Master Data Advisor in High Wycombe

The role involves supporting the delivery and ongoing management of data integration, reporting and data quality activities across Natural Resources Wales (NRW). You will help maintain data pipelines, dashboards and data tools, ensuring data is accurate, accessible and supports day-to-day operational and decision-making needs. Working as part of the Master Data team, you will provide technical support to colleagues across the organisation, helping to resolve queries and improve how data is used in practice. You will also contribute to the development and enhancement of data solutions, gaining valuable experience in enterprise data tools, processes and standards.

As an organisation, we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. This role will be offered as a Fixed-term appointment until 31 March 2027 with the potential to become permanent, offering a great opportunity to develop in a supportive team.

What you will do:

• Support the system owner for NRW's suite of master data tools by providing technical database administration and configuration; managing user permissions and working closely with colleagues in DDaT, external contractors or partners on developments, upgrades etc.
• Maintain tools and applications that manage the flow, integrity and integration of NRW data assets.
• Maintain operational reporting tools and support staff across NRW to build dashboards, reports and operational views of our data.
• Work with NRW data custodians and Master Data colleagues to help define, manage, monitor and audit NRW's corporate data standards.
• Import, export, transform, validate and quality assure NRW data in line with NRW and industry standards.
• Provide ITIL resolver support, training and guidance to staff across NRW.
• Analyse and model data in accordance with the MDM 10 step methodology.
• Maintain corporate reference dictionaries and term lists.
• Create operational reports, dashboards and business views of our data.
• Support the team leader and master data specialists to deliver improvement projects and solutions.
• Represent master data in relevant task and finish groups, networks and governance groups.
• Support and train new Master Data Team members.
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy.
• Be committed to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan.
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills:

• Degree in a relevant subject or a good grounding in data management, natural, environmental or computer science.
• Experience of database administration of either a corporate database, a data warehousing, data integration tools, or data interrogating, visualisation and reporting tools.
• Experience in managing data in a business context.
• An understanding of data sensitivities and experience of managing sensitive and confidential information.
• Experience of providing users support in a data or IT environment.
• An understanding of the ITIL framework or similar governance framework for application development and user support.
• IT literacy, the ability to use Windows and Microsoft Office applications confidently.

Welsh Language level requirements:

• Essential: Level A1 - Entry level Welsh language levels.

Additional Information:

• Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check.
• Natural Resources Wales is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Benefits:

• Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97%.
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days.
• Generous leave entitlements for all your life needs.
• Commitment to professional development.
• Health and wellbeing benefits and support.
• Weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose.

We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We are committed to equal opportunities, and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year.

We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on a variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses.

We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards. Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills.