Data Director

About the Role:

Estuary Housing Association is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data Director to play a key role in shaping and leading the development of our Data Strategy. As a Data Director, you will be responsible for driving a data-led culture and leading the delivery of improvements in how we govern and manage our data.

Main Responsibilities:

• Establish the direction for building the business' data management programme and optimising how the business uses data both internally and externally.
• Create and sustain robust data organisation and support data transformation, that will support a data-driven culture.
• Empower Estuary's people to ask and answer their own questions with data.
• Define and drive analytics and business intelligence initiatives in support of change and continuous improvement programmes.
• Champion the importance of Data Governance and implementing a culture of data ownership supported by robust processes.
• Lead the data team and line management of the Performance and Data Officer and Data Governance Officer.

Requirements:

• Be passionate about the potential of data to transform our business and deliver our social purpose.
• Experience in data architecture, data quality management and a passion for data governance.
• Extensive experience in building and leading data management, analytics modelling business analysis and business insight.
• Knowledge of the application of Agile practice and methodologies such as Design, Lean, system thinking to effectively solve problems, shape ideas, and maximise outcomes.
• A successful track record of evangelizing and advocating for the value of data analytics across diverse audiences, including senior leadership and executives.
• Be knowledgeable in end-to-end data lifecycle and excellent understanding in a wide array of data tools such as SQL and the Power Platform.
• A proven record of effective leadership, including the ability to balance team and individual responsibilities, build teams and consensus, get things done through others not directly under his/her supervision, and work ethically and with integrity.

What We Offer:

• A range of benefits including blended working, benchmarked pay, an excellent pension scheme, healthcare cash plan, cycle scheme and season ticket loans.
• Generous holiday and paid leave allowances.
• A tailored induction programme.
• Fantastic ongoing training and development opportunities.

About Us:

Estuary Housing Association is a values-based organisation that is committed to safeguarding and practices safer recruitment standards. We are an inclusive organisation that values diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.