09 Jan 2025
09 Jan 2025
Teddington, United Kingdom
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Starting from £53,693 - Depending on experience
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Data Strategy Manager

About the Role
As Data Strategy Manager you will work with the Data Strategy lead and be part of the Digital and Data Strategy team. You will help design and implement frameworks,policy and technical guidance for NPL’s data governance and embed these into our science and operational teams.

You will be responsible for rolling out our Data Strategy programme and helping define the technical, legislative, and regulatory requirements for NPL to make best use of its data and to make sure we have established corporate principles for creating, managing and exploiting our data assets.
You will coordinate and collaborate work on our data strategy across NPL’s science,quality, IT and cyber teams, including analysis of existing ways of working and managing data to make sure these areas are aligned with the main data strategy framework and, where applicable, collaborate with those teams to create joint policies and initiatives.

Responsibilities

Leading the roll-out of NPL’s data strategy, frameworks and policies

Ensuring NPL complies with current data standards, legal regulations and policies

Investigating and promoting industry best practice on data governance and use

Integrating NPL best practice and data standards across science and operational areas

Creating Data-related Policies and procedures

Stakeholder engagement - Working with IT, Cyber, Quality and Science teams to help define requirements for data storage and curation

Learn from best practice in other organisations and decide where to adopt/adapt industry standards where applicable
We are now working in a hybrid way, with a mix of remote and office working. We strive to offer a great work life balance - if you are looking for part time or flexible options, we will try to make this work where business possible. This will be dependent on the kind of role you do and part of the business you work in.
About You
Essential Skills Required
- Knowledge of best-practice data governance and management approaches
- Ability to understand applicability of technical solutions for data governance and create requirements for solutions to data governance and management
- Expertise in rolling-out data governance policies and frameworks
- Ability to analyse and demonstrate compliance with external data standards and UK Government data policies and frameworks
Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert therefore we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as practical.

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that nationality, residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance.
About Us
- The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is a world-leading centre of excellence that provides cutting-edge measurement science, engineering and technology to underpin prosperity and quality of life in the UK. Find out more about what it is like working here - The measure of us - Overview
  
  NPL and DSIT have strong commitments to diversity and equality of opportunity, and welcome applications from candidates irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, or age, providing they meet the required criteria. Applications from women, disabled and black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates in particular are encouraged. All disabled candidates (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) who satisfy the minimum criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.
  
  At NPL, we believe our success is a result of the diversity and talent of our people. We strive to nurture and respect individuals to ensure everyone feels valued by treating everyone on the basis of their own individual merits and abilities regardless of their own or perceived identity, as part of our commitment to diversity & inclusion, we ensure we’re creating an environment where all our colleagues feel supported and welcome. More about this on our Diversity & Inclusion page.
  
  We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees. Flexible working and social activities are embedded in our culture to create a positive work-life balance, along with a broad range of rewards, benefits and recognition. Our values are at the heart of what we do, and they shape the way we interact, develop our people and celebrate success. To ensure everyone has an equal chance, we’re always willing to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss, please contact us.