Morson Edge have a need for an experienced Local Government Data Architect "Outside IR35 " that has experience of working within a local government setting. As the local authority prepares for the Local Government Reform, Data will be a critical area across the local government site. The key skill criteria are as follows: You will build strong collaborative relationships with colleagues from front line to senior leadership and host discussions that help define needs, generate new insights, improve data literacy, and promote data culture. Be an advocate for the team and can manage differing perspectives and potentially difficult dynamics. Data management: Understand data governance and how it works in relation to other organisational governance structures and will be a proactive participant in and promoter of the councils data governance practices. You will use your experience to manage data, ensuring adherence to standards and maintaining data dictionaries. You will effectively manage risk to privacy in adherence to national legislation and local practices. Data modelling, cleansing and enrichment: Maintain data models and understand where to use different types of data models, developing Thurrock's Business Intelligence architecture in collaboration with our Data Engineers and Data Architects. Experience of data structures using documentation such as schema diagrams. Data quality assurance, validation and linkage: You will identify appropriate ways to collect, collate and InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.