Data Steward

Jisc is looking for a Data Steward to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis. This role is Hybrid with the flexibility to work from home and at any of our main hubs (London, Bristol, Manchester and Oxford). In return, you will receive a competitive salary from Circa £33,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience.

About Us:

Jisc is the UK higher, further education and skills sectors’ not-for-profit organisation for digital services and solutions. We believe education and research improves lives, and technology improves education and research.

Our vision is for the UK to be a world leader in technology for education and research and our mission is to power and empower our members with the technology and data they need to succeed. We know that digital technology has the ability to transform the student experience. We have the experience, expertise and know-how to drive that transformation.

About the Data Steward role:

We have a great opportunity for a strong Data Steward to join a high performing and forward-thinking team supporting both the DCS directorate and wider Jisc stewardship.

The Data Stewards within Data Management are responsible for management and maintenance of the data and metadata relating to statutory data collections within the Data Collections and Statistics directorate at Jisc. Data Stewardship is becoming an essential role in any organisation that needs to manage their data efficiently and effectively to derive value for the business.

This is a small specialist team who are continually innovating in their approach and looking to better support their customers’ needs. These customers may be other teams within Jisc or external customers within the sector. The team works closely with colleagues across the directorate in crafting and managing specifications as well as publishing them on the Jisc website.

Responsibilities as our Data Steward:

• Contributing to the management of the metadata relating to the data HESA holds that is used to support the specification, collection, storage, analysis and publication.
• Taking a role in implementing changes to the data specification model using data modelling tools.
• Being responsible for the maintenance of HESA’s reference data store to act as a single source of this information for usage across the agency and the HE sector.
• Maintaining content of HESA’s reference data store via the use of SQL scripts as part of defined data management processes.
• Responding to requests from users for reference data outputs utilising script library.
• Creating/Quality assurance of new SQL scripts where required for management of ref data or in response to user requests in accordance with data management procedures.

What we’re looking for in our Data Steward:

• An understanding of good data and metadata management practice and principles.
• An understanding of data governance requirements and practices.
• Knowledge of technical specifications and an understanding of their use in the development of systems.
• Good understanding of database concepts and data structures coupled with experience of SQL for querying and manipulating data.
• Ability to write and interpret technical specifications.

Don’t meet every single requirement?

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box, so we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements, but you feel this role is perfect for you. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

Our benefits:

• Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments
• 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes an additional three closure days over Christmas plus the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days
• Generous flexible pension schemes
• Protection benefit – life cover
• Annual Jisc performance award
• A range of wellbeing lifestyle benefits including company paid health care cash plan, employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders and support
• A generous budget to support you with external learning and Continuous professional development
• Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office
• Financial well-being support including access to preferential loan and savings plans, mortgage advice, will writing tools and support and resources to help you make the most of your money
• The opportunity to donate to charity tax-free with our Payroll Giving benefit
• Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech – spreading the cost of your everyday white goods and technology
• A wide range of discounts from retailers and big-name high-street stores and CSSC membership
• Family friendly policies including enhanced parental, maternity and paternity leave and opportunity for career breaks

If you have the skills and experience, we require for this role and are looking for a new challenge then please click ‘apply’ today to be forwarded to our online recruitment portal and become our new Data Steward.

Thank you for your interest in Jisc.