Data Manager

Gravitas Recruitment Group UK; Grimsby; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Gravitas Group is seeking a Data Manager on a permanent basis for a role that sits in the leadership team. The position focuses on strategy, governance and data quality, shaping the next phase of the organisation's data improvement programme.

You will line manage two data analysts and collaborate with a data visualisation team, steering data ownership, compliance and regulatory practices across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience in Social Housing.
• Setting a data strategy across an organisation.
• Coaching on data quality best practice.
• Education the business on data ownership.
• Ensure regulatory compliance is in place and followed.
• Scoping the future readiness for AI adoption across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead data governance and strategy implementation.
• Line manage two data analysts and collaborate with the data visualisation team.
• Be the face of data across the organisation as part of the leadership team.
• Shape the next phase of data strategy maturation through 2027.

Skills

Social housing

Data strategy

Data governance

Data quality

Regulatory compliance

AI readiness

Leadership

Job description

Data Manager required on a Permanent basis for a medium sized Social Housing provider, operating across East of England.

The role will primarily focus on strategy, governance and data quality. The role will sit as part of the leadership team, being the face of data across the organisation. The role will line manage two data analysts and work alongside a data visualisation team.

The organisation has a well invested data improvement programme in flight, and the successful candidate will get to shape the next interaction, as the current strategy matures in Mar 2027.

The essential skills & experience for this role are:

• Experience in Social Housing
• Experience in setting a data strategy and driving that across an organisation
• Ability to coach the organisation on good data quality best practice
• Ability to education the business on data ownership
• Ensure regulatory compliance is in place and stuck to
• Scoping the future readiness for AI adoption across the organisation

This role is a non-technical position. The role doesn’t require someone from a technical data background who is building dashboard and interrogating data, for example. This is a strategic position.

Location: Mainly remote, twice a month to Lincolnshire
Salary: £60,000
Benefits: 24 days AL, plus bank hol and rising over 5 years tenue, 12% matched pension, £1,200 employee wellbeing package and many more..
Employment type: Permanent

Interviews will be a two-stage process, with an initial Teams call on Thurs 12th Nov, and final stage face-to-face interview on Thurs 19th Nov.