Data governance lead Work, Jobs in Cardiff, Wls (with Salaries)

Workforce Data and Insights Manager
OFGEM —Cardiff
- £52,397 - £62,699 a year
- Part-time
- Analysis skills
- Presentation skills
- Training & development
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
5h
Senior Information Governance Officer
Digital Health and Care Wales —Cardiff
- £40,559 - £48,841 a year
- Full-time
- No degree
- Travel
- Organisational skills
- Annual leave
6d
Data Platform Lead
Admiral —Cardiff
- Hybrid work
Head of Data Operations
OFGEM —Cardiff
- £63,443 - £86,547 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- Presentation skills
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
Head of Data and AI Platforms
OFGEM —Cardiff
- £63,443 - £86,547 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- AI
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
11d
Lead Data Engineer
LegalAndGeneral —Cardiff
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Mentoring
- Employee discount
Quick apply
10d
Business Case Manager
Office for National Statistics —Newport
- £56,861 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Leadership
- Analytics
8d
Data Warehouse Manager
Health Education and Improvement Wales —Cardiff
- £50,129 - £57,365 a year
- Full-time
- Azure
- Databases
- SQL
5h
Senior Credit Analyst
Monzo —Cardiff
- £76,500 - £108,100 a year
- Remote
- Analysis skills
- School
- Analytics
- Work from home
- Flexible schedule
3d
Head of Data and Analytics
Walker & Sloan —Cardiff
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Mentoring
Operations Excellence Project Lead
Safran —Cwmbran
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Project management
- Continuous improvement
E+ Customer Experience Officer
British Council —Cardiff
- £25,520 a year
- Hybrid work
- English
- No degree
- Organisational skills
Senior Project Manager – Technical Delivery
Cardiff Metropolitan University —Cardiff
- £53,301 - £61,759 a year
- Full-time
- Agile
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
2d
Head of Training and Service Delivery
Wilmington plc —Cardiff
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Team management
- Mentoring
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
1d
Project Manager
Office for National Statistics —Newport
- £56,861 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- PMP
- Presentation skills
- Budgeting
Deputy Director - Financial Resilience and Controls
OFGEM —Cardiff
- £81,000 - £117,800 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Presentation skills
- Flexible schedule
4d
Climate Adaptation Coordinator
Transport for Wales —Pontypridd
- Administrative experience
- Classroom experience
- Communication skills
Senior Systems Administrator (RevTech) - UK Remote
Everway —Cardiff
- Remote
- Salesforce
- Flexible schedule
Quick apply
8d
Digital Portfolio Analyst
OFGEM —Cardiff
- £35,232 - £48,561 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
2d
Finance Systems Governance Advisor
BAE Systems —Glascoed
- £38,000 a year
- Microsoft Access
10d

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Workforce Data and Insights Manager

OFGEM -
Cardiff

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Job details

Permanent | Part-time | Full-time
£52,397 - £62,699 a year
5 hours ago

Benefits

Season ticket loan
Annual leave
Company pension
Flexible schedule

Qualifications

Dashboard visualisation
Stakeholder collaboration
Stakeholder liaison
Scenario modelling
Power BI data visualisation
Analysis skills
Presentation skills
HR metrics reporting
Predictive analytics
Training & development
Communication skills
Analytics

Full job description

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Reference number

475696

Salary

£49,452 - £62,699

National £49,452-58,519
London £52,397-62,699

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Grade 7

OFGEM L2B

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

OFGEM - Corporate Services

Type of role

Analytical
Architecture and Data
Business Management and Improvement

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time

Number of jobs available

Location
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Location

Successful candidates may be based in any of our office locations Cardiff, Glasgow, or London. We especially welcome applicants from Cardiff and Glasgow.

About the job

Job summary

Ofgem is Great Britains independent energy regulator. Our primary responsibility is to protect energy consumers, especially the most vulnerable, while at the same time working with government, industry and consumer groups to deliver a clean, more affordable and secure net-zero energy system at the lowest cost to consumers and drive economic growth.

Ofgem has a culture of inclusion that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our colleagues. It fuels our innovation and helps ensure we can best represent the consumers and the communities we serve. Everyone is welcome - as an inclusive workplace, our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work.

Role Purpose

The Workforce Data & Insights Manager plays a critical role in enabling evidence based decisions across Organisational Effectiveness & Capability, using workforce and organisational data to identify where development, intervention and improvement are needed. Reporting to the Head of Resource & Capability, the role focuses on transforming workforce, capability and organisational data into actionable insight that supports operating model effectiveness, skills development, workforce sustainability and performance improvement.

