In this role as the Data Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the consistency, accuracy, and reliability of data across the organisation. You'll have extensive experience in data management, a strong understanding of data standardisation principles, and a passion for improving data quality. Please note: If you are applying for a Secondment opportunity, your benefits, including bonus, will continue to align to your current role, for further information please refer to the Secondment policy. Develop Data Standards: Create and implement data standardisation policies and procedures to ensure consistency and accuracy of people-related data across the organisation. Data Governance: Establish and maintain data governance frameworks to support data standardisation initiatives for People data. Data Quality Assurance: Monitor and assess the quality of people data, identifying and addressing data inconsistencies and inaccuracies. Data Mapping: Conduct data mapping from all entities to ensure that data standards are consistently applied across the organization. Data Standardisation: Ensuring consistent representation of data elements, establishing clear naming conventions, and standardising units of measurement to improve documentation, understanding, and accuracy. Data Encoding: Ensuring consistent character encoding and character sets, especially for international or multilingual data. Categorisation and Taxonomies: Creating standardised categories and taxonomies for data classification to improve consistency and facilitate data retrieval. Data Schemas and Structures: Defining how data is organised and stored, including specifying tables, fields, relationships, and data hierarchy. Validation Rules: Establishing rules and constraints to ensure data adheres to predefined standards. Documentation: Documenting data standards, definitions, and metadata to ensure users understand how data is structured and what it represents. Maintain strict confidentiality of all sensitive information and adhere to data protection regulations. Proven experience in data management and standardisation - Within a People/HR environment would be ideal Expertise in Data Standards and Management: In-depth understanding of various data standards (technical, business, and domain-specific) and strong knowledge of data management principles, including data standardisation, governance, and mapping. Attention to Detail: High level of attention to detail to ensure data accuracy and integrity. Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets and identify data inconsistencies. Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills to present data standardisation policies and procedures clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences. Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and use your own initiative. Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in data management tools and software. Experience with SQL and data integration tools is a plus.