Statutory Data Returns Manager

Lancaster University; Bailrigg; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working opportunities

Job summary

Lancaster University seeks a Statutory Data Returns Manager to lead a central team delivering student statutory returns. You will build effective data governance and assurance, shaping insights into student experience and outcomes.

The role requires strong analytical capability, experience in data quality, and collaboration with stakeholders to resolve issues and drive continuous improvement. Hybrid pattern and flexible working opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience managing statutory data returns or compliance in a large organisation.
• Strong analytical thinking with ability to interpret complex requirements.
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve data quality issues and drive improvements.
• Experience of line-management, prioritising work and developing a team.
• Knowledge of the UK Higher Education sector and policy environment is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation, optimisation and submission of statutory student data returns.
• Develop a deep understanding of data requirements and data flows across systems.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to compile data, resolve quality issues and improve data assurance.
• Inform our understanding of student experience and outcomes through data governance.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Relational databases

Data workflows

Data transformation

Data analysis

Team management

Stakeholder collaboration

Policy environment knowledge

Job description

You will have experience managing data returns or related compliance processes within a large organisation, including implementing data quality and governance processes. Technical experience of working with large and complex datasets, relational databases and data workflows, including data transformation, analysis and assurance is also essential.

The ideal candidate will be a highly analytical problem-solver, with the ability to understand, interpret and relay complex information and requirements. We are also looking for proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve data quality issues and drive continuous improvements in data processes. You will also have experience of line-management, including effective prioritisation of work and team development.

Knowledge of the UK Higher Education sector and policy environment, as well as experience delivering Higher Education statutory returns is desirable but not essential.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a central team of data experts delivering student statutory returns, building effective data governance and assurance processes, and directly informing our understanding of student experience and outcomes.

As Statutory Data Returns Manager, you will:

• lead the preparation, optimisation and submission of statutory student data returns;
• develop a deep understanding of the data required from the institution to meet statutory requirements, including data flows across systems;
• collaborate with internal stakeholders to compile necessary data, identify and resolve data quality issues, and enhance data assurance processes.

This post is offered on a permanent full-time basis with a hybrid working pattern. We are happy to talk about flexible working opportunities.