Senior Data Business Partner

Birmingham, West Midlands (England), B1 2AX : Liverpool, North West England, L3 1BP : Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, NE4 5BZ
Job Summary
Working in the Data Culture and Engagement team, and reporting to Head of Data Culture and Engagement, the Senior Data Business Partner will play a vital role in embedding a data-driven culture across Homes England. You’ll act as a trusted bridge between our Data & Analytics function and business teams, helping turn strategic data ambitions into practical, well-supported activity on the ground.
You’ll be joining a small but growing, committed team that’s passionate about making data more accessible, understood, and actionable. Whether it’s supporting a new data product rollout, engaging stakeholders in data governance, or championing capability needs, this role is central to making sure that colleagues are equipped, confident, and motivated to make better decisions with data.
Job Description
The team values collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning and is committed to creating a team culture where challenge is welcomed, innovation is encouraged, and everyone plays a part in driving Homes England’s data maturity forward.
This is a unique opportunity to shape how we engage the organisation with data. You’ll work closely with colleagues from across our professions, including a variety of data discipline teams, operational teams and senior leaders to understand their needs, advocate for change, and ensure that the impact of data initiatives is recognised and embedded.
With exciting programmes underway across data governance, capability, automation, and innovation, this is a chance to influence meaningful transformation in a national organisation with real social purpose.
The team values collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning and is committed to creating a team culture where challenge is welcomed, innovation is encouraged, and everyone plays a part in driving Homes England’s data maturity forward.
This is a unique opportunity to shape how we engage the organisation with data. You’ll work closely with colleagues from across our professions, including a variety of data discipline teams, operational teams and senior leaders to understand their needs, advocate for change, and ensure that the impact of data initiatives is recognised and embedded.
With exciting programmes underway across data governance, capability, automation, and innovation, this is a chance to influence meaningful transformation in a national organisation with real social purpose.
Person specification
You’ll be experienced in working across teams to deliver data or digital initiatives, and you’ll understand the importance of listening, influencing, and building relationships at all levels. You may have worked in business change, business analysis, or stakeholder engagement roles, and will bring insight into what helps people adopt new ways of working.
You’re comfortable translating between technical and non-technical audiences, and confident in facilitating discussions that uncover real business needs. You’ll be proactive, adaptable, and collaborative, someone who sees the potential of data to make a difference and wants to help others see that too.
You’ll understand the value of strong communication, the role of champions and communities, and how important it is to support teams in using data meaningfully. Above all, you’ll bring energy and enthusiasm for driving positive change and be motivated by the opportunity to shape how Homes England engages with data to deliver its mission.
Benefits
Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:
Holiday – Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.
Working Flexibly – At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.
Health and Wellbeing – We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.
Professional Development – At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.
We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.
Selection process details
How to apply?
To apply please follow the links to our careers page.
Security
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Selection process details
For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.
Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.
Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.
Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.
Homes England Is Committed To Protecting The Privacy And Security Of Your Personal Data. For Further Information Please Refer To Our Privacy Notice Which Can Be Viewed Here
Requirements
Open to UK,CommonwealthandEuropean Economic Area (EEA)and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is availablehere.
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information
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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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