Head of data Work, Jobs in Medway, Ken (with Salaries)

Head of Data
Kent Fire and Rescue Service —Maidstone
- £73,590 - £79,604 a year
- Temporary
- Hybrid work
- No degree
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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5h
Deputy Head of Teaching and Learning
Community College Initiative —Chelmsford
- £45,000 - £55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Education
- Continuous improvement
- Mentoring
- Free parking
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8d
Centre Coordinator
TCHC Group —Strood
- £25,000 - £27,000 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Administrative experience
- Travel
- Front desk
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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CM Safe, Decent and Secure
Ministry of Justice —Rochester
- £30,001 - £40,000 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Word
- English
- Presentation skills
- Annual leave
9d
Regional Head of Housing Services
Anchor —Chelmsford
- £84,406 a year
- Remote
- Leadership
Head of Global Procurement
Driscoll's, Inc. —Maidstone
- £305,000 - £380,000 a year
- Spanish
- English
- Master's degree
- Profit sharing
- Annual leave
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Health & Safety Advisor & Workforce Training Lead
Bowercross Construction LTD —Gravesend
- £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Civil engineering
- Presentation skills
- Continuous improvement
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5d
Head of Healthcare
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust —Rochester
- £68,582 - £79,368 a year
- Full-time
- Medication administration
- Team management
- Case management
2d
People Manager
Albatross Travel Group —Aylesford
- £40,000 - £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Supervising experience
- Continuous improvement
- Budgeting
- Free parking
- Sick pay
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Senior Compliance Assurance Manager
OSB Group —Chatham
- £68,000 - £80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Writing skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
Health and Safety Manager
PrepWorld —Northfleet
- £55,000 - £65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Training & development
- Analytics
- Free parking
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Head of HR UKI Supply Chain (ASHFORD FACTORY BASED)
Coty Inc. —Ashford
- Remote
- Management
- Travel
- Training & development
6d
Procurement Manager (Maternity Cover)
PrepWorld —Gravesend
- £45,000 a year
- Temporary
- Computer literacy
- Project management
- Continuous improvement
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5d
Inside Sales Executive (Foodservice Hospitality)
Peachtree Foods —Rochester
- £28,000 - £32,000 a year
- Full-time
- CRM software
- Hotel
- Business development
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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Head of Weddings and Social Events
HandPickedHotels —Sevenoaks Town and St. John's
- Hospitality
- Hotel
- Analysis skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Head of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Hallmark Care Homes —Billericay
- Full-time
- AI
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
9d
Principal Planning Officer (Strategic Planning)
Maidstone Borough Council —Maidstone
- £52,033 - £56,858 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
7h
Head of Finance (Strategic and Operational)
Cloud21Limited —West Malling
- £70,000 - £85,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Financial services
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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5d
Divisional Head of HSEQ
Network Plus —Chelmsford
- £80,000 - £95,000 a year
- Continuous improvement
- Communication skills
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Assistant Buyer
EFO- Furniture Outlet —Basildon
- £30,000 - £35,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Quality control
- Travel
- Employee discount
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Head of Data

Kent Fire and Rescue Service -
Maidstone

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Job details

Temporary | Full-time | Fixed term contract
£73,590 - £79,604 a year
5 hours ago

Benefits

Free parking
Casual dress
Health & wellbeing programme
Additional leave
Cycle to work scheme
On-site gym
Annual leave
Company pension
Work from home
Employee assistance programme
Pay rise
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Sick pay
On-site parking

Qualifications

Data integration
Information governance
System architecture
ETL data integration
Data management
Certified Data Management Professional – Associate
Technical roadmaps
Data transformation

Full job description

Job Title: Head of Data (Grade 11) – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Service Headquarters, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6XB – Hybrid working with minimum 3 days per week in the office

Hours: Full Time – 37 Hours per Week,

Pension: Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme – career average pension scheme with 16.5% employer contribution

Holidays: In addition to bank/ public holidays you will receive 32 days holiday

Base Salary: £73,590 - £79,604 per annum depending on experience

Reference: R001067

Being a part of Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Everyone is unique. Everyone has value. Everyone helps to make Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) a great place to work. We are one team. Together with our customers we are creating a safer future for Kent and Medway.

Being the Head of Data

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Data on an initial 12 Month Fixed Term Contract with a view for extension / permanent based on success of the role. The Head of Data will be Responsible for establishing and leading KFRS's enterprise data capability, ensuring data is managed as a strategic organisational asset and is trusted, accessible, secure and fit for purpose.

