Senior Data Assurance Officer

£38,000 PRO RATA (£21.09p/h) - 5-month FTC - 35h/week (August Start)

Flexible working - 1x a week (Central London)

Higher Education industry experience is ESSENTIAL (SITS Student Records System)

Key responsibilities

• Act as the primary contact for colleagues with operational enquiries regarding the quality of student data across the university and to triage, investigate and escalate as appropriate.
• Provide support to the Data Governance team and colleagues in the provision of any reporting requirements and assist with any related queries.
• Support reviews of current processes with stakeholders and project teams to explore whether more efficient alternatives are available.
• Correct and identify the root causes of data issues and create and maintain data error reporting.
• Audit and validate the data used for HESES, HESA returns and ensure that any other regulatory requirements are met.
• Support the creation of guidance and training materials.
• Raise awareness of data quality governance and compliance requirements.
• Supporting the generation of HEARs/ROARs/online transcripts for students and troubleshooting issues.

Skills & Experience

• Excellent IT skills including experience of Office software (word-processing, spreadsheets, databases, email, web etc.)
• Knowledge of and previous experience working with SITS (student records management system)
• Working knowledge of the higher education sector landscape for student data and experience/knowledge of HESA would be desirable.