Senior Data Assurance Officer (SITS)

Adecco UK; London; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Senior Data Assurance Officer to support the Higher Education sector by enhancing data quality and governance protocols. This role involves engaging with operational teams, conducting audits, and assisting in compliance with regulatory requirements. Ideal candidates will possess experience with the SITS system and a solid understanding of data management in higher education.

Benefits

Flexible working schedule

Qualifications

• Experience in higher education sector.
• Familiarity with SITS student records management system.
• Understanding of data quality and governance.

Responsibilities

• Acting as primary contact for student data quality queries.
• Supporting data governance team with reporting requirements.
• Identifying root causes of data issues.

Skills

IT skills

Data governance

SITS experience

HESA knowledge

Job description

Senior Data Assurance Officer

£38,000 PRO RATA (£21.09p/h) - 5-month FTC - 35h/week (August Start)

Flexible working - 1x a week (Central London)

Higher Education industry experience is ESSENTIAL (SITS Student Records System)

Key responsibilities

• Act as the primary contact for colleagues with operational enquiries regarding the quality of student data across the university and to triage, investigate and escalate as appropriate.
• Provide support to the Data Governance team and colleagues in the provision of any reporting requirements and assist with any related queries.
• Support reviews of current processes with stakeholders and project teams to explore whether more efficient alternatives are available.
• Correct and identify the root causes of data issues and create and maintain data error reporting.
• Audit and validate the data used for HESES, HESA returns and ensure that any other regulatory requirements are met.
• Support the creation of guidance and training materials.
• Raise awareness of data quality governance and compliance requirements.
• Supporting the generation of HEARs/ROARs/online transcripts for students and troubleshooting issues.

Skills & Experience

• Excellent IT skills including experience of Office software (word-processing, spreadsheets, databases, email, web etc.)
• Knowledge of and previous experience working with SITS (student records management system)
• Working knowledge of the higher education sector landscape for student data and experience/knowledge of HESA would be desirable.