Business Partner (Data)

About the team

The Mayor of London’s Data for London programme has been established to improve the flow and usage of data to serve citizens, solve city challenges, and promote productivity – putting data into the hands of those who can make a positive difference for London. The Data for London Advisory Board brings together data leaders from across public, private and civil society and includes expertise in the fields of data science, data ethics, smart cities, cyber security, public engagement and data journalism.

Inside the GLA’s Digital Experience Unit, the Data for London team are working to ‘fix the plumbing’ for the data ecosystem in London. This includes delivering a rebuild of the London Datastore which serves 2m users and contains 18,000 data files. As we work towards that full rebuild, the team have released the first component of new data infrastructure for London: the Data for London Library.

The Data for London Library will allow users to search city data, all in one place. We will harvest metadata from many more organisations across London than the current DataStore and put it all in one searchable Library, allowing data analysts to find new datasets or possible collaborators to solve their problem.

The Data for London team now moves onto the second phase of the rebuild. This will be focused on data sharing and access management, ensuring effective governance, roles and responsibilities, and secure access.

About the role

This new role offers a great opportunity to apply your digital project management skills to a series of flagship data projects. Working as part of the Data for London team, you will convene stakeholders from the public, third and private sectors within London’s data ecosystem to understand their needs. You’ll help drive innovation by exploring new datasets, data sharing and how data is integrated into decision making.

You’ll run workshops and oversee the design and delivery of micro-experiments to validate hypotheses about the role data can play in specific exemplar projects. This may include expanding existing platforms, such as Data for London, or identifying opportunities to test and scale emerging technologies. Finally, in conjunction with the wider Data for London team, the role will support relevant cross-sector groups and partnerships to deliver the agreed outputs, which may include new data products and services.

In addition to your work on exemplars, the Data Business Partner will act as a trusted advisor on all aspects of the Data for London programme, owning and cultivating relationships with internal partners across the Greater London Authority.

The role will work in partnership with directorate leaders and senior managers to provide high-quality strategic data advice, direction, insight and support, balancing the needs of end users with strategic policy objectives.

What your day will look like:

• Support the Head of Data for London by working closely with managers across the Greater London Authority, gaining sufficient knowledge of the affairs of their data-related needs, challenges, and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with directors and senior managers, acting as a credible strategic partner on how to effectively leverage the resources, tools, and expertise available within the Data for London program and City Intelligence Unit.
• Act as the primary point of contact for Data for London partner projects, ensuring timely and effective communication and expectation management.
• Lead secretariat support for the Data Projects Review group, including organizing meetings, preparing agendas, documenting decisions, and following up on action items.
• Facilitate the prioritisation process for Data for London partner requests, ensuring alignment with the programme and wider organization’s strategic objectives and available resources.
• Identify opportunities for cross-collaboration and knowledge sharing among partners, promoting a culture of data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Influence and challenge strategic decisions ensuring stakeholders are fully aware of the impact decisions made may have on strategic GLA data priorities, including the provision of accurate management information to enable evidence-based decision making.
• Realise the benefits of London's diversity by promoting and enabling equality of opportunities and promoting the diverse needs and aspirations of London's communities.

Skills, knowledge and experience

To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:

• Ability to provide credible professional advice, challenge and innovative solutions to senior stakeholders
• Experience of implementing improvements to people systems and processes
• Ability to present technical / complex people information (orally and in writing) clearly and concisely to non-technical senior stakeholders
• Strong understanding of data management principles, including open data publishing, data analytics, data governance, data quality, and data privacy.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Experience in project management and the ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines.

The GLA Competency Framework Guidelines further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here: GLA Competency Framework

How to apply

If you would like to apply for the role you will need to submit the following:

• Up to date CV
• Personal statement with a maximum of 1500 words. Please ensure you address how you demonstrate the essential criteria outlined above in the advert.

Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement have a maximum file size of 1.5MB each and upload your Personal Statement to the ‘CV and Cover Letters’ section’ of the form, ensuring you address the technical requirements and competencies in your Personal Statement.

Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g., “CV – applicant name – 012345)

As part of GLA’s continuing commitment to be an inclusive and equal opportunity employer we will be removing personal identifiable information from CVs and Personal Statements that could cause discrimination.

If you have questions about the role

If you wish to talk to someone about the role, the hiring manager Martine Wauben would be happy to speak to you. Please contact them at

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, contact the who support the GLA with recruitment.

Assessment process

Once you have submitted an application, your details will be reviewed by a panel.

If shortlisted, you’ll be invited to an interview.

The interview date is to be confirmed, around 6-9 May 2025.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.

Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be considered under the scheme and meet the essential criteria, they will automatically be invited to interview. Please note, should you require any adjustments through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible. Please contact the recruitment team for further information if required.

Benefits

GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.

In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.

Additional Information

Please note, all candidates will need to confirm that the information provided in this application form is true and correct. Should a candidate deliberately give false information, including the use of AI software, they understand that this would disqualify them from consideration.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record (DBS) check but some roles may require additional security screening.

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