Data Manager in Manchester

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder for the UK’s heritage, with a vision for heritage to be valued, cared for, and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and build pride in place and connection to the past. Our mission is to support and champion the UK’s heritage and demonstrate the transformative potential of National Lottery funding through delivering our new strategy, Heritage 2033.

We are currently recruiting for a full-time Data Manager on a fixed-term contract (12 months) based in any of the Heritage Fund’s Offices in the UK, except London (Hybrid Working). We are looking for someone with a strong interest in evidence-led working and a commitment to helping the Heritage Fund progress toward its ambition of becoming a learning organisation.

You will be joining the team at an exciting time, as we develop and improve our approach to impact reporting for the Heritage 2033 strategy. You will work alongside our existing Data Manager to maintain and expand our suite of self-service business intelligence and reporting products. Your work will increase the organisation’s ability to understand and demonstrate impact, measure performance, and embed evidence-led decision making.

You will play a key role in delivering reliable, timely management and impact information for the Heritage Fund and our partners, drawing on grant data, survey data (from grantees and stakeholders), and relevant external datasets. You will also support the development of the organisation’s Open Data processes, including publishing data to external grant systems, and manage a varied caseload of data requests from across the organisation.

A typical day in this role might involve:

• Analysing spreadsheets
• Meeting with colleagues to understand reporting needs
• Building Power BI dashboards

What we’re looking for:

• Strong analytical skills and experience of data management, analysis, and reporting
• Advanced user of Excel and Power BI for data manipulation and visualisation
• Project management experience, including managing external providers
• Clear and confident communicator
• Highly organised, methodical, and able to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision
• Collaborative team member with a strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion

If you are excited about helping ensure that heritage is inclusive and accessible to everyone, for now and future generations, then we want to hear from you.

Applications close on Monday, 27 April 2026, at 23:59 pm. Interviews are expected to take place on Monday, 11 May 2026.

Our Values

• Inclusive of all aspects of heritage, people, and communities
• Ambitious for our people, communities, and heritage
• Collaborative by working and learning together
• Trusted for our integrity, expertise, and judgement

Flexible Working

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has offices all over the UK and champions a flexible approach to working where this supports our business needs. We have formally adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning that most employees will work from their contracted Heritage Fund office twice a week at minimum. Time spent on site visits to projects or other meetings based at another Heritage Fund or external office are counted as part of those two days. The other days in the week employees may work from home.

Disability Confident Employer

We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for every vacancy. We always endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, and special requirements can be discussed and arranged before an interview.