Job Category
Administrative
Vacancy Type
Fixed term contract
Fixed Term Duration
12 months
Employment Type
Full time
Salary From
£37,099
Salary To
£42,978
Location
Chelmsford/Cambridge
Faculty/Prof Service
Strategic Planning and Performance
Ref No
2536
Closing Date
28/09/2023
Documents
About ARU:
We are ranked in the world's top 350 institutions in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and we are a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive, and entrepreneurial education and research. Our research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical, and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK's Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. In 2021, we were awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for our world-leading music therapy work.
About the role:
The Business Intelligence Service, sits within the Strategic Planning and Performance Directorate, it is responsible for key student related statutory returns and the data for national and strategic surveys, and provides data insights throughout the University to assess our performance and to make informed decisions.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Data Quality Officer to join our team working on data for both internal and statutory purposes. We welcome applications from someone with strong analytical skills, who has a keen eye for detail, who is confident working with data and has a determination to drive forward improvements in data quality across the institution.
The role will involve working collaboratively with a range of key stakeholders across the University, establishing yourself as an expert adviser and explaining the requirements and implications of data errors to improve the institutional understanding of data.
As part of your role, you will be expected to work proactively, conducting a rolling programme of periodic data quality reviews, focussing on common audit issues and on key data items which impact funding, league table performance and national Performance Indicators. You will also be expected to develop and maintain a series of data quality QlikView reports, ensuring that they facilitate the timely identification and correction of data quality issues.
With a relevant degree or professional qualification appropriate to the specific role being appointed to, you will have advanced analytical skills and experience of using a range of tools and advanced techniques combined with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Informal enquiries can be made to Ruth Shelley, Data Quality Manager at [email protected]
Find out more about working with us.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff to share this commitment.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
Guidance Notes:
For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.
Please note that we may close this vacancy early depending on the number and quality of applications received.
Job details
Title
Data Quality Officer
Employer
Anglia Ruskin University
Location
United Kingdom
Published
September 15, 2023
Application deadline
September 28, 2023
Job type
Administration/Managerment
Field
Computer Science
About the employer
Anglia Ruskin University is amongst the most prestigious universities located in East Anglia, United Kingdom. The origins of the university can be traced back to the year 1858 when John Ruskin founded the Cambridge School of Art. With time, the Essex Institute of Higher Education merged with Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology to form Anglia Polytechnic. In 1992, it was named as Anglia Polytechnic University, and in 2005, it was renamed as Anglia Ruskin University. Keeping in mind the overall development of the university, over a period of time, it invested more than £115 million on its campuses.
Based in East Anglia, the university has four campuses and partner institutes in the country as well as in international locations. University's four campuses are located in Chelmsford, Cambridge, Peterborough, and London. Its flagship Cambridge campus is home to high-tech clinical skills labs, which also include mock hospital areas. Initially based in the city center, the Chelmsford campus moved to a new location in the year 1992. One of the main highlights of this riverside campus is the School of Medicine, which was set up in 2018 and is the foremost such school in Essex. The Chelmsford campus also boasts of its Queen's building, which was opened by none other than the Queen herself.
The Guild House Peterborough campus, which was established in the year 2011, specializes in social and healthcare courses and is dedicated to training professionals of the corresponding field. Located in proximity to the city center, this campus has a strength of nearly 1200 students. The London campus was founded in 2015 and offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses. In order to mark its presence in the UK and globally, the university partnered with a number of different institutions in the country, as well as across the world. Within the UK, it joined hands with University Centre West Anglia and University Centre Peterborough, while overseas, it entered into partnerships with colleges of different countries like India, Malaysia, Mauritius.
The university offers undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses in different fields, keeping in mind the diverse requirements. There are postgraduate research courses available at the university as well, during which students can access modern facilities and gain hands-on experience. In addition, the university offers different part-time and continuing professional development (CPD) courses, which are particularly for working professionals. With the distance learning facility, students can gain access to study resources and online workshops.
The university has more than 1,00,000 alumni present in 165 nations, who are working in different spheres. Some of the notable alumni are Chris Beckett (academic and author), Angela Hartnett (entrepreneur), Ian Miller (English footballer), Tony Palladino (English cricketer), and Barbara Yung (Hong Kong actress).