Data Quality Analyst

Role overview

Impact in the role

• Investigate data issues with SQL, Excel, the Housing Management System, master data management tools, and other analytical tools; identify root causes and propose solutions.
• Maintain the data governance framework, Business Glossary, and Critical Data Elements in line with business definitions, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive data-improvement plans with stakeholders and Data Stewards.
• Define data-quality metrics, create reports and scorecards, monitor performance, and communicate insights to business leads.
• Maintain auditable records of end-to-end data flows and information assets.
• Complete and support Regulator of Social Housing returns, assuring accuracy and completeness.
• Assess data-change impacts and align processes and business rules with standards and improvement goals.
• Embed data governance through collaboration and contribute reporting and engagement to governance forums and working groups.

What you’ll bring

• Strong housing-sector experience as a data quality analyst, or experience in data governance or data quality in a similar organisation.
• Ability to lead conversations and maintain stakeholder engagement is essential.
• Understanding of DAMA data quality management is desirable.
• Degree-level education or equivalent is desirable.

Contract and salary

• Fixed-term contract for 18 months, full-time at 35 hours per week.
• Starting salary is £48,700 per annum for London-weighted salary or £42,700 per annum for regional salary, depending on experience.

Workplace

• Agile Worker arrangement: 20%–40% of contractual hours are to be worked from the reporting office or working location.
• Reporting offices are London Stratford or Manchester Trafford; the role is described as hybrid.

Recruitment schedule

• Advertised closing date is 12 October 2026; applications may close earlier.
• Interviews are scheduled for 22–23 October 2026 and are in person.

Benefits

• Benefits include a pension plan with up to 6% double contribution, 28 days of annual leave rising to 31 with service plus bank holidays, health cash plan, life assurance, volunteering days, lifestyle benefits, and an employee assistance programme.