and timely reporting to support operational delivery, contractual performance, and strategic decisions.

Working with service managers and central teams, you will implement the One Data Platform, embed data standards, and transition to Power BI-based reporting to drive improvements and KPI achievement.