Statutory Data Returns Manager — Hybrid & Data Governance

Lancaster University; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancaster University is seeking a Statutory Data Returns Manager to lead a central data team delivering student statutory returns, data governance and assurance that informs understanding of student experience and outcomes.

The role is permanent, full-time with a hybrid pattern; flexible working opportunities are available. You will manage data quality, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive improvements across large datasets and systems.

Qualifications

• This role requires experience managing data returns or related compliance processes in a large organisation with data quality and governance implementations.
• Technical experience with large, complex datasets and relational databases, plus data workflows, transformation, analysis and assurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation, optimisation and submission of statutory student data returns.
• Develop understanding of required data across systems and data flows to meet statutory requirements.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to compile data, resolve quality issues and improve data assurance processes.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality management

Relational databases

Data workflows

Analytical problem-solving

Stakeholder collaboration

Line-management

Tools

SQL

Data transformation

Job description

Lancaster University is seeking a Statutory Data Returns Manager to lead a central data team delivering student statutory returns, data governance and assurance that informs understanding of student experience and outcomes.

The role is permanent, full-time with a hybrid pattern; flexible working opportunities are available. You will manage data quality, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive improvements across large datasets and systems.