You will develop the Enterprise Data Strategy; define the data architecture and engineering standards enabled by Microsoft Fabric; establish governance and quality capability; and create foundations for advanced analytics, automation and responsible AI

The Head of Data will lead the architecture, engineering and integration capability enabled by Microsoft Fabric, including reusable data products, semantic models, lakehouse /warehouse patterns, data pipelines and controlled data flows. In addition, reduce manual workarounds and fragmented reporting by improving how data is connected, transformed, validated, documented and shared across KFRS

What you’ll do

Develop and deliver the Enterprise Data Strategy and affordable long-term roadmap aligned to the Corporate Plan, CRMP, Digital Strategy and strategic investment priorities
Define the enterprise data operating model, architecture, principles, standards and governance arrangements required to manage data as a trusted organisational asset.
Establish an inventory of critical data assets, systems, flows, owners, stewards, quality risks, manual workarounds and dependencies; escalate unowned or unverified data as an explicit decision-making risk.
Establish accountable ownership and stewardship for critical data, standard definitions, metadata, cataloguing, lifecycle management, master data and data change control.
Lead the architecture, engineering and integration capability enabled by Microsoft Fabric, including reusable data products, semantic models, lakehouse/warehouse patterns, data pipelines and controlled data flows.
Reduce manual workarounds and fragmented reporting by improving how data is connected, transformed, validated, documented and shared across KFRS
Engage with senior leaders, IT, Digital, Data Owners, suppliers and partners, providing clear advice on data value, risk, affordability, architecture and delivery confidence

What you’ll bring

Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience in data, information management, computer science, technology, mathematics, business or a related discipline.
Relevant senior professional experience leading data capability or major data transformation
Relevant professional certification in data management, cloud data, architecture or information governance (Desirable)
Ability to set strategic direction and convert an enterprise data vision into a prioritised, affordable and deliverable roadmap.
Lead the design and adoption of governed data architecture, data products and engineering standards, working with IT on enabling platforms
Able to Build OR transform an enterprise data function, beyond managing reporting alone
Establishing governance, ownership, stewardship, standards, catalogues and quality arrangements.
Leading or overseeing data architecture and engineering, including ETL/ELT, integration, pipelines, models and reusable data products
Experience of Microsoft Fabric, OneLake or equivalent cloud data environment at scale (Desirable)
Experience of leading multidisciplinary technical teams and creating a sustainable operating model.
Comfortable Influencing executive stakeholders on risk, investment, affordability and change

Benefits

Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
Annual Salary increase - Increase of 1 scale point per year within Grade to the top of the Grade.
Blue Light Card discount scheme supported by a number of high street retailers
CSSC Card - Discount provider for civil servants and public sector workers
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Confidential support service designed to help manage personal or work-related issues that may affect health, wellbeing, or job performance.
A range of family friendly policies promoting work-life balance
Free to join internal clubs and colleague forums
Access to health and wellbeing services and advice
Access to Gym Facilities
Free parking
Above all you’ll become part of a service that is committed to the safety of our community

How to apply

Please complete an online application and CV by 10th September 2026.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy upon receiving a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this role, we recommend that you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We know that great minds don’t think alike, so we rely on diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and backgrounds to create the best working environment that we can possibly offer.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service, its employees, and volunteers are committed to safeguarding, protecting, and supporting children, young people, and adults at risk. As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify your suitability for the role. These checks will include your references and a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced DBS check with barred lists are carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people, and adults at risk. Risk assessments will be undertaken on any disclosures identified as part of the pre-employment checks.

As a Public Sector organisation with added responsibilities under the Equality Act, 2010 the candidate must demonstrate an understanding of what is meant by Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and how this fits in with their everyday work.

Pay: £73,590.00-£79,604.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave
Casual dress
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Free parking
Health & wellbeing programme
On-site gym
On-site parking
Sick pay
Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Maidstone ME15 6XB

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head of data jobs in medway, ken

Head of Data

Deputy Head of Teaching and Learning

Centre Coordinator

CM Safe, Decent and Secure

Regional Head of Housing Services

Head of Global Procurement

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Head of Healthcare

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Head of HR UKI Supply Chain (ASHFORD FACTORY BASED)

Procurement Manager (Maternity Cover)

Inside Sales Executive (Foodservice Hospitality)

Head of Weddings and Social Events

Head of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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Head of Finance (Strategic and Operational)

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