Job Description

Unlock Your Potential in Data Excellence with Southern Housing

Southern Housing has built a robust and sustainable data ecosystem, encompassing four key pillars: Data Governance, ensuring operational resilience and long-term sustainability; Data Quality and Improvement, driving business data assurance; Data Architecture, transforming and orchestrating data processes; and Business Intelligence, delivering timely and precise insights to empower the organisation.


We are seeking an exceptional data professional eager to advance their career in a dynamic, collaborative environment. As part of our team, you will report to the Data Quality & Improvement Manager and take the lead on initiatives that elevate data quality and information management across Southern Housing. You'll be at the forefront of driving impactful change while working closely with the Data & Business Information Team and engaging with stakeholders across the organisation.

What you'll be doing

Lead projects aimed at enhancing data quality and ensuring effective use of data across the organisation. Ensure activity supports the organisations Strategic Plan, Data Strategy and other relevant strategies. Be a subject matter expert in data & information management, share knowledge and expertise across the business and promote data literacy. Develop and implement data quality standards, policies, and procedures in collaboration with Data and Information Owners and Stewards. Deploy data quality framework and create tooling for Data and Information Owners to self-serve and conduct regular audits and assessments to identify and address data quality issues.

What you'll need

Strong experience of working in a data quality function where the focus is on improving the data literacy of stakeholders to effectively manage the quality of the data they own. Strong experience of project managing data & information improvement projects and implementing change successfully. Proven experience in data quality management, data analysis, or related roles, preferably within the social housing sector. Intermediate to advanced proficiency in SQL and IT systems. A solid understanding of data quality concepts; experience of reporting data quality and integrity and reporting outcomes in KPIs. An understanding of Housing Associations and RSLs and their regulatory responsibilities including the Statistical Data Return.
Please include specific examples demonstrating how you meet the criteria in your supporting statement.

Closing date: Tuesday 12th August 2025 at 23.59pm. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application and supporting statement as soon as possible so your application can be reviewed and considered.

About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the

heart

of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people's lives.


A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What's in it for you

Pension Life assurance Healthcare cash plan Eyecare & dental Birthday leave Retailers discounts Cycle to work Buy & sell annual leave Season ticket loan In-house academy & career development Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it's about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We're all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.


Work Location: In person