Job Description

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Sightsavers is looking for a Data Architecture and Governance Manager to support the organisation in optimising their use of data for analysis, reporting and decision making.
Salary: 3 51,000. - 356,000.
Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, when required
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (35 hours) or part time (28 hours), with some flexibility around hours worked
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Data Manager to support the continuation of Sightsavers digital transformation in data management and analytics. You will be responsible for supporting the development of the governance framework to ensure usability, availability, privacy, security and quality, as well as the data infrastructure that ensures operational and strategic decisions made by Sightsavers are driven by comprehensive, quality assured data. Additionally, you will identify, organise, catalogue and transform data from across the organisation, as well as embedding a new multi stakeholder Data Forum group that will drive the uptake of an Azure based Operational Data Store and supporting users to leverage Fabric for their data transformations and flows.
This is an exciting time for the Data Analytics Reporting Team (DART) and for the overall organisation, and as Data Architecture and Governance Manager you will play an integral role in this new era of data optimisation for analysis, reporting and decision making.
Key duties will include:

• Create and implement a data governance framework and process
• Launch and lead an organisational Data Forum to oversee the data governance approach with key stakeholders
• Drive the development and demand for new Data Architecture and Master Data Management within the Operational Data Store
• Lead on improving organisational data architecture in Azure utilising Fabric for data management
• Lead on improving organisational data AI solutions

This is a varied role, please read the full for further details
To succeed in this role, you will need:
Essential

• Proven successful track record of working with organisational data management systems and applying data analysis/statistical techniques to data (ideally in health or international development).
• Experience of overseeing an Azure based Enterprise Management Information System
• Experience utilising MS Fabric for data management, transformation, data flows etc.
• Strong understanding of the international development/not-for-profit sector, with demonstrable experience in project M&E.
• Experience producing analytical reports or communication materials for a wide range of audiences.
• Use of specialist statistical and analysis software e.g. PowerBI/Tableau or similar, ArcGIS or similar.
• A commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people.

Desirable

• Relevant overseas experience i.e. either professional or voluntary work.
• Experience of digital transformation, implementing new software/tools/working practices within an organization.
• Experience working with SQL or other database language.
• Experience working with MS PowerApps, Flow and Sharepoint.
• Experience of using Power Query for extraction, transformation, loading and connecting data from different data sources.
• Some experience in using spoken French or Portuguese.

This is not an exhaustive list of requirements, please see the the full for further details.
Benefits
Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. When working in our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London.
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal.
We anticipate that remote interviews will take place in late-May and the evaluation process is likely to include a remote task and an interview.
Closing date: 18 May 2025
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.
In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency (MDS) administered by the . Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.