The role owns workforce and capability analytics, dashboards and modelling within the OE&C remit, enabling leaders to understand trends, diagnose issues and target interventions. By embedding data‑driven thinking across organisational design, capability and effectiveness activity, the role supports continuous improvement and alignment between people capability and organisational outcomes.

Job description

Key Accountabilities

Provide authoritative data, insight and analytics to support Organisational Effectiveness & Capability objectives, including capability development, workforce sustainability and performance improvement.
Develop and deliver dashboards, reports and analytics that identify where organisational or capability development is required, highlighting trends, risks and opportunities.
Partner with senior stakeholders across OE&C to diagnose workforce and capability issues, using data to inform improvement priorities and interventions.
Own workforce, capability and organisational MI, dashboards and modelling within the OE&C scope, acting as the single source of truth for these datasets.
Lead scenario modelling, forecasting and skills gap analysis to inform capability‑focused planning and organisational improvement decisions.
Maintain data integrity through robust governance, quality controls and standard definitions across workforce and organisational data sources.
Build data literacy within OE&C teams, enabling effective use of insight to drive improvement and development activity.

Key Responsibilities

Workforce Capability & Organisational Insight

Develop and deliver high‑quality analytics and dashboards focused on workforce capability, skills, capacity and organisational effectiveness.
Analyse trends in skills gaps, workforce sustainability, performance indicators and development needs.

Scenario Modelling & Diagnostic Analysis

Develop models and forecasts that identify future capability risks, development needs and improvement priorities.
Test assumptions and scenarios relating to skills demand, capacity pressures and workforce sustainability.
Provide data led recommendations on where intervention, development or redesign is required.

Stakeholder Partnering & Decision Support

Work closely with Organisational Effectiveness & Capability leadership, Senior People Partners and relevant stakeholders to shape insight requirements.
Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for non‑technical audiences.

Data Governance & Quality

Own OE&C workforce and capability data definitions, quality assurance and ethical data use.
Ensure consistency and credibility of insight used to inform organisational improvement decisions.

Capability Building

Promote data‑driven thinking across OE&C by developing guidance, deliver training and supporting colleagues to use insight effectively.

Person specification

Key Skills & Capabilities

Strong analytical skills with the ability to diagnose organisational and capability issues using workforce data.
Proficiency in analytics tools (e.g. Excel, Power BI, SQL or equivalent).
Experience developing models and insight to support organisational improvement and capability development.
Ability to translate complex data into clear, improvement focused insights for senior leaders.
Strong data governance and quality assurance expertise.
Collaborative approach, with the ability to partner effectively across OE&C.

Essential Criteria

Proven experience in workforce analytics, reporting and insight generation to support strategic and operational decision-making.
Strong ability to translate complex workforce data into clear, actionable insights and action plans for senior stakeholders.
Experience developing and maintaining dashboards, reporting frameworks and data visualisations using tools such as Power BI, Tableau or equivalent.
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with experience presenting data insights to non-technical audiences.
Knowledge of predictive analytics, scenario modelling or workforce planning methodologies.
Professional qualification in data analytics, HR analytics or similar discipline (or equivalent experience).

Qualifications

Professional qualification in data analytics, HR analytics or similar discipline (or equivalent experience).

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Making Effective Decisions
Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £49,452, OFGEM contributes £14,326 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; up to 30 days annual leave. Excellent training and development opportunities. The opportunity to join the Civil Service pension arrangements which include a valuable range of benefits. Flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Restaurant and subsidise gym (London only). Interest free season ticket loan.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Candidates are required to provide an anonymised CV and tailored supporting statement of no more than 1250 words. Please ensure your supporting statement is tailored and well evidenced against the essential criteria for the role. Candidates who do not provide a tailored application will not be invited to interview. Should we receive a high number of applications for the role a pre-sift on the lead criteria will be conducted.

The interview will include a short presentation. The title will be confirmed and made available to candidates invited to interview.

Due to high volumes of applications, we are only able to provide feedback at interview.

Please refer to Civil Service candidate advice on the acceptable use of Artificial intelligence within the recruitment and selection process - Artificial intelligence and recruitment , Civil Service Careers

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by [https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn].

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should email The Head of Talent Acquisition at: [email protected] in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission. More detailed information can be found on the Civil Service Commission website.

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