Data Quality Manager

Main Responsibility

• Leading on Data Quality improvement workstreams across the IOPC
• Supporting the design and development of the IOPC’s methodology for monitoring data quality, including development of data quality management processes
• Identify data that is of critical/significant importance to the IOPC, alongside other Information Management Teams, and support the design of processes to help manage that data
• Designing and developing new organisational data quality processes
• Driving forward the data quality elements of the IOPC’s Data Strategy
• Monitoring organisation performance against data quality standards and policies, rectifying issues, identifying risk, and maximising value.
• Provide support to the Data Governance Lead in establishing responsibilities and roles for data quality across the organisation
• Work with Learning and Development to develop formal training for IOPC’s information management systems to maintain our data quality standards
• Ensure that the business are provided with appropriate support, guidance, and training in relation to agreed data quality principles and processes
• Work with the Data Governance team to develop an organisational data catalogue, and associated glossaries and dictionaries for the IOPC
• Provide management supervision to the Data Quality Officer roles to evaluate the quality of the data in the IOPC’s information management systems, analysing it for errors, inconsistencies, and other defects.
• Be an ambassador, leading conversations, and continuous improvement in data capabilities as part of our Data Strategy and improving

The Ideal Candidate

• Expert level of understanding of data quality and the government data quality dimensions
• Excellent understanding of industry best practice in methodology of managing enterprise data quality across a complex data estate
• A passion for data and the desire to create a data led culture and understanding how this can improve business performance.
• You are committed, independent, reliable, problem focused and pragmatic.
• You are a superb communicator, networker and influencer who can challenge how things are done where necessary
• Knowledge of data quality tooling
• Knowledge of undertaking data quality assessment to prepare data for use with artificial intelligence and automation
• Excellent understanding of data quality metrics and the assessment of the usefulness/quality of data.
• Able to work flexibly and independently, including national travel, as part of a team based in separate locations
• A detailed understanding of data quality reporting and data analytics/BI tools and techniques

Experience

• A track record in managing, monitoring and analysing data quality against the Government Data Quality Framework A qualification in a relevant data/analytical field or a minimum of 2 years’ experience working directly on data quality
• Holding or working towards CDMP Data Management Qualification, or similar
• Experience of designing and developing data quality processes
• Experience of data quality reporting and analysis
• Knowledge of basic concepts of law and regulatory guidance/standards regarding data management and trends in data policy.
• Experience of supporting business change.
• Experience of leading a team or project with positive outcomes

Skills and Abilities

• Practical, and operational understanding of data quality and the ability to reconcile with a complex public sector environment and a varied data estate.
• Develop strategies to drive behavioural changes across teams with data being valued and handled as a strategic asset.
• Ability to lead a team that can support non-data colleagues to deliver data quality related outcomes
• Effective communication skills
• Competent in the use of MS Office, advanced MS Excel skills
• Power BI reporting and analytics skills
• Combining and comparing multiple data sources including those in enterprise data warehouses

The role requires clearance to BPSS 

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Reasonable Adjustments

The IOPC is a diverse and inclusive workplace and we want to help you demonstrate your full potential whatever type of assessment is used. We are open to providing you with the tools you need to succeed. Whilst this list is not exhaustive, please see potential reasonable adjustments below that we can provide:

• Extra time for presentations or interview questions
• Formatting changes such as colours for text or background on written assignments
• Questions presented in writing during interviews

If you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, please email recruitment@policeconduct.gov.uk

Positive Action

At the IOPC, we are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the communities in which we serve. A more inclusive workforce enables us to be a more effective and efficient organisation, better understand and respond to the needs of our communities.

Positive action, as detailed in the Equality Act 2010, allows us to use measures designed to help improve equality in the workplace, and create a level playing field for all, whilst still employing everyone based on merit. Our workforce profile data shows that people who identify as black, Asian and minority ethnic are under-represented at the IOPC. 

For this role – should we have a situation where multiple candidates have achieved the highest score and one identifies as black, Asian or minority ethnic, by using positive action, we can select that candidate for the role, therefore improving this area of under-representation at the IOPC. We will only use positive action in this way where the highest scoring candidates have all scored equally, at the final assessment stage, and above our required threshold.

Package Description

• 27.5 days paid annual leave (increasing with service to 32.5 days)
• Options to carry over, buy or sell annual leave
• Civil Service pension
• Civil Service maternity leave package
• PAM employee assistance programme
• Access to Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to enjoy the latest home and electronics in a more affordable way provided by Vivup
• Car Leasing Scheme
• Staff networks focused on each of the protected characteristics – run for staff, by staff:

Learning and development tailored to your role

An environment with flexible working options

A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity behaviours

Additional Information:

The IOPC is not eligible to participate in the Civil Service transfer process, therefore successful candidates will not be able to transfer to the IOPC on their existing terms and conditions.

The IOPC does not participate in the UK Visa Sponsorship Scheme therefore, candidates will have to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK if offered a role with us.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, therefore a standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be carried out for the successful candidate during the pre-employment process.

Any move to the Independent Office for Police Conduct from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may, however, be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

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About the Company

As a completely independent organisation, the IOPC seeks to uphold the rights of the public and investigate the most serious matters, including deaths following police contact, to promote learning and influence change in policing. The IOPC is an organisation steeped in history, influenced by significant figures such as Stephen Lawrence and Sir William Macpherson. We are looking for people to uphold our core values, and in return we will give you a supportive and inclusive work environment to flourish in.

Be yourself

The IOPC is committed to promoting equality and valuing diversity in everything we do. Our vision is to be, and to be seen as, a leader in inclusive employment and services, demonstrating this ethos in everything that we do.

• As a silver standard Stonewall employer, we continue to commit to being a LGBTQ+ employer through the work of our Pride LGBTQ+ Staff Network, creating welcoming environments for lesbian, gay, bi and queer people.
• We are pleased to share that we are a signatory of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. The Charter is composed of five calls to action for leaders and organisations across all sectors. 
• Being a Disability Confident employer, the IOPC is dedicated to removing the barriers for disabled people to thrive in the workplace.
• Our Staff Networks are constantly working to make the IOPC the leaders of inclusive employment, from our Allyship Programme to Welsh Language Standards and our Know the Line Policy, we are constantly seeking new ways to create an environment for all to develop and thrive.