At The National Lottery Community Fund, we are committed to making a bigger difference in the years ahead. That’s why being ‘impact-focussed’ is one of our core values. We want to transform how we use evidence in our organisation so that we can identify the communities that most need our funding, demonstrate the difference we make and take an equity-based approach. Our 2030 strategy ‘It starts with community’ sets stretching goals and puts impact at the heart of what we do. In April, we will launch a new Impact Strategy that will explain how we will do this. This is an exciting new role in Evidence and Impact in which you will have responsibility for helping our new analytical community to use common and consistent datasets. You will take a holistic view of the wide range of data that we use across our work and build a stronger data practice for our team and the wider Community Fund. To do this you will explore how data flows between systems in our organisation before it is used in analysis. With the Head of BI you will design and maintain a target architecture that sets out how we want our data to work and enables engaging and transformative analysis. Strong collaboration with our Technology and Service Design teams will be essential as continuously improve how we use data from our different systems to enable BI and insight. This is a great role for someone who can see the big picture and wants to work on the overall data landscape at the Community Fund. It would suit someone who wants to build their data architecture skills, has a thirst for knowledge and can see new ways of addressing problems. We are looking for someone who is a strong collaborator and who has helped improve how data is managed within an organisation. Being able to see the value of clear and consistent processes for analysis will also be vital for this role. For those seeking to build their data architecture career, technical training will be provided in the role. This position can be based in any of the Community Fund’s offices, with travel required for occasional team meetings and events. Interview Date : Interviews will be held w/c 3rd or 10th March and will take place online via Microsoft Teams. Location: We have a hybrid approach to working, work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate. The role can be based at any of our UK offices, these are Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Newcastle and Newtown. On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below Essential criteria Understanding of data governance practices, such as data quality, data security and data privacy, particularly in relation to analytical and reporting systems. A strong commitment to ongoing CPD with regards to data and analytics and architecture practice. Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with different audiences and translate business requirements into technical architecture. Technical expertise in database and analytics technologies, particularly SQL or DAX/PowerBI. Familiarity with architectural frameworks such as the TOGAF standard or similar. Strong experience of implementing data architectures, data modelling for analytics, including in designing data models for others to use. Desirable criteria An appreciation of how data architecture supports AI use in data services. A professional qualification, bachelor's degree or equivalent level of experience in a relevant discipline such as data analytics and modelling or computer science or related discipline. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed. We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)