Principal Data Manager

About You Are you looking for a role which allows you to make a real impact in how an organisations manages and uses its data?    Do you have to skills and experience to engage with stakeholders and develop new and innovative uses for our data and information?    Are you able to see the big picture and turn this into deliverable plans to manage and utilise our data and information?    If so, read on... You will : Be experienced in building relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver data models, projects or programmes.  Be skilled in building cross organisational relationships, working with others  and communicating the importance of data assets.    Be comfortable with developing and delivering data and information related projects and programmes of work which deliver benefits for our customers.     Above all you will act as a focal point for organisational data management, helping to shape the long term strategy for our data and information. About The Role As Principal Data Manager you will set the vision for the organisation’s use of data to ensure that it is managed properly and shared appropriately to meet the organisation’s needs. You will: Proactively promote and champion understanding of the value, importance and current and future use of the Authority’s data assets within the organisation, among its stakeholders and with its customers; Lead, design, and direct the upgrade, management, decommission and archive of data; Lead the development and delivery of the data improvement programme;     We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!   To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.   Role location: Hybrid working (Attendance at our Mansfield office 1 day per week or as agreed)   Schedule: Application closing date:11 August 2024 Sifting date: w/c 12 August 2024 Interviews: w/c 19 August 2024 (If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates) Security: Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements. About The Coal Authority Our benefits: A cutting-edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%. Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions. Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full-time, part-time, or compressed hours. Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs. Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays. Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility). Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription. Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being. Unlock exclusive employee discounts Ensure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities. Enjoy the convenience of on-site free parking, along with complimentary tea, coffee, and soft drinks at our Mansfield office. Working with us: We offer different ways to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week and compressed hours. Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview. With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work life balance is incredibly important. Who we are: Here at the Coal Authority, we really are a great team to work with. We’re united in our passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas. We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards, to keeping everyone and everything safe from mine water pollution. We are excited about what our future holds. Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK. By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zero emissions by 2050. We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values. We are inclusive, trusted and progressive in everything that we do. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Here at TCA we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our colleagues, our customers and our communities. We are proud to be an inclusive employer. We are committed to developing a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We encourage applications from people from different backgrounds, identities, cultures and beliefs. Diversity is vital to our success and innovation and is fundamental to our values of being trusted, inclusive and progressive. As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria who are disabled or from a minority ethnic community. If you require any reasonable adjustments or alternative format application forms you can get in touch with us by contacting the team by email at [email protected] or by phone on 01623 637000.