"Head of Data Governance & Quality"

About the Job

As Head of Data Governance & Quality, you’ll provide leadership for the University’s Data Governance and Quality agenda, ensuring that governance structures, ownership models and quality standards are clearly defined, embedded, and continuously improved. Working across academic and professional services areas, you’ll shape and oversee the institutional framework, providing senior oversight and assurance that data used for decision-making, reporting, and compliance is trusted, well-managed, and fit for purpose. The role will also champion a culture of data integrity to support delivery of Vision 2028.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the University’s Data Governance & Quality Framework
• Define and embed a clear operating model for data ownership, stewardship, and accountability across academic and professional services areas
• Establish institutional data quality standards, thresholds, and assurance approaches aligned to regulatory, operational, and strategic needs
• Oversee the development of data quality monitoring and reporting mechanisms, ensuring they provide meaningful visibility and drive behavioural change
• Chair or lead relevant data governance forums, ensuring effective decision-making, prioritisation, and escalation of risks
• Provide strategic advice to senior leaders on data risk, quality, compliance, and governance maturity
• Champion a culture of data accountability and integrity at senior level, influencing behaviour beyond the BI function

About You

You have experience in a data, information, governance or reporting role and enjoy improving how organisations manage data as a trusted asset. You’re confident working with a wide range of stakeholders to investigate and resolve data quality issues and you can explain standards and expectations clearly to non-technical colleagues. You’re practical and solutions-focused, organised and methodical, and comfortable producing data quality / exception reporting (e.g., in Power BI) and using tools such as SQL to validate and interrogate data.

Benefits Package

At UEL, we believe that a great role is about more than just a salary. It’s about the complete package, including our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture. We offer a genuinely competitive salary, dependent on experience (DOE), and a range of excellent benefits.

You can explore our full benefits package here.

Further Details

Job Description & Person Specification

To contact the recruitment team please phone +44 20 8223 3000 x 4600 or e-mail jobs@uel.ac.uk.

CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted.